After completing her studies in Paris, she moved to Italy where she made a successful debut in Bellini's Norma. In addition to performances in Livorno and Lucca, she frequently performed in Milan's La Scala where she developed a relationship with the conductor Vittoria Vanzo. They were engaged in 1890 and she joined the company, performing important roles in Wagner's Lohengrin and Tannhäuser, in Gounod's Faust and in Verdi's La traviata.[6]
Kriebel Vanzo also appeared in France and Germany. In 1902, she returned to Norway where she was a substitute for Gabrielle Bidenkap as Donna Anna in Verdi's Don Giovanni. In 1906, she performed at the coronation of Haakon VII in Trondheim.[2] She gave her last concert 1912 in Norway, performing works by Bach, Schubert, Schumann and Debussy.[7]
Anna Kriebel Vanzo died in Milan on 1 February 1926.[1]
