Zita Nelson

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Zita Nelson was a Spanish-born Argentine soprano and singer, active in the early decades of the 20th century. Able to sing in nine languages, her repertoire spanned from difficult arias to simple songs.

Biography[]

Zita Nelson was born in Madrid. She began singing professionally at a young age, having learned to sing in nine languages. She sang difficult arias as well as simple songs.^[1] In 1934, she appeared on the cover of the magazine, Revista Sintonía, which was popular in its time.^[2]

Nelson performed with the Symphonic Orchestra directed by José María Castro.^[3] In Argentina, she sang on the National Radio and Radio Culture (1937).^[4] She also worked in LR6 Radius Mitre beside the tenor Enzo Bor and with the classical quartet H Fall. Nelson is remembered for her performances during the decade of 1930, not only for her lyrical performances but also as a tango singer, her contemporaries being Maruja Pacheco Huergo, Libertad Lamarque, Argentina Rojas, Azucena Maizani, Audelina Suárez, Norma Galán and Mercedes Simone, among others.

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• Fajardo, Ramón (2005). "Déjame que te cuente de Bola" (Ediciones Unión edición). Buenos Aires. p. 79.
• Pan American Union (July 1934). Bulletin of the Pan American Union.