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Enrico Caruso (/ k ə ˈ r uː z oʊ /, [1] US also / k ə ˈ r uː s oʊ /, [2] [3] [4] Italian: [enˈriːko kaˈruːzo]; 25 February 1873 – 2 August 1921) was an Italian operatic first lyric tenor then dramatic tenor. He sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of Europe and the Americas, appearing in a wide variety of roles that ...
Currently it contains all known published recordings by Enrico Caruso. The recordings are listed chronologically by recording date, title, composer and matrix number. When more than one "take" was recorded for a selection, only the published take number appears after the matrix number; occasionally, multiple takes of the same selection have ...
Rosa Ponselle in 1919. She was born Rosa Ponzillo on January 22, 1897, in Meriden, Connecticut, the youngest of three children.The family lived on the city's west side in a neighbourhood chiefly populated by immigrants from the south of Italy, first at the corner of Lewis Avenue and Bartlett Street, then on Foster Street, where Ponselle was born, moving when she was three to Springdale Avenue.
Dorothy Caruso wrote two biographies of her husband: Wings Of Song: The Story Of Caruso published in 1928, and Enrico Caruso: His Life and Death published in 1945. The latter book was a bestseller and the basis for the screenplay of the 1951 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture The Great Caruso, starring Mario Lanza in the title role.
One notable case in Petrosino's stint with the Italian Squad involved the Italian tenor Enrico Caruso, who was performing at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. He was being extorted by Black Hand gangsters who demanded money in exchange for his life. It was Petrosino, a lover of opera, who convinced Caruso to help him catch those ...
A CD and DVD version of the docu-concert entitled Pasquale Esposito Celebrates Enrico Caruso was also released for sale through PBS and is available on line. [ 12 ] In the Spring of 2018, Pasquale Esposito released his 2nd Public Television Special, titled Pasquale Esposito Celebrates Italian Piazzas on PBS .
Cameron Diaz has said her decadelong retirement from acting was "the best 10 years" of her life. Diaz stopped acting in 2014 but recently returned to star in "Back In Action" with Jamie Foxx.
Bruno Zirato (September 27, 1884 - November 28, 1972) was an Italian immigrant to the United States who became the personal secretary to famous operatic tenor Enrico Caruso, personal manager to various singers and conductors, and was the managing director of the New York Philharmonic.