Richard Tauber

Richard Tauber, renowned Austrian opera singer, was born on May 16, 1891, in Linz, Austria, to Elisabeth Seiffert, a soubrette, and Richard Anton Tauber, a legitimate actor, who was unaware of his parental status for some time. Tauber developed an ardent passion for music at a young age, traveling with his mother and eventually being sent to live with his father at age 6.