Upon graduation, in 1972, she won the Rossini International Voice Competition in Milan and American conductor Thomas Schippers invited her to Cincinnati, as Mimi in Puccini's "La Bohème".
She won the Rossini International Voice Competition in Milan. This was in 1972. This was upon graduation. She won American conductor Thomas Schippers invited her to Cincinnati, as Mimi in Puccini's "La Bohème". This was in 1972. This was upon graduation.