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Božena Kacerovská
Božena Kacerovská (4 August 1880 – 7 February 1970) was a Czech opera singer and music educator, based in Paris after 1906. Early life Božena Kacerovská was born at Louny, the daughter of a barber, Jan Kacerovský, and his wife, Anne Zunkovska. She studied music in Prague under Eduard Tregler and Karel Kovařovic, and later in Paris under Mathilde Marchesi and Jean de Reszke.David Hertl"Operní zpěvačka Božena Kacerovská"''Sever'' (August 4, 2012).Pavel R. Vejrážka, "AŽ ZEMŘU, PŘEJI SI, ABY MÉ SRDCE BYLO PROBODENO!" ''Lounský Kraj Regiz'' (February 1997). She also studied acting with Josef Šmaha. Career Kacerovská played Aida with the National Theatre Opera in Prague in 1901. She also sang with the New German Opera in Prague. In 1906 she moved to Paris. She sang at the Wagner festivals in San Sebastián in 1910, 1911, and 1913, and performed with the comic opera in London, Antwerp, and Madrid. During World War I she performed in benefit concerts for the French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louny
Louny (; ) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 18,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Ohře River. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Louny consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Louny (17,318) *Brloh (143) *Nečichy (102) Brloh forms an Enclave and exclave, exclave of the municipal territory. Etymology The origin of the name Louny is unclear. Older theories, which are less likely, link the name to the personal name Lún, to the Czech word ''lůno'' (literally 'womb', but here meaning 'valley'), to the bird ''luňák'' (i.e. 'Kite (bird), kite'), or even to the Celtic word ''louwn'' ('lawn'). More modern and more likely theories attribute the origin of the name to the Old Czech words ''lunúti'' ('to flow fast') and ''lúňa / lúna'' ('Current (stream), current'), wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
