Biserka Cvejic

Biserka Cvejić (née Katušić; Serbian Cyrillic: Бисерка Цвејић, née Катушић; 5 November 1923 – 7 January 2021) was a Serbian operatic mezzo-soprano and contralto, and a university professor of Croatian descent. Her career began at the Belgrade Opera in 1954. She was a member of the Vienna State Opera from 1959 to 1979, performing internationally. She first appeared at the Metropolitan Opera in 1961 as Amneris in Verdi's Aida, returning in many more leading roles of the Italian and French repertoire.