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.

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
  1. Baillie, Rebecca (15 May 2003). "Collapse of communism a boon for opera fans". 7.30 Report. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  2. "Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra Visits Australia". British Pathé. 13 November 1961. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  3. "Black Swan Bazaar geopend door Philips directeur". Dutch Australian Weekly (in Dutch). 22 (2). New South Wales, Australia. 13 October 1972. p. 2. Retrieved 14 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Elizabeth Rab – Music Teacher". Music Teachers' Association of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 July 2016.

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