 In the late 1960s, Lane's career had begun to dwindle in terms of the number of bookings.She attempted to revitalize her career by switching her fach to that of a dramatic soprano; beginning with Santuzza in "Cavalleria rusticana" with the Vancouver Opera in 1971.She was heard later that year at the Glyndebourne Festival in the title role of Strauss' "Ariadne auf Naxos" and as Lady Macbeth in Verdi's "Macbeth".