acknowledgment

Thank you for your help, your inspiration and motivation, your expertise, your time and your talent…

Anna Archacka, Hans Baumgartner, Fabian R. Christ LL.M., Heiko Dietz, Florian Godefroy, Franz Heimerl, Heidi Jacobs, Moe Kottek, Katrin Lahr, Lukas Maurer, Kim-Solveig May, Benjamin Walther, Mascha Müller, Mila Pairan, Daniela Reckendorfer, Vreni Rüggeberger, Alexander Schulz, Paula Stibbe, Massimo Tedesco, Alexander Vitzthum, Jennifer Zelinger, Swetlana Zelmer and Margarethe Mayer Plihal, a wonderful opera singer and teacher who died at the age of 101. She has always encouraged me to become a professional singer and to believe in what I do. Even though I didn’t become a professional singer her appreciation has strengthened me in general. It is of prime importance to spend your time with wonderful people who truely appreciate who you are and who encourage you in finding your way.