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According to Christa Ludwig in her Memoirs, he "had a crippled hand [sic] which he hid very skillfully while on stage". Perhaps this can be properly noted and sourced? He was an extraordinary Florestan, BTW.
It is sometimes said that he never had a vocal lesson. Indeed, he got his professional start in Bohemia, with a contract in 1927-1928 with the state opera company in Brno. Lots of appearances at Covent Garden, both before and after WWII, but only one appearance in the US (at the May 1954 Cincinnati festival, I believe). Am a bit surprised there isn't more info on him here on Wikipedia. But also, not particularly surprised. He is missed. Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 00:25, 25 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
