Ms. Fris completed further post-graduate work at the Accademia dei Rozzi, (Siena Italy) under Maestro Walter Baracchi, former principal coach and conductor at Teatro alla Scala di Milano.

Since her memorable beginnings, she has mastered a large repertoire from the classics of opera and oratorio to the art songs of French, German, British and American composers, and a great treasury of contemporary popular music.

Her Italian début as Amelia Grimaldi (Simon Boccanegra) at the Teatro dei Rozzi, Siena, Italy and re-engagements at the Luino Italia Summer Music Festival as Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte) followed.

Roles she has played include Liù in Turandot, Norina in Don Pasquale, Zerlina and Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte, Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly, Angelica in Suor Angelica, Leïla in Les pêcheurs de perles, Violetta in La traviata, Marguerite in Faust, the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro, Amelia Grimaldi (Maria Boccanegra) in Simon Boccanegra, Marenka in The Bartered Bride, The Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Mimi and Musetta in La bohème.

Fris is also known for her portrayals of Angelina in Trial by Jury, Mabel in Pirates of Penzance, the title role in Giuditta, and Hanna Glawari in The Merry Widow, always to critical and audience acclaim.

The Chronicle Herald added "Ms. Fris possesses a gorgeous vocal instrument with illuminating beauty of tone … a songstress that marries her expressive lyricism with exemplary diction and compelling acting."

She has given a Royal Command Performance for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at the opening of Science North (Sudbury) and, as Guest Artist at the 'International Year of the Senior Citizen' event sponsored by the City of Toronto government, her outdoor concert attracted a capacity crowd at Nathan Phillips Square where some 15,000+ listeners heard her critically acclaimed Mimi from La Bohème.