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Debut Night at the Met with Caruso Ends in Triumph
The author recalls making her Metropolitan Opera debut in La Forza del Destino with Enrico Caruso in November. She details early failures and training, the shock of critical reviews, and the nerve‑racking audition process before a successful performance and standing ovation.
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Enrico Caruso
Metropolitan Opera House
Carmella
Meriden
Conn
Caruso
de Luca
Mardones
Chalmers
Metropolitan Company
New York
Gatti-Casazza
Leonore
la Forza del Destino
Metropolitan Orchestra
Yan
Metropolitan
Papi
Ponselle