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

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

References

1. "Renata Babak, 69; Bolshoi Opera Star Defected to U.S." Los Angeles Times. 2004-01-05. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
2. ^ "Opera Singer Renata Babak Dies at 69". The Star-Democrat. Easton, MD. January 4, 2004. p. 10. Retrieved February 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. [REDACTED]
3. "Soviet Opera Singer is Defector" Galveston Daily News (June 18, 1975): 9. via Newspapers.com [REDACTED]

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