Unfortunately, I did not know her during her active time. Perhaps it is the arrogance of Western countries that a prodigy like her was hardly known here. But quite accidentally I read in the Internet news that a Slovak soprano had died. When I followed her up, I was very touched that such a young woman, who was said to have been on her way to becoming the next superstar of opera, had died. I became curious and wanted to know more about her. Then I realized that her singing was something very special. While many, even world-class sopranos, often have very cutting and cold voices, her voice had a warmth that I had never heard before. The ease with which she mastered even the most difficult passages, even in colorature, was also striking. In combination with her beautiful and radiant appearance as well as her warm charisma and her always friendly modesty, she was a personality from another world for me. And I became more and more curious, wanted to know more of her, collecting interviews, performances and newspaper or internet articles about her. And never, never have I heard anything that made her appear in a negative light. Even in her darkest hours she remained calm, friendly and with a positive attitude, seemingly not caring much about her own fate but to encourage not only her fans but also people in similar situations like her. She told what she had to go through physically and psychologically very frankly, but one never heard her lament her fate not even in the her last weeks which must have been very painful. For me she had something almost otherworldly about her.
 
Never before have I been confronted with such a bright, luminous and almost perfect person. Modest as she was; I know that she would not have appreciated my judgment and would have tried to convince me that she was a normal young woman, perhaps with a special talent for singing. All of that made her very, very special to me. As special as no one before her. So what happened to me is what many of her followers said: I was more touched by her early death than by the death of many friends and relatives before. Even today, I can’t hear her sing without shedding tears, because I know that this wonderful person is no longer with us. She had the special charm of illuminating the room she entered and making the audience forget all everyday obstacles for a moment. She was an allegory for the good, the bright and pure happiness and in a special kind of manner she still is in her video performances and will be forever.
 
It was a great blessing to have been confronted with such a personality. All of those who had the chance to know her personally will feel that now and the other ones who still can daily follow her in the internet may be thankful for that opportunity to see her immortal. But nevertheless, the loss of such a bright person even in these dull times -she would be needed to set her light into this world- will never be overcome. It is al loss, the worst for her nearest relatives and friends but also for the rest of all who saw, heard and loved her. My thoughts as a father of a daughter of nearly same age are especially with her family. I will not imagine what this loss will mean for them. Only the belief in resurrection may be a comfort hereby.