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Růžena Maturová (2 September 1869 – 25 February 1938) was a Czech operatic soprano whose international career began in the late 1880s and continued through the first decade of the 20th century.

Růžena Maturová
Růžena Maturová
Background information
Born	(1869-09-02)2 September 1869 Prague, Austria-Hungary
Died	25 February 1938(1938-02-25) (aged 68) Prague, Czechoslovakia
Genres	Opera
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals

Born in Prague, Bohemia, she was the leading soprano at the National Theatre there and created roles in several operas including three by Antonín Dvořák: the Princess in The Devil and Kate (1898), and the title roles in Rusalka (1901) and Armida (1904).[1]

After her retirement from the stage in 1910, she taught singing in Prague. Her most famous pupil was the contralto Marta Krásová. Maturová also appeared in four silent films in the early 1920s.

Růžena Maturová died in Prague in 1938 at the age of 68.[1]

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[de] Růžena Maturová

Růžena Maturová (geboren 2. September 1869 in Prag, Österreich-Ungarn; gestorben 25. Februar 1938 in Prag) war eine tschechische Opernsängerin.

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- [en] Růžena Maturová

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