Klaudia Dernerová (born 21 June 1971) is a Slovak opera

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and Alfréd Radok Award winner. She received the Alfréd Radok Award for Best Actress in 2000 for her portrayal of the title role in a Czech production of the

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play '' Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District'' at the National Theatre in Prague. At the 2000

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she won the category of Best Female Performance in an Opera for the same work. She took part in the

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in 2001, becoming the first contestant from her native Slovakia to compete.

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1970 births Living people Slovak operatic sopranos 21st-century Slovak women singers Recipients of the Thalia Award {{Slovakia-singer-stub