ran ia , ▁a ▁tu ition - free ▁night ▁school . ▁ ▁On ▁Sund ays ▁he ▁would ▁often ▁go ▁to ▁a ▁movie ▁the ater ▁and ▁he ▁developed ▁a ▁fasc ination ▁with ▁America . ▁ ▁Like ▁many , ▁he ▁loved ▁Western s , ▁and ▁cow bo ys ▁and ▁horses ▁would ▁forever ▁fasc inate ▁him . ▁ ▁Musical ▁career ▁Either ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁aud ition ing ▁for ▁a ▁syn agog ue ▁cho ir ▁or ▁because ▁a ▁neighbor , ▁who ▁over he ard ▁him ▁singing , ▁had ▁Ig or ▁aud ition ▁for ▁a ▁local ▁cho ir ▁director , ▁his ▁singing ▁drew ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁Vik tor ▁F uchs , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁distinguished ▁voice ▁teachers ▁in ▁Vienna . ▁ ▁Though ▁the ▁young ▁man ' s ▁sc ru ff y ▁and ▁e ma ci ated ▁appearance ▁was ▁rep ell ent , ▁F uchs ▁would ▁say ▁of ▁the ▁aud ition ▁years ▁later , ▁" I ▁knew ▁this ▁boy ▁had ▁something , ▁for ▁he ▁was ▁so ▁t ena cious ▁in ▁his ▁desire ▁to ▁sing ." ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁F uchs ▁offered ▁Ig or ▁free ▁less ons ▁with ▁Robert ▁T ran iew sky , ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁assist ants . ▁ ▁After ▁recover ing ▁from ▁a ▁bout ▁with ▁t uber cul osis , ▁Gor in ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Vienna ▁Music ▁Academy ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁studying ▁piano , ▁music ▁theory ▁and ▁formal ▁voice ▁training . ▁ ▁Gor in ' s