Genia Fonariova, also seen as Eugenie Baron-Fonariova, was a Russian-born American singer.
Genia Fonariova, also seen as Eugenie Baron-Fonariova, was a Russian-born American singer.
Genia Fonariova was born in Odessa, and began her music career in Petrograd, Russia. [1] She also performed in Brussels and London [2] [3] before moving to New York City during World War I. [4]
In 1916 Fonariova was part of a program at the Manhattan Opera House with pianist Leo Ornstein and conductor Oscar Spirescu. [5] Fonariova sang in a Russian-themed fundraising concert for Liberty Bonds in 1918, at Carnegie Hall, sharing the bill with Sergei Prokofiev, among others. [6] She gave a recital at New York's Aeolian Hall in 1920, [7] a performance that caused a New York Times writer to say that "Her concert was a welcome reminder that Russian music is not merely a reflection of nature, but a crystallization in art of the spirit of a great, humble people." [4]
In 1921-1922, she toured the United States, including autumn festivals in Maine. [8] She sang at free summer concerts in Central Park in 1924. [9] In 1931, she gave a concert at New York's Town Hall. [10] She was heard in radio concerts regularly [11] in the late 1920s [12] and through the 1930s. [13]
She made at least three recordings for the Victor Talking Machine Company. [14]
Fonariova became a United States citizen in 1929. [15]
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