Marta Krásová (16 March 1901 – 20 February 1970) was a Czech operatic

mezzo-soprano A mezzo-soprano (, ), or mezzo ( ), is a type of classical music, classical female singing human voice, voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A bel ...

who had an active international career with major

opera house An opera house is a theater building used for performances of opera. Like many theaters, it usually includes a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, backstage facilities for costumes and building sets, as well as offices for the institut ...

s in Europe from 1922 until 1966. Born in

Protivín Protivín () is a town in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,800 inhabitants. Administrative division Protivín consists of nine municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): ...

, she died in Vráž, in the

Beroun District Beroun District () is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Beroun. Administrative division Beroun District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended compete ...

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1901 births 1970 deaths People from Protivín People from the Kingdom of Bohemia Czechoslovak women opera singers Czech operatic mezzo-sopranos {{CzechRepublic-opera-singer-stub