▁Mac F ar lane ' s ▁Broadway ▁Fol lies ▁and ▁Broadway ▁II , ▁among ▁other ▁produ ctions . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁personally ▁tail ored ▁full ▁scholar ship ▁program ▁at ▁The ▁Catholic ▁University ▁of ▁America ▁that ▁brought ▁Fab iana ▁Bra vo ▁from ▁Argentina ▁to ▁Washington ▁DC . ▁From ▁there ▁she ▁also ▁studied ▁interpretation ▁at ▁the ▁Ren ata ▁Sc otto ▁Institute ▁in ▁Sav ona , ▁Italy , ▁and ▁Verd ian ▁re per toire ▁at ▁the ▁Ver di ▁Opera ▁Studio ▁in ▁Par ma , ▁Italy . ▁Finally , ▁she ▁accepted ▁a ▁one - year ▁scholar ship ▁program ▁to ▁study ▁in ▁Vog h era , ▁Italy , ▁at ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁V ocal ▁Arts . ▁Her ▁talent ▁was ▁noticed ▁by ▁singer ▁Val eria ▁Lyn ch , ▁who ▁h ired ▁Bra vo ▁and ▁who , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁introduced ▁her ▁to ▁Italian ▁ten or ▁Luci ano ▁Pav ar otti . ▁Pav ar otti ▁included ▁Bra vo ▁in ▁an ▁oper atic ▁talent ▁contest , ▁which ▁she ▁won , ▁and ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁her ▁role ▁with ▁Pav ar otti ▁as ▁Lu cia ▁di ▁L amm erm oor ▁at ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁Fab iana ▁Bra vo ▁met ▁with ▁and ▁performed ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁and ▁has ▁brought ▁recognition ▁of ▁her ▁h omet own ▁of ▁M endo za , ▁through ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁very ▁popular ▁South ▁American ▁Rec it als . ▁She ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Opera ▁R oster ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0