L'italiana in Algeri
In 2000 Blythe made her debut with the Seattle Opera as Fricka and the Second Norn in Wagner's "Ring Cycle". She has since returned to Seattle frequently, portraying such roles as Amneris, Dame Quickly, Isabella in "L'italiana in Algeri", Waltraute in "Götterdämmerung", and the title role in Bizet's "Carmen". In 2002 she made her debut at the Santa Fe Opera as Isabella in "L'italiana in Algeri".