Sharon Sweet has appeared in leading roles in several major venues in Europe and the United States and has made notable contributions to several recordings, in particular Lohengrin, Der Freischütz, Don Giovanni, and Il Trovatore.
In a column in Opera News, Sweet stated that she made the move out of frustration with the current operatic scene which emphasized physical appearance over voice.
She lived in Philadelphia, giving private evening of songs and arias, but 1985 finally went to West Germany.
In 1987-1988 Sweet appeared at the Staatsoper in Hamburg as Elisabetta in Verdi's Don Carlos, Leonora in Il Trovatore, and Elisabeth in Tannhäuser.
In 1990 she was a guest performer at the Arena di Verona as Aida and in 1991 in Montpellier as Leonora in Il Trovatore.
In 1993 she sang in the amphitheater of Caesarea as Aida and appeared at the Festival of Orange again as Leonora in "Il Trovatore" and in Munich as Desdemona in Verdi's Othello.