Leslie Chabay
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Leslie Chabay | |
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Csabay László | |
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| Born | 31 December 1907 Békéscsaba, Hungary |
| Died | March 16, 1989 (aged 81) |
| Occupation(s) | Tenor opera singer, professor of music |
| Years active | 1932–1977 |
Leslie Chabay (Hungarian: Csabay László) (31 December 1907 – 16 March 1989) was a Hungarian-born tenor. He toured Germany, Belgium and Estonia from 1933 to 1935 as a member of the Deutsche Musikbühne traveling opera company, then joined the Deutsches Theater Brno from 1933 to 1935 and the Volksoper Budapest from 1935 to 1938.[1]
In 1937 he joined the Salzburg Opera Guild tour of North America,[1] performing Mozart's Così fan tutte in more than 30 cities. He immigrated to the United States in 1946 to join the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.[2] He sang at the Met until the end of the 1950–51 season[3] and then became a recitalist and concert soloist. He also served as professor of music at Washington University in St. Louis from 1955 to 1977,[4] and appeared regularly at the Aspen (Colorado) Music Festival.[5][6]
