[1] Afterwards, she worked in the artistic management offices of the Salzburger Festspiele and the Musikalische Jugend Österreichs (Jeunesse) in Vienna.
In autumn 2002, she was engaged by Daniel Barenboim and Peter Mussbach [de] as opera director of the Berlin Staatsoper Unter den Linden.
[2] Her directorship was generally regarded as very successful, as she was able to engage not only aspiring singers and conductors, but also a number of renowned directors, like Johannes Erath and Stefan Herheim, who staged Carmen, Rusalka, Manon Lescaut and Serse in Graz.
[4][5] In her first year as Bregenz artistic director, she presented Turandot and The Tales of Hoffmann as a major festival opera in the Festspielhaus.
[6] It was staged by Marco Arturo Marelli and Stefan Herheim, conducted by Paolo Carignani and Johannes Debus.