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The Legend of 19th-Century Austria’s Celebrity Cantor
Fact, fiction, and Salomon Sulzer.
Serving for many years as the chief cantor of Vienna’s main synagogue, Salomon Sulzer was likely the most influential Jewish liturgical singer and composer of the 19th century, if not of the entire modern era. And like many larger-than-life figures, a legend sprung up around him not quite connected to reality. Matt Austerklein summarizes the usual story told about Sulzer, and the process of distinguishing fact from fiction:
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An ancient dye factory, and much more.
The Legend of 19th-Century Austria’s Celebrity Cantor
Fact, fiction, and Salomon Sulzer.