Parallel to her work in Riga she was engaged in opera productions at other theatres, particularly at the Kirov Opera (Mariinsky theatre) in Saint Petersburg, Russia where she had a fruitful collaboration with conductor Valery Gergiev.
Samtidig med hendes arbejde i Riga var hun engageret i operaproduktioner ved andre teatre, i særdeleshed ved Kirov Operaen i Sankt Petersborg i Rusland, hvor hun havde et frugtbart samarbejde med dirigenten Valerij Gergiev.