[3][4] She took part in singing contests in Sydney,[5][6] with the intention of furthering her career overseas,[7] and won the ABC Concerto and Vocal Competition in 1963.
The prize money and media appearances allowed her to remain in Europe, and she told her family she planned to stay indefinitely in Germany.
[12] She worked at the Linz State Theatre between 1970 and 2002,[2] where she appeared in major opera roles under the artistic directors Alfred Stögmüller and Roman Zeilinger.
Bridges retired at the end of the 2021/2002 season and made her last appearance as "Specki" in the Franzobel opera Weils Kind Schlaf will.
[13] Aged 81, in 2016 Bridges performed a farewell concert with her son Sven Sorring and many of her music students to raise money for charity.