We missed "Celeste Aida," due to parents' and uncle's irritating habit of lingering over coffee.
She would say her usual, "Sammy, I'm out of voice"; then he would plead with her to sing them until she gave in.
Gian Carlo Menotti, a young Italian who came to America at the age of 16, but who is a product of an American school.
Toward the end of her career she sang a few Wagnerian roles.