[3][4] She studied voice with Julius Hey in Berlin, and with Désirée Artôt de Padilla in Paris.

At the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden, she appeared in Siegfried (1893), Orfeo ed Eurydice (1894), Otello (1895), Lohengrin (1895 and 1907), Faust (1895), Tannhäuser (1895), Die Walküre (1895, 1900, and 1907), Carmen (1897), Götterdämmerung (1900), Rigoletto (1901), and Aida (1905).

[12][13] She made dozens of recordings, mostly on the Columbia label, including several duets with soprano Bernice de Pasquali.

Olitzka has a marvelously sweet yet strong voice and produces wondrously beautiful tones in her work," commented one reviewer.

Her voice is perfect in a compass of three full octaves from low C to high C."[16] She had a famous collection of jewelry, including a diamond pin given to her by Queen Victoria for her work, and a medal from Kaiser Wilhelm.