Czechs fly black flag for late contralto

Czechs fly black flag for late contralto

RIP

norman lebrecht

June 02, 2022

Prague’s national theatre is flying a black banner to commemorate one of its most popular singers, the contralto Lenka Šmídová.

Lenka died suddenly, aged 60.

She was outstanding in Dvorak, Smetana and Martinu.

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