A record crowd of nearly 5.000 attended the performance. but I am sure that none were more pleased than the Connecticut contingent which thrilled at the beautiful tenor voice and subdued dramatics of Rudolph Petrak in the role of Rhadames. Mr. Petrak. a native of Czechoslovakia. now a resident of Greenwich. Conn.. sang with verve and inspiration. for he was fulfilling his lifes dreamsinging to an audience in the Capital of the United States. I have become acquainted with many artists who have emigrated to America. but I know of no one more possessed of a deep love for his adopted country than Rudolph Petrak. I think the happiest day of his life was the day he became an American citizen. His favorite song in his large repertoire A5073 is. appropriately enough.
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