 Winning the contest enabled her to pursue vocal studies with Elizabeth Westmoreland in Philadelphia.In 1949 she won a scholarship to the Tanglewood Music Center where she made her debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra performing the title role in scenes from Bizet's "Carmen" under director Boris Goldovsky.In 1950 Lane created the role of the Secretary of the Consulate in the world premiere of Gian Carlo Menotti's "The Consul" at the Shubert Theater in Philadelphia.