In 1972, she made her first appearances at Covent Garden and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, both in the role of Violetta. That same year she returned to the Met as Elisabetta in "Don Carlo" with Franco Corelli in the title role, and sang the title role of Bellini's "Norma" in Philadelphia. In 1973 she returned to Chicago to perform the title role in Donizetti's "Maria Stuarda" with Viorica Cortez but left mid contract because she was suffering with phlebitis. This marked her final performance at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. That same year she performed at the Met as Bellini's Norma, opposite Carlo Cossutta in his Met debut as Pollione and Fiorenza Cossotto as Adalgisa.