Traian Grozăvescu (21 November 1895 – 14 February 1927) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian operatic tenor. Born in Lugoj, he served in the Austro-Hungarian Army in World War I. In 1922, following a disagreement with the Cluj Opera, he left for Vienna and sang at the Vienna State Opera, as well as at the Hungarian State Opera House and the Berlin State Opera, achieving great success.

Death

He was killed with a revolver by his jealous wife and buried in his native town.

Traian Grozăvescu

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1895 births

1922 deaths

People from Lugoj

Romanian Austro-Hungarians

Austro-Hungarian military personnel of World War I

Romanian operatic tenors

Romanian expatriates in Austria

Romanian people murdered abroad

Deaths by firearm in Austria

20th-century Romanian male opera singers

Traian Grozăvescu