Leo Slezak
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Originating from Šumperk in northern Moravia, the future dramatic tenor first worked as a blacksmith and army serviceman before studying voice under baritone Adolf Robinson. He debuted in Brno in 1896, soon joined the Vienna State Opera in 1901 and became a star, accumulating nearly a thousand stage appearances. Internationally, he sang Siegfried and Lohengrin at Covent Garden, returned after Pari…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
