Katharina Bergobzoomová (1755–1788) was a Czech

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singer. Bergobzoomová toured Europe between 1770 and 1788, performing at the Italian

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opera, the

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in Prague. She was one of the first

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opera singers.

References

* Starší divadlo v českých zemích do konce 18. století. Osobnosti a díla, ed. A. Jakubcová, Praha: Divadelní ústav – Academia 2007 * http://encyklopedie.idu.cz/index.php/Bergobzoomov%C3%A1,_Katharina 1755 births 1788 deaths 18th-century women opera singers from Bohemia {{CzechRepublic-opera-singer-stub