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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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Leo Slezak

Leo Slezak
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Born: August 18, 1873
Died: June 1, 1946 (aged 72)
Bio: Leo Slezak was a world-famous Moravian tenor. He was associated in particular with Austrian opera as well as the title role in Verdi's Otello. He is the father of actor Walter Slezak and grandfather of the actress Erika Slezak.
Known for:
  1. Gasparone (1937)
  2. The Four Companions (1938)
  3. Sodom und Gomorrha (1922)
  4. The Life and Loves of Tschaikovsky (1939)
  5. Circus Saran (1935)

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