 On January 8, 1999, Futral made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in the title role of Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor".In 2003, she sang the role of Princess Eudoxie in the Met's first performances since 1936 of Halévy's "La Juive".She returned to the Met in December 2006 to star opposite Plácido Domingo and Paul Groves in the world premiere of Tan Dun's "The First Emperor" (which was televised and later published on DVD), later appearing in "I puritani".