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Leo Slezak

1873 - 1946

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Leo Slezak (German pronunciation: [ˌleːo ˈslɛzak]; 18 August 1873 – 1 June 1946) was an Austrian 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leo Slezak is the 1,338th most popular singer (down from 1,193rd in 2019), the 616th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 566th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Czech Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Leo Slezak ranks 1,338 out of 4,381Before him are Sheena Easton, Rosalía, Seo In-guk, Tommy Seebach, Reba McEntire, and Sotiria Bellou. After him are Marcel Amont, Terence Trent D'Arby, Simón Díaz, Taos Amrouche, Yvonne Elliman, and Park Bom.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, Leo Slezak ranks 158Before him are Oscar von Sydow, Wilhelm Kreis, E. D. Morel, Étienne Desmarteau, Antonina Nezhdanova, and Carlos Mendieta. After him are Ivan Babushkin, Jānis Endzelīns, Jaap Eden, Charles P. Dixon, E. T. Whittaker, and Eduardo Schaerer. Among people deceased in 1946, Leo Slezak ranks 188Before him are Nikolay Burdenko, Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu, Cornelius Johnson, Moriz Rosenthal, Bill Johnston, and Lionel Dunsterville. After him are Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede, Georg Åberg, Edgar Syers, Boris Lisunov, Walter Johnson, and Granville Bantock.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Leo Slezak ranks 616 out of 1,200Before him are Tomáš Galásek (1973), Kurt Raab (1941), Svatopluk Čech (1846), Karel Urbánek (1941), August Wilhelm Ambros (1816), and František Čelakovský (1799). After him are Josef Václav Myslbek (1848), František Ondříček (1857), Jan Jindra (1932), Helena Fibingerová (1949), Zdenko Hans Skraup (1850), and Jan Graubner (1948).

Among SINGERS In Czechia

Among singers born in Czechia, Leo Slezak ranks 6Before him are Karel Gott (1939), Helena Vondráčková (1947), Marta Kubišová (1942), Emmy Destinn (1878), and Maria Jeritza (1887). After him are Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1861), Magdalena Kožená (1973), Iveta Bartošová (1966), Marta Jandová (1974), Ewa Farna (1993), and Filip Bandžak (1983).