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Beatrice Belkin, born Beatrice Abrams and also known by her married name Beatrice Littau, (4 November 1902 – 15 March 1998) was an American soprano who had an active career during the 1920s and 1930s. 

Belkin came to prominence as one of the regular performers in Samuel Roxy Rothafel's "Roxy and His Gang", performing both on American radio and at numerous theaters with this group, including Radio City Music Hall, the Roxy Theatre, the RKO Roxy Theatre, New York City Center, and the Paramount Theatre. 

She simultaneously worked as an opera and concert soprano, performing with the Metropolitan Opera, the Philadelphia La Scala Opera Company, the St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, and the Boston Pops among other organizations.  She was married to the conductor Joseph Littau, and after retiring from the stage raised their children in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. She also worked as a voice teacher in the Hudson Valley. YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT HER AT Beatrice Belkin - Wikipedia