Biography
Leo Slezak (German pronunciation: [ˌleːo ˈslɛzak]; 18 August 1873 – 1 June 1946) was a Moravian dramatic tenor. He was associated in particular with Austrian opera as well as the title role in Verdi's Otello. He is the father of actors Walter Slezak and Margarete Slezak and grandfather of the actress Erika Slezak. Slezak's autobiography, published in 1938 in English as Song of Motley: Being the Reminiscences of a Hungry Tenor, contains pen-portraits of many of the musicians and artists with whom he worked, including Gustav Mahler, Arturo Toscanini and Cosima Wagner. It describes his tours of America, Russia and the Balkans and recalls his doomed audition for Frau Wagner at Bayreuth, when he foolishly chose to sing music from Pagliacci.
Later in life, he published several very humorous, semi-autobiographical books, notably:
Meine sämtlichen Werke ("All of my works"), his first book
Der Wortbruch ("The broken promise")
Der Rückfall ("The relapse")
Leo Slezak by Dr. Christopher Norton-Welsh, with discography by Alex Weggen in "Étude" n° 27, July–August–September 2004 (Association internationale de chant lyrique TITTA RUFFO).
Filmography
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Movies 45
Geliebter Schatz (1943)
Münchhausen (1943)
Alles für Gloria (1941)
Operette (1940)
Rosen in Tirol (1940)
Der Herr im Haus (1940)
Golowin geht durch die Stadt (1940)
It Was a Gay Ballnight (1939)
Woman at the Wheel (1939)
The Four Companions (1938)
Homeland (1938)
Der Mann, der nicht nein sagen kann (1938)
Gasparone (1937)
The Happiest Married Couple in Vienna (1937)
Husaren heraus (1937)
Love in Waltz Time (1937)
Das Frauenparadies (1936)
Rendezvous in Wien (1936)
Konfetti (1936)
Die lustigen Weiber (1936)
Herbstmanöver (1936)
The Postman from Longjumeau (1936)
Eine Nacht an der Donau (1935)
Zirkus Saran (1935)
Immortal Melodies (1935)
Ein Walzer um den Stephansturm (1935)
Die Pompadour (1935)
The World's in Love (1935)
Tanzmusik (1935)
Die blonde Carmen (1935)
Die Fahrt in die Jugend (1935)
Der Herr ohne Wohnung (1934)
Ihr größter Erfolg (1934)
La Paloma. Ein Lied der Kameradschaft (1934)
Musik im Blut (1934)
Freut Euch des Lebens (1934)
Tales from the Vienna Woods (1934)
Mein Liebster ist ein Jägersmann (1933)
Großfürstin Alexandra (1933)
Die Herren vom Maxim (1933)
Modern dowry (1932)
A Mad Idea (1932)
Skandal in der Parkstraße (1932)
The Ladies Diplomat (1932)
Sodom and Gomorrah (1922)
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GenderMale
Birthday1873-08-18
Deathday1946-06-01 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceŠumperk, Czech Republic
ChildrenMargarete Slezak, Walter Slezak
CitizenshipsAustria
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