Opera 1994: Honorary member of the Opéra de Marseille References External links Interview with Leonie Rysanek by Bruce Duffie, 25 June 1986 1926 births 1998 deaths Austrian operatic sopranos Burials at the Vienna Central Cemetery Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Recipients of the Grand Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class Österreichischer Kammersänger Austrian people of Czech descent 20th-century Austrian women opera singers