Sylvester Levay

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Biography

Hungarian musician

  • Aliases
  • S. Levai·Lévay Szilveszter·Sylvester Levai·С. Леве·Levai·Silvester Levai·Силвестер Леваи
  • Primary profession
  • Composer·music_department·soundtrack
  • Country
  • Serbia
  • Nationality
  • Serbian
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 16 May 1945
  • Place of birth
  • Subotica

Music

Trivia

His wife, Monika, collects memorabilia of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837-1898). He has composed the music to "Elisabeth", a musical based on her life.

His musical, "Elisabeth" , is the most successful piece of Original German Musical Theatre, ever since "Die Dreigroschenoper" by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill.

Co-founder, with Michael Kunze , of Silver Convention in 1975.

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