Began her studies at Westminster Choir College, Princeton. She completed a Master of Music in Voice Performance at the University of Cincinnati College of Music and then earned an Artists’ Diploma in Opera in 1981
Moved to Germany after graduating, where she joined the Heidelberg Opera Ensemble in 1982 and was a member of the Staatstheater Stuttgart from 1984 – 2022
Received the prestigious title of Kammersängerin from the city of Stuttgart in 1998. At the time, she was the youngest singer ever to be so honored
Was made an honorary member of Staatstheater Stuttgart in November 2022 in honor of her years as a member of the company
Has worked as a soloist with many major European and American opera companies, including the Munich State Opera, Royal Opera House, Opera National de Paris, Wiener Staatsoper, Komische Oper Berlin, Canadian Opera Company and New York City Opera
Collaborated with conductors such as Bernard Haitink, Leonard Bernstein, Dennis Russell Davies, Giuseppe Patané, Sir Georg Solti and Alberto Zedda
Performed at Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Teatro Real, Covent Garden, Teatro Alla Scala and at the Salzburger Festspiele, Beethoven Festival Bonn, Glyndebourne Festival Opera and BBC Proms
