 In 1953, she starred in the musical "Die Blume von Hawaii" ("The Flower of Hawaii") where she played Priness Lia a fictionalised version of Liliuokalani.In November 1954, she was contracted by the Hamburg Opera.After performing in "Hamlet", in 1955 she starred as the snake in Werner Egk's "Irische Legende" at the Salzburg Festival.