Show great queen of song attempted too much the failure of many artists artistes arti stes who remain unknown comes from the fact that they do not know in what durec alon their lies the failures of great artists artistes arti stes nearly always come from their lack of knowledge of their own limitations few can indeed go on for long years with a record like that of madame adelena of whom it la sald that she bad but one real failure in her artistic life she was over fifty years old and had been a leading opera singer for over ty years when attracted by the op which the role of carmen alres she undertook to sing U at covent garden london with her voice still beautiful her stage tel atias strongest and her lia mense popularity even she could not adapt herself to a role that for a different type of voice and different type of person she the greatest singer of the century ailed to da what scores of lesser artists artistes arti stes were doing well and want had proved the inspiration of same of those who were nearest to her m greatness |