Renata Babak Explained

Renata Babak
Birth Name:	Бабак Рената Володимирівна
Birth Date:	4 February 1934
Birth Place:	Kharkiv, Ukraine
Death Place:	Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Occupation:	mezzo-soprano singer

Renata Babak (February 4, 1934 in Kharkiv, Ukraine – December 31, 2003 in Silver Spring, Maryland)^[1] was a Ukrainian mezzo-soprano who defected to America from the Bolshoi Opera in 1973.^{[2] [3]}

Babak died in December 2003 from pancreatic cancer at her home in Silver Spring, Maryland.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Renata Babak, 69; Bolshoi Opera Star Defected to U.S.. Los Angeles Times. 2004-01-05. 2012-12-02.
2. News: Opera Singer Renata Babak Dies at 69 . The Star-Democrat . January 4, 2004 . Easton, MD . 10 . February 27, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
3. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10476171/renata_babak_1975/ "Soviet Opera Singer is Defector"