▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁De ▁Carlo ▁accepted ▁an ▁offer ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁th ir ti eth ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁Bowl ▁singing ▁the ▁b ree ches ▁role ▁of ▁Prince ▁Or lov sky ▁in ▁five ▁performances ▁of ▁the ▁opera ▁Die ▁Fle der ma us ▁( The ▁Bat ), ▁from ▁July ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁July ▁ 1 4 . ▁The ▁performances ▁were ▁conducted ▁by ▁noted ▁film ▁composer ▁Franz ▁W ax man . ▁In ▁her ▁aut obi ography ▁she ▁described ▁her ▁participation ▁in ▁Die ▁Fle der ma us ▁as ▁" a ▁reward ing ▁experience , ▁the ▁a est h etic ▁highlight ▁of ▁my ▁life ." ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁De ▁Carlo ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁American ▁film ▁star ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Israel , ▁giving ▁concert s ▁in ▁Ha ifa , ▁Ram at ▁Gan , ▁Jerusalem , ▁Tel ▁Av iv , ▁and ▁J aff a ▁which ▁were ▁explo ited ▁for ▁propag anda ▁purposes . ▁She ▁drew ▁capacity ▁aud ien ces ▁and ▁was ▁" roy ally ▁received " ▁by ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁public . ▁Her ▁performances ▁consisted ▁of ▁singing ▁and ▁dan cing ▁rout ines ▁from ▁her ▁films . ▁Furthermore , ▁she ▁found ▁that ▁her ▁films ▁were ▁extremely ▁popular ▁there , ▁saying , ▁" Every ▁time ▁I ▁played ▁a ▁concert , ▁someone ▁would ▁y ell , ▁' Sing ▁something ▁from ▁Cas bah .' " ▁About ▁the ▁warm ▁reception ▁she ▁received ▁in ▁Israel , ▁she ▁told ▁column ist ▁Lou ella ▁Par s ons : ▁ ▁De ▁Carlo ▁returned