Aubrey Pankey

Aubrey W. Pankey (June 17, 1905May 8, 1971) was an American-born baritone and noted Lieder singer in 1930s Germany. In 1956 he permanently emigrated to East Germany under the growing shadow of McCarthyism together with his companion Fania Fénelon. He was the first American to sing in the People's Republic of China in 1956. Provided by Wikipedia