Enrico Caruso

Enrico Caruso (February 25, 1873 – August 2, 1921) was one of the most famous tenors in the history of opera. Born in Naples, Italy, Caruso began his career in that city in 1894. His first big success came a year later in Milan, where he also made his first 20 recordings. In 1903 he came to New York City to sing with the New York Metropolitan Opera, and the same year began making phonograph recordings for the Victor Talking-Machine Company; his star relationships with both the Metropolitan and Victor would last to 1920. Enrico Caruso, scanned from an original early 20th century publicity photo This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... In music, a tenor is a male singer with a high voice (although not as high as a countertenor). ... The foyer of Charles Garniers Opéra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera is an art form consisting of a dramatic stage performance set to music. ... Alternate uses: See Naples (disambiguation) Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Napule, from Greek Νέα-Πόλις, latinised in Neapolis) is the largest town in southern Italy, capital of Campania region. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This is about the Italian city of Milan. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... The Metropolitan Opera is located at Lincoln Center in New York, New York. ... The Victor Talking Machine Company (1901 - 1929) was a United States corporation, the leading American producer of phonographs and phonograph records and one of the leading phonograph companies in the world at the time. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...

Caruso's repertoire included about sixty operas, mostly in Italian, though he also sang in French and English (with a heavy Italian accent). He had a repertory of some 500 songs, ranging from classical to traditional Italian folk songs to popular songs of the day. He was one of the first star vocalists to make numerous recordings. Caruso and the disc phonograph did much to promote each other in the first 2 decades of the 20th century. Caruso's popular recordings and his extraordinary voice, known for its range, power, and beauty, made him one of the best known stars of his time. Edison cylinder phonograph from about 1899 The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded sound from the 1870s through the 1980s. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

His life was the subject of a highly fictionalized Hollywood motion picture, The Great Caruso, in 1951. ... There is also the compilation album The Great Caruso The Great Caruso is a 1951 film starring Mario Lanza and Ann Blyth. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

Compilation albums

• The Great Caruso
• Complete Recordings Vol. 12
• Memories of Caruso
• Tenor of the Century
• Caruso-A Legendary Performer

The Great Caruso is a compilation album of old recordings by the Italian tenor Enrico Caruso. ... Complete Recordings Vol. ... Memories of Caruso is an album by the Italian tenor Enrico Caruso. ... Tenor of the Century is a compilation album by the Italian tenor Enrico Caruso. ... Caruso-A Legendary Performer is an album by the Italian tenor Enrico Caruso. ...

Media

• Audio file - Enrico Caruso sings La donna è mobile from Verdi's Rigoletto (1908)
• Audio file - Enrico Caruso sings Franz Schubert's Ave Maria (1908)
• Collected Works of Caruso Part 1 (Internet Archive)
• Collected Works of Caruso Part 2 (Internet Archive)

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External links

• The Enrico Caruso Page
• Grandi-Tenori: Caruso