Ada Soder-Hueck

Ada Soder-Hueck (1874 – January 8, 1936) was a European-born American contralto singer and voice teacher.

Ada Soder-Hueck
Ada Soder-Hueck, from a 1915 publication
Born	1874 Amsterdam or Berlin
Died	January 8, 1936 New York City
Occupation(s)	Singer, voice teacher

Early life

Ada Soder-Hueck was born in Amsterdam^[1] or Berlin^[2] (sources vary). She studied piano as a child,^[3][4] and later voice with contralto Marianne Brandt in Berlin and Vienna.^[1][5] In 1903 she spent six months studying in Berlin with Lilli Lehmann.^[6]

Career

Soder-Hueck, a dramatic contralto^[7] of "remarkable vocal quality",^[8] sang with the Vienna Opera. She was an established singer in St. Louis, Missouri by 1902,^[9][10] and performed at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904.^[11] She sang with the New York Symphony.^[1]

Soder-Hueck taught voice according to the Manuel Garcia method,^[12] from a studio in the Metropolitan Opera House building,^[13] from 1910 until her death in 1936.^[1][14] She attended the 1915 New York State Music Teachers' Association Convention.^[15] Her students included several working vocalists,^[16][17] some of whom were church soloists, radio performers,^[18] touring concert singers,^[19][20][21] and a cantor.^[22]

Personal life

She had a son, Frederick, born in 1898.^[23] She died in 1936, aged 62 years, from a stroke, in New York City.^[1]