Rosa Raisa newspaper that she had playfully told Puccini that he "better be sure to put in plenty of high C's." On October 7, 1924, less than two months before Puccini died, Angelo Scandiani, administrative director of La Scala, wired Herbert Johnson of the Chicago Opera that Puccini and Toscanini had cast three Chicago Opera artists, Rosa Raisa, Edith Mason, and Giaccomo Rimini, for the lead roles in the upcoming "Turandot". At that time it was thought that the premiere would take place in April 1925, but Puccini's death at the end of November 1924 postponed these plans; Franco Alfano was selected
Enrico Alfano returned from prison and found Alfano in control of his former territory. Other sources mention that after the death of Cappuccio, Giuseppe Chirico," 'o Granatiere" (The Grenadier), from the Porta San Gennaro neighbourhood was elected. He was defeated in a "zumpata" by Totonno" 'o Pappagallo", who took over the reign before being defeated by Alfano around the turn of the century. While Luigi Fucci, known as "'O Gassusaro", was the nominal head, the "capintesta", of the Camorra at the time, Alfano was the actual leader and was described as "a kind of president of the confederation." He had his own