Sandra Warfield performed with the Zurich Opera, where in 1961 she sang Katerina in the world premiere of Martinů's "The Greek Passion". They returned to the United States, and the Metropolitan Opera, in the 1960s. Her performances at the Met included Ulrica in Giuseppe Verdi's "Un ballo in maschera", Berta in "The Barber of Seville" by Gioachino Rossini, Marcellina in "The Marriage of Figaro", Maddalena in "Rigoletto" by Verdi and Erda in Richard Wagner's "Siegfried", totaling 172 performances. She sang the role of Delilah in "Samson and Delilah", with Richard Tucker performing as Samson. In her farewell performance in January 1972, Warfield
Gioachino Rossini Académie des Beaux-Arts. Prize-winning works were produced by the Société des Concerts, Institut de France, from 1885 to 1911. The bequest sought to reward composers of music which emphasized melody, which Rossini wrote "today is neglected" (""). The prize for librettists was to be given to writers who observed "the laws of morality, which the modern writers completely ignore" (""). The prizes were exclusively for French composers and librettists (""). Rossini was a foreign associate of the institute, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour and recipient of innumerable orders. Immediately after Rossini's death, Giuseppe Verdi proposed to collaborate with