Ms. Szabó was a 1997 winner of the Mozart Competition, held under the auspices of the Canadian Opera Company, and in 1998 she joined the Canadian Opera's Ensemble Studio. It was with the Canadian Opera Ensemble Studio that she sang the title role in Benjamin Britten's The Rape of Lucretia, with which she made her European debut in Amsterdam.
Ms. Szabó was a 1997 champion of the Mozart Competition, held by the Canadian Opera Company, and she became a member of the Canadian Opera's Ensemble Studio in 1998. It was with this ensemble that she portrayed the main character in Benjamin Britten's The Rape of Lucretia, which marked her first appearance on the European stage.