Caruso's Throat.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 March 1910, Page 4

Caruso's Throat.

COST OF AN OPERATION. Caruso's throat has just escaped being the subject of litigation. After the extremely delicate operation to which the celebrated artist submitted his vocal chords in Milan some little time ago, Professor del la Vedova presented an account which was truly worthy of his fame as a surgeon and of the celebrity of the singer. It amounted to £2000. Caruso offered at first £400, and than, as the surgeon persisted in his demands, £600. There were some attempts at conciliation by letter and cablegram, but they met with no success, and at last Professor della Vedova decided to have recourse to a legal tribunal. Caruso was, in fact, cited to appear before the tribunal of Florence, where he has his Italian domicile. Caruso, however, resumed negotiations for & settlement, and it is announced that the question has been compromised, the .tenor agreeing to pay £1200.