Gatti-Casazza separated the following year and then divorced. In 1929, she left the Met but continued to give concerts, make radio broadcasts and appear in vaudeville. Alda's 1937 autobiography was titled Men, Women, & Tenors. On 14 April 1941 in Charleston, South Carolina, she married Manhattan advertising executive Ray Vir Den; he was a decade younger than she. She had an affluent retirement in Long Island, and spent much time travelling . She died of a stroke on 18 September 1952 in Venice, Italy, aged 73. She is buried in All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery in Great Neck, Long Island. Notes References External links Profile of Frances Alda, "New Zealand's most famous daughter" Melba versus Alda Madame Frances Alda. Does Not Seem to Like Australia Photo from the Library of Congress's George Grantham Bain Collection Frances Alda recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings. 1879 births 1952 deaths Australian operatic sopranos Victor Records artists 19th-century New Zealand people People from Christchurch 20th-century Australian women opera singers Singers from Melbourne Australian people of French descent Australian people of Danish descent Australian emigrants to the United States New Zealand emigrants to Australia