Austrian soprano, she was born in Graz and studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz. A renowned Mozart interpreter, from 1988 to 1992 she was a member of the Vienna State Opera. Her repertory ranges from Bach to contemporary music, including Konstanze (Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Florence, Tel Aviv, Frankfurt, Munich, Helsinki, Berlin), Queen of the Night (Die Zauberflöte, Berlin, Paris, Frankfurt, Toulouse, Lyon, Turin, Baden-Baden, several cities in Italy under Abbado), Vitellia (La clemenza di Tito), Countess Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro under Mehta), and Donna Anna (Don Giovanni, Stuttgart, Glyndebourne), among others. As a concert singer she performs in theatres and festivals throughout the world. // Last update of the biography: November 2009 - The list of the productions below is complete.