La muette de Portici
Anderson left New York City Opera in 1982 and embarked on a European career. Anderson's career in this decade was marked by numerous debuts in quintessential "bel canto" roles in major European opera houses. She also participated in the recording of operatic works rarely heard in this era, including: Rossini's "Mosè in Egitto", Wagner's "Die Feen", Bizet's "La jolie fille de Perth", Adolphe Adam's "Le postillon de Lonjumeau", Fromental Halévy's "La Juive", and Daniel Auber's "La muette de Portici".