On Wednesday, October 10th, DAHA hosted the exclusive American introduction of the memoirs of Czech-American opera star and film actress, Jarmila Novotná (1907-1994). William V. Madison, editor of the publication, spoke of the international triumphs of this multi-talented celebrity, who acted as a cultural ambassador for the Czechoslovak nation throughout her career - beginning in Prague with her opera debut as a lyric soprano at age 17 and including 16 years with New York's Metropolitan Opera. Her granddaughter, Tatiana Daubek, with Daubek’s ensemble House of Time (www.houseoftimemusic.org), paid tribute with a program featuring music of Mozart, Krommer, and Dvořák, and visitors viewed archival Novotná images in the Dvořák Room, courtesy of the George Daubek Collection.

The book, Jarmila Novotná, My Life in Song (University Press of Kentucky, 2018), is available at major bookstores.

You can enjoy a replay of this event on our YouTube Channel here!

Celebrating 100 Years of Czechoslovak Independence, 1918-2018

Presented with support from Bohemian Benevolent & Literary Association and Consulate General of the Czech Republic.