 She made her professional opera début in Stockholm in 1905 portraying the role of Mimì in Puccini's "La bohème".Two years later she joined the Komische Oper Berlin where she sang numerous roles including the title role in Puccini's "Tosca", the title role in Bizet's "Carmen", Marta in "Tiefland" and the title role in Richard Strauss's "Salome", among other roles.In 1908 she joined the Manhattan Opera Company in New York City with whom she sang roles for two years at the Manhattan Opera House.