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[[Image:Kamila Stösslová in 1917.jpg|thumb|upright|250px|Kamila Stösslová with her son Otto in 1917]]
'''Kamila Stösslová''' ([[née]] Neumannová; 1891–1935) holds an unusual place in music history. The [[composer]] [[Leoš Janáček]], upon meeting her in 1917 in the Moravian resort town of [[Luhačovice]], fell deeply in love with her, despite both being married and the fact he was almost forty years older than she was. She was a profound influence on the composer in his last decade.
Kamila was living in Luhačovice with her husband, David Stössel, and their two sons, Rudolf (born 1913) and Otto (born 1916). David was in the army and assisted Janáček in obtaining vital food supplies in wartime. Probably David Stössel's army service meant he could be at Luhačovice only on some days, thus giving Janáček opportunities to walk and converse with Kamila during that first week. Janáček arrived in the resort on 3 July 1917 (he preferred Luhačovice over other spas due to its proximity to his house in [[Brno]]). By 8 July he had jotted down a fragment of her speech in his diary. His correspondence with Kamila had begun with a brief note by 24 July 1917.
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