Geraldine Farrar / The Story of an American Singer

made no further insistence, and the charming Lucretia Bori was introduced to the Parisian public and later came to delight her New York admirers

arrived ill and fagged; lamentable altercations took place between the new conductor, Mr. Toscanini, and myself

Mr. Gatti-Casazza, I preferred signing my engagement with Mr. Dippel

second Metropolitan season opened pleasantly with a neat little success in

Maestros came and went, as did Mr. Ricordi, the publisher, and Mr. Puccini.

The real bright spot in the season was the first production of "Madame Butterfly" on the 11th of February, 1907

I smiled out from the great yellow curtains

in the dimly-lighted ladies' parlor

should acquit myself much better in Elizabeth ("Tannhäuser

my début, but for the opening performance of the season as well