Sári Barabás

Sári Barabás was born in Budapest. She planned to be a dancer, but after an injury she turned to singing. She studied in Budapest with Frau Speckler, and made her debut at the Budapest Opera in 1939, as Gilda in Rigoletto. Billy Mayerl had in 1958 requested to take Barabás with him to the desert island as his luxury item. Having appeared in the title role of the 1951 German film Die Dubarry, for the 1955 Powell and Pressburger musical Oh... Rosalinda!!, she sang the title role for the actress Ludmilla Tchérina (Nixa NLP 18001). She made her final stage appearance at the Gärtnerplatz in 2007, in the speaking role of Princess Anhilte in Die Csárdásfürstin. ==Personal life/death==

From 1956 Barabás was married to tenor Franz Klarwein (1914–1991). She died on 16 April 2012, aged 98, after suffering a stroke. ==Discography==

• Fall – Die Dollarprinzessin (EMI) • Fall – '''' (EMI) • Kálmán – Die Csárdásfürstin (EMI) - Sylva Varescu • Kálmán – Gräfin Mariza (EMI) - title role • Mozart – Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Walhall) - Konstanze • Rossini – Il barbiere di Siviglia (Walhall) • Rossini – Le Comte Ory (EMI) - Comtesse Adèle • Schröder – Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies (EMI) • Strauss - Der Zigeunerbaron (Philips) - Saffi • Strauss I & II (arr.) - The Great Waltz (EMI) • Hungarian songs ==Sources==