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Rising opera star Patricia Burda Janečková succumbs to cancer at 25
Oct 8, 2023 · Critics predicted a dazzling career for her, but in a cruel twist of fate, she was diagnosed with breast cancer in February of 2022. Despite putting up a valiant fight, Patricia succumbed to the aggressive tumour on October 1, 2023, with her husband, Vlastimil Burda, whom she married in July of this year, and her family by her side.
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More than 360 people took part in the annual Polar Bear Dip in the Vltava River near Prague’s National Theatre. The oldest swimmer was Blanka Vyskočilová, eighty-five years old, the youngest was Kateřina Rejzková, just thirteen years of age.
Exploring Prague's passages, a hidden city within a city
Oct 16, 2024 · Adria Palace, a striking Rondocubist structure at the start of Národní třída, has stood there for nearly a century. Originally the headquarters of an Italian insurance company, it’s notable for its intricate facade, featuring semi-circular and triangular cornices, battlement-like towers, and sculptures by Jan Štursa and Bohumil Kafka.
Czech-Israeli relations in historical context
Nov 27, 2024 · Israel's recently appointed foreign minister, Gideon Saar, will visit Czechia on Thursday during his first official foreign trip. The Czech Republic supports the Jewish state in its fight against Hamas and Hezbollah with fewer reservations than other EU countries.
Pop singer Helena Vondráčková still going strong
Helena Vondráčková, one of the Czech Republic’s biggest pop stars, will turn 75 next week. She can look back on a career spanning five decades and boast of being the country’s best-selling singer with over a million albums under her belt.
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Army chief-of-staff: Collective defense will be more expensive for us all “More funding, soldiers and active reserves needed” was the message Czech army commanders sent to politicians and the public in connection with the growing threat of war.
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Remembering Zuzana Navarová, the great Czech promoter of Latin music . Our Sunday Music Show today celebrates the life and Latin music of one of the most famous Czech voices, Zuzana Navarová, who died twenty years ago at the age of only 45.
Beata Hlavenková: the successful musician with a big wish
“I really enjoy everything I do, but agents sometimes find it difficult to sell my work” says pianist, singer and songwriter Beata Hlavenková in Faces of Czech Music.
Czechast with Mark Baker: Prague before and after 1989
Thirty-five years ago the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia started to crumble. Czechast brings you a perspective of Prague both before and after the fall of Communism.