“[She] made her debut at the Vienna opera as Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro on May 1, 1945 – the first production after World War II. She performed as Cherubino 129 times and went on to become one of the best-known singers at the opera house in the 1940s and 50s, singing in operas including Don Giovanni, Der Rosenkavalier and La Bohème.”