Die Soldaten
One of Shade's greatest successes was as Marie in Zimmermann's fiercely difficult "Die Soldaten", which was recorded (with Bernhard Kontarsky conducting, 1988–89) and filmed (in Harry Kupfer's production, 1989). She sang the work at the Vienna Staatsoper in 1990, which was preceded by "Salome". In a different vein, she was in the first complete recording of the musical comedy "The Most Happy Fella" (as Marie), alongside Louis Quilico, which was published in 2000. In the same year, the soprano was also acclaimed for her performance as the Woman in "Erwartung", at the Prague State Opera.