▁newspaper ▁called ▁her ▁" the ▁favour ite ▁cant atrice ▁of ▁the ▁Opera ". ▁She ▁left ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁however , ▁for ▁personal ▁reasons . ▁( She ▁agreed ▁to ▁sing ▁again ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁in ▁a ▁benefit ▁performance ▁of ▁Pu cc ini ' s ▁T os ca , ▁but ▁this ▁production ▁was ▁st aged ▁at ▁La ▁S alle ▁F av art ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁Pal ais ▁G arn ier .) ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁E ames ▁made ▁her ▁debut ▁with ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Opera ▁on ▁tour ▁in ▁Chicago ▁( with ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁at ▁the ▁Aud itor ium ▁Theatre ) ▁as ▁El sa ▁in ▁Wagner ' s ▁L ohen gr in . ▁She ▁quickly ▁became ▁a ▁favour ite ▁with ▁Met ▁aud ien ces . ▁She ▁would ▁perform ▁regularly ▁at ▁the ▁Met ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁oper as ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁when ▁a ▁dispute ▁with ▁management ▁precip itated ▁her ▁departure . ▁E ames ▁also ▁made ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁successful ▁appearances ▁at ▁London ' s ▁Royal ▁Opera ▁House , ▁Cov ent ▁Garden . ▁She ▁sang ▁there ▁inter mitt ently ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁and ▁established ▁herself ▁as ▁a ▁genu ine ▁rival ▁to ▁Cov ent ▁Garden ' s ▁reign ing ▁div a , ▁Nell ie ▁Mel ba , ▁whom ▁she ▁heart ily ▁dis lik ed . ▁E ames ▁also ▁sang ▁in ▁Madrid ▁and ▁ful