sentences:  In 1996 Racette had a major critical success portraying the title role in the world premiere of Tobias Picker's "Emmeline" for her debut at the Santa Fe Opera.She has since returned to that house frequently, portraying Violetta (1997), Blanche de la Force (1999), Tatyana in "Eugene Onegin" (2002), the title role in "Káťa Kabanová" (2003), Amelia Grimaldi in "Simon Boccanegra" (2004), and Liù in "Turandot" (2005).She most recently returned to the house to portray the role of Leslie Crosby in the premiere of Paul Moravec's "The Letter" in 2009.