 Of her 208 appearances at the Met, 103 were in the breeches roles of Prince Orlofsky, Cherubino and Octavian.She appeared in several films, including Max Ophüls's 1932 version of "The Bartered Bride".In 1948 she won acclaim for her leading role as an Auschwitz survivor who searches for her young son, played by Ivan Jandl, in "The Search" which co-starred Montgomery Clift.