Her voice teacher since age 13 had been Marie Maria von Dreger Loewe-Destinn, and the young singer began using her teacher's surname when she debuted in 1897 at the Dresden Opera as Santuzza in "Cavalleria Rusticana".
Her voice teacher since age 13 had been Marie Maria von Dreger Loewe-Destinn, and the young singer began using her teacher's surname. Destinn debuted on July 19,1898 at the Berlin Court Opera as Santuzza in "Cavalleria Rusticana".