Erna Sack (1898-1972) was a German coloratura soprano who studied at the Prague Conservatory and later in Berlin. From 1928 to 1930, Sacks sang with the Berlin City Opera. Her career really started in high gear in 1930 when her uncanny ability to sing those stratosopheric high notes, including c4! (C above high C). Richard Strauss wrote a new cadenza for her high voice, for her to sing as Zerbinetta in "Ariadne auf Naxos". 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Coloratura is an ornate, flowery style in classical singing. ... Look up Soprano in Wiktionary, the free dictionary In music, a soprano is a singer with a voice ranging approximately from the A below middle C to high C two octaves above middle C (i. ... Prague (Czech: Praha, German: Prag, see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Richard Strauss (June 11, 1864 – September 8, 1949) was a German composer of the late Romantic era, particularly noted for his tone poems and operas. ...