Leo Slezak (August 18, 1873 – June 1, 1946) was a world-famous tenor. He was associated in particular with German opera as well as the role of Verdi's Otello.
Born in Šumperk (Mährisch-Schönberg), Slezak worked as a gardener, an engineer's fitter and served in the army before taking singing lessons with the first-class baritone Adolf Robinson. He made his debut in 1896 in Brno (Brünn) and proceeded to sing leading roles in Bohemia and Germany, ap...
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