February 25 - Enrico Caruso (The Musical Birthday Series, 3rd Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for February 25th are here: Myra Hess (2020) and George Harrison; Enrico Caruso (2021)

 

Enrico Caruso (25 February 1873 – 2 August 1921) was an Italian tenor generally acknowledged as one of the greatest tenors of all time. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Record 1

 

One of the first major singing talents to be commercially recorded, Caruso made 247 commercially released recordings from 1902 to 1920, which made him an international popular entertainment star. - Wikipedia

Said Caruso, a star in the States

Because of his 78s,

“I’ll give no apology

For using technology

For the palpable buzz it creates.”

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For the Record  2 

Caruso, whose name was a byword

For “opera tenor” looked skyward,

And sang with the passion

That then was in fashion.

(It’s recorded, you needn’t take my word.)

 

 

 

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