Chapter X

NORDICA: WHAT IT COSTS TO BECOME A 149
QUEEN OF SONG

The Difficulties 150

“The World was Mine, if I would 152
Work”

“It put New Fire into me” 154

“I was Traveling on Air” 156

In Europe 159

“Why don’t you Sing in Grand 161
Opera?”

This was her Crowning Triumph 162

She was Indispensable in “Aida” 166

The Kindness of Frau Wagner 167

Musical Talent of American Girls 169

The Price of Fame 170