Elizabeth Gutman Kaye
American painter
Elizabeth Gutman Kaye (September 5, 1887 – April 15, 1971), also known as E. G. Katzenstein, was an American artist, soprano singer, composer and music teacher. In her musical career she was best known for performing Russian and Yiddish folk songs.
Early life and education
Gutman was born in Baltimore, the daughter of Louis K. Gutman and Ida Newburger Gutman. Her father was a department store executive. Her mother was founder and president of the Baltimore Music Club and active in the National Federation of Music Clubs. Her sister was theatrical director and writer Adele Gutman Nathan (1889–1986). She attended Goucher College.
Career
Kaye found success as a soprano, specializing in Brazilian, Spanish, Russian and Yiddish folk songs. She toured in the United States and gave recitals in New York City, Washington, D.C., Paris, Vienna and Rome. She was featured at a lecture by writer Ilya Tolstoy in 1917, along with pianist Leo Ornstein and the Ukrainian National Theater of New York.
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