Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1873-08-18
- Died
- 1946-06-01
- Works
- 16
Top works
- World Literature 1999
- Meine sämtlichen Werke
- Mein lieber Bub
- Rückfall
- Song of motley
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Austria
- Active from
- 1873-08-18
- Active to
- 1946-06-01
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 335
- Total plays
- 2,584
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Leo Slezak (18 August 1873 – 1 June 1946) was a world-famous Moravian tenor. He was associated in particular with German opera as well as the title role in 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 and pedagogue Adolf Robinson. He made his debut in 1896 in Brno (Brünn) and proceeded to sing leading roles in Bohemia and Germany, appearing at Breslau and
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Random Forests
· 2001 · cited 116,178x
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 24,255x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,623x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,989x
- Astropy: A community Python package for astronomy
· 2013 · cited 13,572x
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Quotes
- “Papa told her about a Lohengrin performance. It was just before his first entrance. He was ready to step into the boat, which, drawn by a swan, was to take him on-stage. Somehow the stagehand on the other side got his signals mixed, started pulling, and the swan left without Papa. He quietly turned around and said: "What time's the next swan?" That story has since become a classic in operatic lore.”
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Leo Slezak, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Prophet (opera) Prophet (opera)
The Mastersingers of Nuremberg (opera) The Mastersingers of Nuremberg (opera)
Tannhäuser (opera) Tannhäuser (opera)
![“Flieh ‘, o flieh’” [holdes Bild!]: Church scene of the Chevalier Des Grieux aus “Manon”; [3rd act]/("et)](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F013453%2Ffon_snp_a_013453_02.jpg&type=IMAGE)
“Flieh ‘, o flieh’” [holdes Bild!]: Church scene of the Chevalier Des Grieux aus “Manon”; [3rd act]/("et)
Gram.Con.Rec. Love message from Schubert ges. v. Leo Slezak, k.u.k. Hofopernsänger Wien Seiser 769 (further production title)
![Terzett a. “Der Freischütz”/[Weber, Carl Maria von]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fb%2F007405%2Ffon_snp_b_007405_01.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Terzett a. “Der Freischütz”/[Weber, Carl Maria von]
![Romance from “Aida”/[Giuseppe Verdi]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F023117%2Ffon_snp_a_023117_01.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Romance from “Aida”/[Giuseppe Verdi]
Die Jüdin (Oper) Die Jüdin (Oper)
Ist's nicht mehr die Hand : aus "Manon" / von Massenet
"Die Hugenotten" : "Ach, welch ein reizendes Bild" / von Meyerbeer
How freezing cold is this handshake: from “Bohême”/by Puccini
Tom der Reimer: Ballad; I. Teil/(C. Loewe)
Tannhäuser (opera) Tannhäuser (opera)
“Die Die singers von Nürnberg”: Am stille Herd/(Wagner)
How freezing cold is this hanging: Arie of Rudolf from the opera “La Bohème”/v. Puccini
![“Tannhäuser” [Tannhäuser]: III. Nude, III. Scene: Rom" II [Teil]; Inbrunst im Herz/(Wagner)](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F006824%2Ffon_snp_a_006824_02.jpg&type=IMAGE)
“Tannhäuser” [Tannhäuser]: III. Nude, III. Scene: Rom" II [Teil]; Inbrunst im Herz/(Wagner)
Manon (opera) Manon (opera)
Love song
![Auftrittslied des Assad aus "Königin von Saba" / [Karl Goldmark]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fb%2F007348%2Ffon_snp_b_007348_01.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Auftrittslied des Assad aus "Königin von Saba" / [Karl Goldmark]
Die Jüdin (Oper) Die Jüdin (Oper)
![Duet a. “Die Huguenots”/[Giacomo Meyerbeer]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F008948%2Ffon_snp_a_008948_01.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Duet a. “Die Huguenots”/[Giacomo Meyerbeer]
Quartet from “Rigoletto”/von Verdi
“The Jew”: Recha as God you once/(Halevy)
“The Mastersingers of Nuremberg”: “Morning bright in a rosy glow”/by R. Wagner
![Arie des Gerald aus “Lakme”: [But where does this suddenly come from, from the opera “Lakme,” 1st act]/[Delibes, Léo]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F008962%2Ffon_snp_a_008962_01.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Arie des Gerald aus “Lakme”: [But where does this suddenly come from, from the opera “Lakme,” 1st act]/[Delibes, Léo]
Auftrittslied des Raoul aus der "Hugenotten" / (Meyerbeer)
Hugenotten (Oper) Hugenotten (Oper)
Zauberflöte (Oper) Zauberflöte (Oper)
Die Jüdin (Oper) Die Jüdin (Oper)
“Othello”: Othello 's death/(Verdi)
Prophet (opera) Prophet (opera)
The Lenz: Song/(E. Hildach)
![Narrative of Assad, from “Queen of Saba”/[Karl Goldmark]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.slub-dresden.de%2Ffon%2Fsnp%2Fa%2F015736%2Ffon_snp_a_015736_01.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Narrative of Assad, from “Queen of Saba”/[Karl Goldmark]
Das noch einmal sie erschiene : aus "Troubadour" / von Verdi
Gegrüsst sei mir die heil'ge Stätte : Cavatine aus der Oper "Margarethe" / v. Gounod
Ihr Wangenpaar aus "Die Hugenotten"