baɪ ðə tˈaɪm hiː wʌz fˈaɪnəli sˈaɪnd baɪ ðə mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi hiː hæd ɐpˈɪɹd ɪn mˈoʊst əv ðə wˈɜːldz mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˈɑːpɚɹə hˈaʊzᵻz.
By the time he was finally signed by the Metropolitan in 1940 he had appeared in most of the world's major opera houses.