2019New Turkish Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 304 p., ills. Ümmü Gülsüm: Dogu'nun yildizi. A biography of Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum, (1898-1975). Kulthum was an Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress active from the 1920s to the 1970s. She was given the honorific title Kawkab al-Sharq. Umm Kulthum was known for her vocal ability and style. She sold over 80 million records worldwide. Umm Kulthum is considered a national icon in her native Egypt and has been dubbed as "The voice of Egypt" and "Egypt's fourth pyramid". A comprehensive biographic study.

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'Odali Careno', occasional stage name of Oda Slobodskaya (1888-1970), Russian soprano associated with Chaliapin, Diaghilev and SBiblio.com

‘Odali Careno’ stage name of Oda Slobodskaya Russian soprano. Autograph Note Signed ‘Odali Careno’ providing a ‘small Autograph’.

ref. 2394324 June 1930. On letterhead of the Clarendon Hotel Oxford. For Diaghilev Slobodskaya starred in the 1922 Paris premiere of Stravinsky's opera Mavra and she toured Europe as principal soprano with Chaliapin’s company. For her serious operatic work she retained her real name but she used the stage name ‘Odali Careno’ when performing in vaudeville and light entertainment. 1p 12mo. In good condition lightly aged. Folded twice. Dated in another hand at foot: ‘24-6-30’ the period of her appearance in a London Palladium production. In a hurried untidy loose hand she writes: ‘Dear Sir / If you like a small Autograph I can give it for You / Yours sincerely / Odali Careno’. See image. [24 June 1930.] On letterhead of the Clarendon Hotel, Oxford. unknown