Dagmar Schellenberger celebrated a high point in her career with her debut at the Teatro alla Scala as Blanche in Dialogues des Carmelites under the baton of Riccardo Muti, for which she received much critical acclaim in the national Italian press. She was subsequently invited back to La Scala for Lisa in Pique Dame, which was equally successful. Other engagements for 2005 include Hanna Glawari in Die lustige Witwe in Vienna and Torino, and the Countess in Le nozze di Figaro in Genova.