Operatic contralto known for her superb dramatic skills. She starred in
the
Gian Carlo Menotti opera, "The Medium" in 1946. The show was lukewarm in its
response. The following year Menotti decided to put the strange, eerie
piece on Broadway and it enjoyed a surprisingly healthy six-month run.
She later recreated her famous villainous role in an independently
produced film in 1950 directed by Menotti and co-starring a teenage
Anna Maria Alberghetti.