Milo Miloradovich

Milo Miloradovich
Born	Milka Catherine Dagmar Andrejevich-Miloradovich (1897-01-21)January 21, 1897 Spokane, Washington, United States of America
Died	October 27, 1972(1972-10-27) (aged 75) New York City, United States
Occupation(s)	Soprano, cookbook author and investment fund councillor

Milo Miloradovich was an American soprano opera singer, cookbook author and investment fund councillor. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early life

Miloradovich was born to Emma (née von Allmen; 1858-1946) and Serbian nobleman Dušan Miloradović (1856-1928).

Miloradovich was educated in America and Europe. She studied music with Marta Sandal and Conal Quirke (1876-1965), then went to Europe with opera director Jacques Coigny. ^[4] She continued her studies with British baritone and voice coach Horatio Connell (1876-1936), Kurt Schindler, and American pianist and vocal teacher Walter Golde (1887-1963). ^[5]

Career

She gave her first recital at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège, Belgium. After coming back from Europe, she continued with her studies in Spokane.

In 1918, as Emily Miloradovich, surprised both her friends and audience by her remarkably finished interpretation of Santuzza in the production Cavalleria Rusticana by the Spokane Opera Company. ^[6] In 1919, Ms Miloradovich left for New York City, ^[7] where she performed as Maria Milo.

She later sang in various American companies, including Freya (Das Rheingold), Sieglinde (Die Walküre), Woglinde (Götterdämmerung) and Zerlina (Don Giovanni) in 1930 at the Great German Opera Company in Philadelphia, and in 1931 she sang at the Chautaugua Opera Company. Ms Miloradovich won the 1932 Walter W. Naumburg Competition. Emily was one of the principal singers with the Chicago Grand Opera Company in 1934. ^[8]

She had a stint as soloist with Harry Emerson Fosdick's Riverside Church in Manhattan. ^[7] On 12 January 1937, she performed at a gala event in the prestigious Barbizon Hotel for Women in New York City. ^[9] Throughout the 1930s, she appeared in orchestra concerts and recitals at the Metropolitan Opera and elsewhere in the country.

In the 1940s when her musical career began to wane, she became a popular cookbook author and in the 1950s, she joined R.W. Pressprich & Co., as an investment fund councillor. ^[10] Later, she joined the Fiduciary Trust Company (later a division of Franklin Templeton).

Miloradovich was a director of the Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary, a member of New York's Advertising Women's Bond Club and the Herbal Society of America.

References

1. "Milo Miloradovich, Soprano And Investment Adviser, 71". The New York Times. October 29, 1972 – via NYTimes.com.
2. Growing and Using Herbs and Spices. Courier Corporation. 30 April 2012. ISBN   978-0-486-14445-0.
3. "Milo Miloradovich | 1932 Vocal First Prize Winner". www.naumburg.org.
4. The Violinist. Violinist Publishing Company. 1925.
5. "Golde, Walter". encyclopedia.com.
6. "Musical Courier and Review of Recorded Music". 1918.
7. Music and Musicians: Devoted Principally to the Interests of the Northwest. D.S. Craig. 1934.
8. Music and Musicians: Devoted Principally to the Interests of the Northwest. D.S. Craig. 1934.
9. Paul Creston: A Bio-Bibliography. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. 21 November 1994. ISBN   978-0-313-03643-9.
10. "Milo Miloradovich". Amazon.