Complex sentence: After retiring from motion pictures at the dawn of sound, Hampton turned to opera and made her debut with the Philadelphia Opera Company in Manon; the idea that she ever toured with the Metropolitan Opera is belied by a look at the company's online archives.
Split into simpler sentences: After retiring from motion pictures at the dawn of sound, Hampton turned to opera and made her debut with the Philadelphia Opera in "Manon". The idea that she ever toured with the Metropolitan Opera is belied by a look at the company's online archives.