Claim: Birgit Remmert competed at the Salzburg Festival, she had won many prizes in school and was born in Braunschweig.
Evidence: Birgit Remmert (born 4 September 1966) is a German operatic mezzo-soprano and contralto who has appeared in major European opera houses, concert halls and festivals. As a student, she achieved several prizes at international competitions. She performed at the Salzburg Festival the role of the Nutrice in Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea in 1993, in Purcell's King Arthur in 2004, and as Ježibaba in Dvořák's Rusalka in 2008.