Hundreds arrive for public farewell to Hana Zagorová

Hundreds of people arrived at the Kalich Theatre in Prague's Jungmannova street on Wednesday for a public farewell to popular Czech singer Hana Zagorová, who died on Friday, August 26. A long line of mourners of all generations formed before the start of the memorial service, which started at 11:00 a.m., with some fans arriving as early as seven o'clock in the morning.

The Kalich Theatre is where Hana Zagorová performed in her first stage musical role in the show Jack the Ripper many years ago. The hundreds of wreaths and flowers placed in the theatre will be taken to a site near the entrance to the Vyšehrad cemetery after the memorial service, where they will remain until the evening of September 3 for mourners to visit.

A private funeral mass was held on Tuesday in the church of St. Tomáš in Prague on Malá Strana for a closed circle of people including the singer’s family, friends, and colleagues.