Elizabeth (Elly) Rab
Elizabeth Rab, also known as Rab Elly (born 3 September 1930 in Budapest) is a Hungarian-born internationally acclaimed former Opera Soprano (singer) and Australian music teacher (singing and piano). She was a member of the Hungarian State Opera (Budapest) from 1948 to 1960 and during that time, she held the number two position as Opera Soprano.
Early years
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Singing Career (Hungary)
During the 1950s Elly Rab was a professional opera singer in Hungary.[1] In November 1961, as the soprano of the Hungarian Opera House, she joined the Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra on their international tour, which undertook an Australian tour starting in Melbourne.[2]
Singing Career (Australia)
By 1962 Rab relocated to Australia, where she performed and eventually became a music teacher.[1] The Hungarian University Students Dancing Group performed in October 1972 at the Black Swan Bazaar with Rab providing operatic singing.[3] In 1985 she established an academy in Sydney where she taught singing.[4]
References
- ^ a b Baillie, Rebecca (15 May 2003). "Collapse of communism a boon for opera fans". 7.30 Report. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra Visits Australia". British Pathé. 13 November 1961. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "Black Swan Bazaar geopend door Philips directeur". Dutch Australian Weekly (in Dutch). Vol. 22, no. 2. New South Wales, Australia. 13 October 1972. p. 2. Retrieved 14 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Elizabeth Rab – Music Teacher". Music Teachers' Association of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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