Elizabeth (Elly) Rab
Elizabeth Rab (3 September 1930 – 7 June 2016), also known as Rab Elly, was a Hungarian-born Australian internationally acclaimed opera soprano and 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 life[edit]
Elizabeth Rab was born in Budapest, Hungary on 3 September 1930.[1]
Singing career in Hungary[edit]
During the 1950s, Elly Rab was a professional opera singer in Hungary.[2] 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.[3]
Singing career in Australia[edit]
By 1962 Rab relocated to Australia, where she performed and eventually became a music teacher.[2] The Hungarian University Students Dancing Group performed in October 1972 at the Black Swan Bazaar with Rab providing operatic singing.[4] In 1985 she established an academy in Sydney where she taught singing.[5]
Death[edit]
Rab died in Sydney on 7 June 2016, at the age of 85.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "VALE Elizabeth (Elly) Rab". Sydney Conservatorium of Music, The University of Sydney on Facebook. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ 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.
