Celebrated Salome dies, 99

Celebrated Salome dies, 99

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norman lebrecht

May 19, 2021

The celebrated Graz soprano Maria Kouba, one of the leading Salomes of her day, has died at a great age.

Married to a Czech conductor Stefan Kouba, she made her debut in Graz in 1957 by jumping in at the last moment as Salome, a role that became her trademark worldwide, from Vienna to the Met.

She lived for some years in Canada with her second husband, a Germann orchestral musician.

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