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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![]() Back row: Jadwiga Wysoczanská, Annie Delorie [nl], Václav Kašlík. Front row: Ivo Žídek, Ivana Mixová [cs] (?) in 1963 | |
Born | (1927-05-24)24 May 1927 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Died | 31 March 2021(2021-03-31) (aged 93) Prague, Czech Republic |
Nationality | Czech |
Occupation | Operatic soprano |
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]
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