On July 6, 2025, Helena Tattermuschová died at the age of 92.

Born on Jan. 28, 1933, in the Libeň district of Prague, she received her earliest vocal training from her school choirmaster, Václav Matoušek. She went on to study vocal performance with Vlasta Linhartová at the Academy of Music in Prague from 1948 to 1953 and also studied at the Music and Dance Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague under Jaromíra Tomášková.

Tattermuschová performed in the University Art Ensemble of Charles University from 1950 to 1954 and later won the second prize in the Prague Spring singing competition in 1954.

In 1955, the soprano made her debut as Musetta in “La Bohème” at the Zdenek Nejedlý Theater of the Ostrava Opera, and in 1956, she became a member of the Prague National Theatre, where she remained until the 1980s.

Tattermuschová was well-known for her Mozart roles and performed such works as “The Magic Flute,” “Don Giovanni,” and “The Marriage of Figaro.”  The soprano also championed the Czech repertoire, in particular Janáček’s music. Her interpretation of “The Cunning Little Vixen” became well-known and was recorded. She also sang in the composer’s “From the House of the Dead” and “The Makropulos Affair.” Other Czech composers she performed were Smetana and Dvořák. Among the operas from these composers she performed were “The Kiss,” “The Secret,” “The Two Widows,” “Rusalka,” and “The Jacobin.”

Outside of the Czech Republic, Tattermuschová made an international career in Barcelona, Brussels, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Naples, and Venice.

In the later years of her career, the soprano taught opera vocal performance at the Prague Conservatory and received a lifetime achievement prize from the Thalia Awards in 2013. On 6 July 2025, Tattermuschova died aged 92.