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Gershon Sirota

Gershon-Yitskhok Leibovich Sirota (Russian: Гершон-Ицхок Лейбович Сирота; 1874 – 19 April 1943) was one of the leading cantors of Europe during the "Golden Age of Hazzanut" (cantorial music), sometimes referred to as the "Jewish Caruso".

Birth and Death Data: Born 1874 (Haisyn), Died April 19, 1943 (Warsaw)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1902 - 1909

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal

Notes: Disc label: Synagogi Warsz.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-58 of 58 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Favorite 4096-o 10-in. January 1908 Beroysh hashono yikoseyvun (בראש השנה יכתבון) Gershon Sirota Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus vocalist, tenor vocal  
Favorite 4097-o 10-in. January 1908 Hayoym haras oylom (היום הרת עולם) Gershon Sirota Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus vocalist, tenor vocal  
Favorite 4098-o 10-in. January 1908 Kevakores (כבקרת) Gershon Sirota Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus vocalist, tenor vocal  
Favorite 4099-o 10-in. January 1908 Vehosor Soton (והסר שׁטן) Gershon Sirota Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus vocalist, tenor vocal  
Favorite 4100-o 10-in. January 1908 Sheloysh esrey midoys (שלש עשרה מדוח) Gershon Sirota Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus vocalist, tenor vocal  
Favorite 4101-o 10-in. January 1908 Kdusho mimkoymekho (קרושה ממקומם) Gershon Sirota Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus vocalist, tenor vocal  
Favorite 4104-o 10-in. January 1908 Veseyoreyv oleykho (ותערב עלוך) Gershon Sirota Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus vocalist, tenor vocal  
Favorite 4105-o 10-in. January 1908 Veshomru (ושמרו) Gershon Sirota Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 51-58 of 58 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sirota, Gershon," accessed April 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106856.

Sirota, Gershon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106856.

"Sirota, Gershon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106856

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