7 2 - 1 9 8 0 ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁resident ▁artist ▁with ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Opera , ▁and ▁was ▁afterwards ▁a ▁regular ▁perform er ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Opera ▁and ▁New ▁Orleans ▁Opera . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁Born ▁in ▁Oklahoma , ▁Jones ▁studied ▁singing ▁with ▁I nez ▁L uns ford ▁Sil berg ▁at ▁Oklahoma ▁City ▁University . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Opera ▁National ▁Council ▁Aud itions ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁she ▁made ▁her ▁debut ▁at ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Opera ▁( S FO ) ▁as ▁Well g unde ▁in ▁Das ▁R he ing old . ▁She ▁appeared ▁regularly ▁at ▁the ▁S FO ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁eight ▁years , ▁port ray ing ▁such ▁roles ▁as ▁Alb ine ▁in ▁Th a ï s , ▁Al isa ▁in ▁Lu cia ▁di ▁L amm erm oor , ▁Anna ▁in ▁L ' A frica ine , ▁the ▁Char w oman ▁in ▁The ▁Mak rop ulos ▁Aff air , ▁Cl ot ilde ▁in ▁Norm a , ▁Count ess ▁Ce pr ano ▁in ▁R igo let to , ▁Cur ra ▁in ▁La ▁For za ▁del ▁Dest ino , ▁D ry ade ▁in ▁Ari ad ne ▁auf ▁N ax os , ▁Em ilia ▁in ▁Ot ello , ▁Flora ▁in ▁La ▁tra vi ata , ▁Fl os sh ilde ▁in ▁Das ▁R he ing old , ▁F y odor ▁in ▁Bor is ▁God un ov , ▁Gene vi ève ▁in ▁P ell é as