6 8 , ▁in ▁the ▁ch orus , ▁where ▁she ▁played ▁in ▁twenty - three ▁oper as . ▁Holland ▁adopted , ▁for ▁her ▁stage ▁name , ▁the ▁ma iden ▁names ▁of ▁her ▁two ▁grand m oth ers . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁D ' O y ly ▁Car te ▁Opera ▁Company . ▁Her ▁first ▁role , ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁was ▁Lady ▁Sang azure ▁in ▁their ▁newly ▁rev ived ▁production ▁of ▁The ▁Sor cer er , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁soon ▁performing ▁major ▁roles ▁in ▁ten ▁of ▁the ▁Gilbert ▁and ▁S ull ivan ▁oper as , ▁adding ▁Little ▁But ter cup ▁in ▁H . M . S . ▁P ina fore , ▁Ruth ▁in ▁The ▁Pir ates ▁of ▁P enz ance , ▁Lady ▁Jane ▁in ▁P atience , ▁the ▁Queen ▁of ▁the ▁F ai ries ▁in ▁I ol ant he , ▁Lady ▁Bl anche ▁in ▁Princess ▁I da , ▁Kat ish a ▁in ▁The ▁Mik ado , ▁D ame ▁Hann ah ▁in ▁Rud dig ore , ▁D ame ▁Car r uth ers ▁in ▁The ▁Ye omen ▁of ▁the ▁Guard , ▁and ▁the ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁Pla za - T oro ▁in ▁The ▁G ond ol iers . ▁She ▁continued ▁to ▁play ▁these ▁roles ▁for ▁seven ▁years , ▁leaving ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁she ▁had ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁re - create ▁the ▁roles ▁of ▁Lady ▁Soph y ▁in ▁U