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Slovak operatic soprano

Lucia Popp (born Lucia Poppová; 12 November 1939 – 16 November 1993) was a Slovak operatic soprano. She began her career as a soubrette, and later moved into the light-lyric and lyric coloratura soprano repertoire and then the lighter Richard Strauss and Wagner operas. Her career included performances at Vienna State Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, and La Scala.^[1] Popp was also a highly regarded recitalist and lieder singer.

Life and career

Lucia Poppová was born in Záhorská Ves in the Slovak State (later Czechoslovakia; present-day Slovakia). Her mother was a soprano, with whom the young Lucia often sang duets at home. Her father, an engineer, was at one time a cultural attaché to the British embassy.^[2]

She initially studied medicine at the Bratislava University,^[3] then entered the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava to study drama. Her vocal talent was discovered whe Carlos kleiber dvd!