ʃiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn æɾ ɪnstˈɜːbɜːɡ, pɹˈɑːvɪns ʌv pɹˈʌʃə, stˈʌdid wɪð ɪn bɜːlˈɪn, ænd mˌeɪd hɜː deɪbjˈuː ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː ɪn dɹˈɛzdən æz pˈæmɪnə ɪnðə mˈædʒɪk flˈuːt.
She was born at Insterburg, Province of Prussia, studied with  in Berlin, and made her début in 1873 in Dresden as Pamina in The Magic Flute.