It was an integrated audience, drawn by a love of opera and an affection for a native daughter: lyric soprano Lillian Evanti. In her unpublished memoir, Evanti wrote: “I simply burst forth into song. A 1932 recital at Washington’s Belsaco Theater “exemplified the true Evanti vogue current in Europe,” wrote one critic. “I was a few years too soon,” Evanti wrote. ADAfter settling back in Washington, Evanti taught music, directed choirs and served as a goodwill ambassador for the State Department.

Source: Washington Post October 19, 2019 20:25 UTC