The labour ofloveof eccentric English aristocrat Sir Stewart Gore-Brown, it is approached down a long, tree-lined drive, flanked by farm buildings, settlements and workers houses, giving it the air of an old feudal domain.
In Houston, along with her appearance as Alice in Falstaff, she played the title role in Janacek's Jenufa and the role ofLove Simpson in Houston Grand Opera's world premiere production of Carlisle Floyd's Cold Sassy Tree productions which have been featured by NPR on World of Opera.