"[3] She went on to appear as the Contessa Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro and Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, with the City Opera.
In 1976 she joined the Bavarian State Opera, portraying such roles as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Contessa Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, and Leonora in Il trovatore.
In 1992, the soprano portrayed Chrysothemis in Elektra (conducted by James Levine), and, in 1996, sang the title role in Turandot (with Angela Gheorghiu as Liù).
In the Met's 1996–97 season, she made her final operatic appearances, as Gertrud in Hänsel und Gretel (with Jennifer Larmore and Dawn Upshaw, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis), a performance that was broadcast.
Among her celebrated students are Ainhoa Arteta, Danielle de Niese, Sondra Radvanovsky, Nadine Sierra, and Deborah Voigt.