but theatre. "I was obsessed by the theatre and wanted to be an actress like my mother."

In addition to her operatic work, Fassbaender has performed in the concert hall as a Lieder singer and in films, singing the role of Prince Orlofsky in the 1984 film production of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss. Her recordings range from operas, vocal works with orchestra, to Lieder, including Schubert's Winterreise and Schwanengesang,