doi:10.7916/d8-h0xj-7z25Oral history interview with Jarmila Novotná, 1988Novotná, Jarmila, 1907-1994oral historiessound recordingssound recording - nonmusicalSingersOperasOpera producers and directorsSinging--Instruction and studyMotion picture actingCzechoslovakia History Coup d'état, 1948Novotná, Jarmila, 1907-1994Early opera career in Prague; performances in Europe, New York; training in Italy, 1927; recollections of various composers, conductors; life in New York after start of World War II; starring role in American film production opposite Montgomery Clift; return to Czechoslovakia after end of World War II; confiscation of property by Czech government after communist revolution in 1948