She made her Met debut as a member of the chorus in Benjamin Britten's "Death in Venice." Since then, she has become a mezzo-soprano soloist, and has sung at the Met more than 60 times, as well as appearing at other leading opera houses.
I have made a decent career out of being the world's best fourth choice. They can't get the star, they can't get the old star, they can't get the new girl who is coming up: "Let's call Betsy. She can do anything."