a soloist in the Stabat Mater by Dvorak. That same year she sang the "Gurrelieder" by A. Schoenberg in Munich under the baton of Zubin Mehta. In 1988 she appeared at the Vienna State Opera as Elisabeth in Tannhauser and in Brussels as Norma in a concert performance of Bellini's opera. In 1989 Sweet made her USA debut at the San Francisco Opera as Aida. 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 1992 she appeared at the State Operas of Vienna and Dresden, and at the opera in Dallas. 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. In 1992 she sang at the Lyric Opera of Chicago as Amelia in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera. Sweet made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1990 as Leonora in Il trovatore, and over the next decade played 8 different Verdi, Mozart, Wagner, and Puccini roles with the company, including Lina in the Met premiere of Verdi's Stiffelio during the 1993/94 season. She also played Leonora di Vargas in a new production of the same composer's La forza del destino during the 1995/96 season; both of these productions were directed by Giancarlo del Monaco. In 1994 Sweet made her debut at Covent Garden Opera London as Turandot by Puccini, and was there in 1995 as Aida and again in 1996 as Turandot. In 1995 she sang at the Teatro Comunale Bologna as Norma and at the State Theater in Hanover as Tosca. External links Westminster Choir College bio 1951 births Living people American operatic sopranos Singers from New York City Westminster Choir College faculty Rider University faculty Curtis Institute of Music alumni 20th-century American women opera singers Classical musicians from New York (state) American women academics 21st-century American women