ʃiː dʒˈɔɪnd ðə kˈʌmpəni ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv, ænd ɐpˈɪɹd æt kˈɑːvɛnt ɡˈɑːɹdən mˈoːɹ ðˌænə θˈaʊzənd tˈaɪmz: ɐmˌʌŋ hɜː ɹˈoʊlz wɜːɹ ˈæmnɚɹˌɪs, ˈɑːɹvɪdsən, ˈænti ɪn pˈiːɾɚ ɡɹˈaɪmz, bˈɜːɾə, ɛmˈɪliə, ˈɜːdə, ɡɹˈændmɑː bˈɛɹɪə, mˈæmə lˈuːʃə, mˈɪstɹəs kwˈɪkli ænd suːzˈuːki.
She joined the company in 1965, and appeared at Covent Garden more than a thousand times: among her roles were Amneris, Arvidson, Auntie (in Peter Grimes), Berta, Emilia, Erda, Grandma Burya, Mamma Lucia, Mistress Quickly and Suzuki.