Maria Jeritza
World-renowned soprano who, after her engagement in Vienna, performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York from 1921-1932.
World-renowned soprano who, after her engagement in Vienna, performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York from 1921-1932. Because of her strong voice she was known as the Moravian Thunderbolt.
The illustrated project Czech Heroines was inspired by the centenary of voting rights for Czech women and the 200th anniversary of the birth of the prominent Czech writer Božena Němcová. It is a joint project by the Czech Centres, the Faculty of Design and Art at the University of West Bohemia and Radio Prague International.
