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Hilda Hölzl (2 January 1927 - 10 November 1992) was a Slovenian dramatic soprano.
She was born at Belgrade and made her debut in Zagreb in 1957, singing the role of Leonora in Giuseppe Verdi's Il trovatore . She also played the role as Turandot in Puccini's Turandot . [1]
She died in Ljubljana in November 1992.
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