His real name was
Harry Haurowitz. He studied singing under Jean De Reszke, Devillier and
Reinhard. Probably he made his debut in 1918 at the Opéra-Comique in ‘’Roméo et
Juliette’’ as Romeo. In Brno he studied Leoš Janáček's ‘’The Diary’’ with
Břetislav Bakala and sang in the original Czech (1922). First he appeared in
the British premiere at Wigmore Hall in London (22 October, 1922), then sang in the
French premiere at the Paris Conservatory. He toured the USA and Europe and
performed as Don José in ‘’Carmen’’ at the National Theater in Prague. Also
gave a recitals in Denmark. He was the second husband of the well-known
Canadian soprano Pauline Donalda.
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