The Austrian lyric soprano Anny Felbermayer (b. 1924) had studied in
her native Vienna at the city's Akademie für Musik and later won the Cebotari
prize and competitions in Geneva and Verviers. She joined the Vienna State Opera
in 1951, continuing there for many years. In addition to appearances at La Scala,
Milan and Brussels, she was a regular performer at the Salzburg Festival during
the 1950s and 1960s. She possessed an attractive, well-trained voice and displayed
an excellent stage presence.