In the same year she took over the role of Carmen from Tatiana Troyanos, and in a later revival she succeeded Grace Bumbry in the part. Alan Blyth in The Times wrote of her performance, "Miss Knight conveyed more than any recent Carmen in this house the sense of doom in Bizet's marvellous writing... going to her end, like all the best Carmens, with an almost heroic insolence."
In the same year she took over the role of Carmen from Tatiana Troyanos, and later, she replaced Grace Bumbry in the part. Alan Blyth in The Times praised her performance by stating that she conveyed a sense of doom in Bizet's writing, particularly during her final moments, similar to how all great Carmens end with an almost heroic defiance.