Sylvia Sass

Hungarian operatic singer (soprano), born: July 12, 1951, Budapest. She studied music at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, Hungary, from 1970 to 1972. She debuted in the Hungarian State Opera House in 1971 as Frasquita in Bizet's Carmen. While she acquired successes in operas composed by Puccini, Verdi and Bellini, she performed in contemporary Hungarian works as well.