 She excelled in Handel and played a major role in the revival of his operas/oratorios – with pioneering performances of "Athalia, Samson, Amadigi, Rinaldo, Saul", and the first known staging in modern times of "Radamisto" (Sadlers Wells, 1960).She was also known for her interpretations of the soprano solos in Beethoven's Symphony No.9, Britten's "War Requiem", and Bach's "St John Passion" and "St Matthew Passion".