Biserka Cvejić

Biserka Cvejić (; ; 5 November 1923 – 7 January 2021) was a Serbian After the end of World War II, she left Belgium to return to her birth country,

Career In 1950, while still a student, she substituted at the Belgrade Opera as Maddalena in Verdi's Rigoletto. She made her official debut at the house in 1954, under the name Biserka Tzveych, as Charlotte in Massenet's Werther, and stayed with the Belgrade Opera until 1959.

Cvejić first appeared at the Vienna State Opera in 1959 as Amneris in Verdi's Aida, becoming a member the following year. including the title role of Bizet's Carmen the Verona Arena, Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, and the Royal Opera House in London. After retirement, she taught singing, and was a professor at the faculty of the University of Arts in Belgrade and the Musical Academy in Novi Sad, Serbia. Several of her students became famous, such as the baritone Željko Lučić.

Awards and honours

She was awarded the Medal of Arts and Letters of Serbia, was awarded in 1979 the title Austrian Kammersängerin,

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