Sena Jurinac

Operatic soprano, born 24th of October 1921 in Travnik, Bosnia – died 22nd of November 2011 in Hainhofen, Germany. She was one of the greatest Austro-Croatian opera divas, born by an Austrian mother and Croatian father. She gained the name Sena while singing in Austria since the shorter version of her name was easier to pronounce. She was a favourit from conductors as Böhm, Krips, Mitropoulos, Knappertsbusch, Kleiber…