Leo Slezak

ARomanze aus Aida
BWieelskalt ist dies Handchen a Boheme

Label: Monarch
Catalogue number: 042115
Genre: Opera
Condition: Good
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #18257

Leo Slezak was an Austrian-Bohemian tenor and a legendary Heldentenor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries; this Monarch recording preserves arias from Verdi and Puccini by one of opera's greatest voices.

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Leo Slezak

AFlieh, O flieh a "Manon"
BManon

Leo Slezak was an Austrian tenor famous for Wagnerian and dramatic roles. Gramophone Company 3-42714 ('Flieh, O flieh' from *Manon*) is an early electrical recording of a major operatic voice.AI summary

Gramophone Company 3-42714 Opera

Leo Slezak

AHa welche hohe Wonne
BSoll ich dich denn sehen

Leo Slezak, an Austrian tenor famous for Wagnerian roles, recorded 'Ha welche hohe Wonne' and 'Soll ich denn sehen' on His Master's Voice.AI summary

His Master's Voice 3-42831 Opera

Leo Slezak

AMorgenlich leuchtend
BMein lieber Schwaha

Leo Slezak, one of the great Heldentenöre of the 1910s-20s, on Columbia A5395 with two Wagner extracts: the Prize Song from *Die Meistersinger* and a passage from the duet 'In fernem Land' (though the side-listing shows 'Mein lieber Schwaha', possibly in error). These are electrical recordings from the late 1920s.AI summary

Columbia A5395 Opera

Leo Slezak

AO Glanz von Paris
BArioso aus Bajazzo

Leo Slezak was one of the most celebrated dramatic tenors of the early twentieth century, an enormous figure known for his Otello, Lohengrin and comic wit. This Odeon disc, catalogue 38017, contains 'O Glanz von Paris' and the 'Arioso aus Bajazzo' from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. Slezak's Odeon recordings are of collector interest to enthusiasts of early German operatic singing.AI summary

Odeon 38017 Opera