Jadwiga_Wysoczanská

Jadwiga Wysoczanská

Jadwiga Wysoczanská

Czech opera singer (1927–2021)

Jadwiga Wysoczanská-Štrosová (24 May 1927 – 31 March 2021) was a Czech operatic soprano. She was a soloist of the National Theatre in Prague.

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Life

Born Jadwiga Wysoczanská in Prague,[1] she became a soloist at the National Theatre in 1960,[1][2][3] where she performed the title roles of Smetana's Libuše, Dvořák's Rusalka, Verdi's Aida, and leading roles such as Donna Anna in Mozart's Don Giovanni and Tatiana in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin.[1] She took part in a 1961 recording of Rusalka, as Woodsprite I.[4]

Wysoczanská died in Prague on 31 March 2021, aged 93.[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    Martina Klausová: Zemřela Jadwiga Wysoczanská-Štrosová (in Czech) classicpraha.cz 1 April 2021
  2. [2]
    Ve věku 93 let zemřela sólistka opery Národního divadla Jadwiga Wysoczanská-Štrosová (in Czech) lidovky.cz 1 April 2021
  3. [3]
    Dnes zemřela sopranistka Jadwiga Wysoczanská-Štrosová (in Czech) operaplus.cz 1 April 2021
  4. [4]
    Dvorák Rusalka Gramophone January 1996
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