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Rysanek

American  
[ree-zah-nek] / ˈri zɑˌnɛk /

noun

  1. Leonie 1926–98, Austrian soprano.


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Tito Gobbi is an insinuating and seductive Iago, and Leonie Rysanek quivers with emotional energy from the start as Desdemona.

From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2013

As the pure Elisabeth, Eva-Maria Westbroek radiated warmth and tenderness, and her surging soprano sound called to mind a young Leonie Rysanek.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2010

Rysanek arrives in a city two weeks before she is scheduled to sing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Leonie Rysanek, the Elisabeth, has a rich, creamy soprano that had a bad curdle in it a few years back.

From Time Magazine Archive

The costumes matched the sets: an indeterminate sausage-roll garment for ample Soprano Rysanek, an orange-colored Raggedy Ann wig for Soprano Simionato. a short man's nightgown for the Pharaoh.

From Time Magazine Archive

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