One of the leading dramatic sopranos of her generation, she possessed a rich voice with a brilliant range and intensity.
She sang one season in Plauen, before joining the roster of principal sopranos at the Staatsoper Dresden through the invitation of Karl Böhm in 1936.
Beginning in 1951, she also made guest appearances in Salzburg, Milan, Rome, Brussels, Paris, London, Buenos Aires, and sang at the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1954.
She created the title role in Carl Orff's Antigone and Rolf Liebermann's Penelope.
[1] An intense singing-actress with a clear and powerful voice of great range, she also tackled a few Italian roles, notably Turandot.