Slovak Female Singers - Hana Hegerova, Dominika Stara, Edita Gruberova, Kristina, Marika Gombitova, Lucia Piussi, Katarina Ko Ova (Paperback)

Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Hana Hegerova, Dominika Stara, Edita Gruberova, Kristina, Marika Gombitova, Lucia Piussi, Katarina Ko ova, Martina Schindlerova, Vierka Berkyova, Sandra Junasova, Zuzana Smatanova, Jana Kirschner, Dara Rolins, Jolana Foga ova, Katarina Hasprova, Emily, Beata Dubasova, Ingola. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Hana Hegerova (nee Carmen Farkaova, born 20 October 1931 in Bratislava, Slovakia), is a leading Czechoslovak singer, actress and uncrowned queen of Czechoslovak chanson. Foreign critics call her "The Great Lady of Chanson," "The Piaf from Prague," and "The Chanteuse with a Slavic Soul." Having no comparable competition in the former Czechoslovakia, she gained popularity primarily as a singer of chanson. She has charmed her audience and critics with an extraordinary ability to interpret the lyrics dramatically. Outside of the Czech and Slovak Republics, Hegerova has attained wide recognition, especially in German-speaking countries. From 1937 to 1942 Hegerova attended ballet school at the National Theater in Bratislava. After completing her primary education in Komarno in 1950, she worked as a clerk for koda Works and as a teacher at a vocational school. From 1951 to 1953, Hegerova attended professional theatrical courses at the State Theater Conservatory, then in 1957 joined the company of the Petr Jilemnicky Theatre in ilina. In 1954, Hegerova played the title role in the film Frona under the name Hana elkova. 1957 saw her first appearance as a singer in Tatra Revue in Bratislava. After she came to Prague, the foremost Czech actor Jan Werich offered her an engagement in the ABC Theatre, however, she refused. From 1958 to 1961, she performed at the Rokoko Theatre in Prague, and from 1961 to 1966 at the Semafor Theater where she appeared in ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=20442171