 During this time, Bjoner was also engaged by the Metropolitan Opera in New York City between 1961 and 1967.Her first appearance at the Met was as Elsa on 28 October 1961 opposite Sándor Kónya as Lohengrin.Her other roles at the Met during this time included Ariadne, Countess Almaviva in "Le nozze di Figaro", Donna Anna, the Empress, Eva in "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg", and Gutrune.