Gidon Saks [SEP] voice type
Gidon Saks
Gidon Saks (born 15 January 1960) is an Israeli-born South African bass-baritone.
Education.
Saks grew up in South Africa. His father was a first generation South African of Lithuanian descent. His mother was Scottish of Ukrainian extraction. He had an aunt who was an accomplished opera singer in South Africa but he had no interest in singing at first. He had originally wished to become an actor, dropping out of school at the age of sixteen because "I hated it"
Saks (surname)
Saks is a German surname, meaning a person from the region of Saxony (originally Sachsen). The region is named after the Germanic tribe which settled there in Roman times. The name may refer to:
People.
- Adam Saks (born 1974), Danish painter
- Andrew Saks (1847–1912), American businessman
- Elyn Saks (born 1956), American legal scholar
- Gene Saks (1921–2015), American director and actor
- Gidon Saks (born 1960