Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:54:09 +0200https://english.radio.cz/memoriam-legendary-opera-singer-sona-cervena-dies-97-8782540© 2026 Radio Prague International The Czech opera singer and actress Soňa Červená, who gained worldwide fame for her rendition of Carmen in the world’s leading opera houses, has died at the age of 97. Červená started her career in the early 1950s but had to flee the country due to communist persecution, only returning to her home stage after the fall of communism. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/30ddf175a39b5be6d53d596ce9d6efbf.jpg?timestamp=1683635843 https://english.radio.cz/memoriam-legendary-opera-singer-sona-cervena-dies-97-8782540 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9