Die Feen
After being recommended to an Italian agent by Sherrill Milnes, she made her European performance debut in 1982 in the title role of Rossini's "Semiramide" in Rome. In 1983, Anderson debuted in Florence and Geneva in the title role of "Lucia di Lammermoor" by Donizetti, a part which became one of her most frequent portrayals. She also sang "Die Feen" by Wagner in Munich, and appeared in North America: Bellini's "I puritani" in Edmonton and "Il barbiere di Siviglia" in Seattle.