In the obituary column of a Naples newspaper a few paid lines last week published a fact that spread sadness throughout the operatic world. Antonio Scotti was dead at 70, a victim of arteriosclerosis. Headlines and footlights had been his for nearly half a century. Death came to him when he was alone in a Naples hospital, after having lived for months in poverty, dependent on occasional contributions sent by U. S. friends.
When Scotti announced his retirement from the Metropolitan Opera Company three years ago, Manhattan newspapers devoted columns to his proud...
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