She began her musical education at Dr. Hoch's Konservatorium in Frankfurt and later studied singing at the Leipzig conservatory with Gustav Borchers and Auguste Götze.

Finck made her stage debut in the title role of Carmen at the Weimar Court Theater in 1892 and became a regular member of the company.

Finck and the composer Eugen d'Albert met that same year through his friendship with Richard Strauss who had conducted the Hansel and Gretel premiere.

[3] In 1897, Finck created the role of Waltrudis in the world premiere of d'Albert's three-act opera Gernot at the Mannheim Court Theater.

He wrote nearly 60 songs for her as well as Seejungfräulein, a cantata for soprano and orchestra loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Little Mermaid".