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Lídá Brodenová | |
|---|---|
 Lídá Brodenová circa. 1944 | |
| Born | 1902 Brno, Czech Republic |
| Died | 1990 George Washington University Hospital, Washington D.C, USA |
| Education | Brno Conservatory |
| Occupation(s) | Operetta, producer, and teacher of Czechoslovak opera |
| Employer | Mount Vernon Seminary and College (1957-c.1970) |
| Spouse |
Boris Brodenov (m. 1940–1960) |
Lídá Brodenová (born 1902-1990) was a Czechoslovak operetta,
Early Life
[edit]Lida Brodenova was born in 1902, in the Moravian city of Brno, then-Czechoslovakia (now, Czech Republic). A majority of her confidential papers lie privately within the archives of the University of San Fransisco, and therefore much of her childhood is unknown. Early in her musical education, she began playing the piano at the Brno Conservatory, additionally taking singing lessons under Leoš Janáček and Sigmund Auspitzer. Her career later began at the Mahen Theatre of Brno where she appeared in more than twenty opera roles in French, Russia, and Czech. Throughout much of the 1930s, she participated in song recitals across Eastern and Central Europe, rising to distinction in 1932, after winning a bronze medal in an international vocal competition in Vienna.
In 1940, she married Boris Brodenov, later known for his work on the American radio network, Voice of America. Due to his Jewish ancestry, the couple emigrated to America to avoid persecution from the Nazi regime. In the early 40s, Brodenova sang on radio, often in duets with the likes of John Zak and Otto Simetti. This would later culminate in soundtracks such as ‘Around the Maypole’, that accompanied members of the Czech Philharmonic and produced by prominent record companies such as Victrola and the Standard Talking Machine Company (Standard International).