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Grief gripped the Czech Opera, losing one of its loudest voices. Singer Libuše Šmídová died. She still shone on stage in mid-April. The long-time soloist of the National Theater was 60 years old.
The National Theater informed about the sad news on Facebook. “We are deeply saddened to announce that the soloist of the National Theater Opera, Mrs. Lenka Šmídová, died in Prague at the age of 60 on Friday 27 May 2022,” the announcement said.
Šmídová began guesting in the tabernacle of Czech theater in 1987, and three years later she became an opera soloist. Later she also worked at the Prague State Opera. She has over 70 productions in her repertoire.
Her most important roles included Bizet’s Carmen, Verdi’s Ebola in Don Carlos, Mozart’s Dorabella in Così fan tutte and Janáček’s Varvara in Káta Kabanová.
“She was a theatrical person, so even though she was a soloist at the National Theater Opera, she did not hesitate to support her colleagues as a quick help or to collaborate on productions as an assistant director. The National Theater last performed on April 17 as Lotinka in Dvořák’s Jacobin, “said the National Theater.
She has performed in a number of European countries, including Italy, and the opera has taken her to the Middle East and South Africa.
TN.cz
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