SLOVAK president Rudolf Schuster decorated Slovak-born opera singer Edita Gruberova, who lives in Austria, with the prestigious 2nd Degree Cross of the Slovak President for her professional achievements and spreading the good name of Slovakia abroad. "I am very honoured and very proud. I have never forgotten that my roots are in Slovakia," the soprano diva said to news agency TASR.
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THE DIVA receives her award.
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SLOVAK president Rudolf Schuster decorated Slovak-born opera singer Edita Gruberova, who lives in Austria, with the prestigious 2nd Degree Cross of the Slovak President for her professional achievements and spreading the good name of Slovakia abroad.
"I am very honoured and very proud. I have never forgotten that my roots are in Slovakia," the soprano diva said to news agency TASR.
The award, which has also been presented to American Congressman John Mica, political scientist Zbigniew Brzezinski, and former American ambassador to Slovakia Carl Spielvogel, is in good hands, said Schuster when giving the award on October 8.
"We can be proud that you come from Slovakia, although your departure was not so fortunate," he said, referring to her experience as an émigré. Gruberova emigrated in 1970 to Austria, where she performed for the State Opera.
"Do ľava," (to the left) I yelled, "Nie, do prava" (no, to the right), I gasped. "Dolšie," I screamed. "Nie, nie, horšie..." My Slovak girlfriend collapsed in laughter. Was it something I said?