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• Enrico Caruso was an Italian Opera singer.

• Fast Facts

  1. Name: Errico Caruso
  2. Born: February 25, 1873
  3. Died: August 2, 1921
  4. Cause of Death: Peritonitis
  5. Genres: Classical, Opera
  6. Origin: Naples, Italy
  7. Active: 1894-1921
  8. Singing Range: Tenor
  9. 1917: Became an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston
  10. 1987: Posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

• Career

  Caruso is best known for his years singing as the lead tenor at New York's Metropolitan Opera. He was one of the most popular singers in the first half of the 20th Century recognized internationally as a superstar. He made over 450 recordings in his 19 year career. Some of his most recognizable recordings include "O Sole Mio", "Santa Lucia" and "Over There".

• Selected Repertoire

  • La Boheme
  • La Favorita
  • La Navarrese
  • La Traviata
  • Pagliacci
  • Don Giovanni
  • Carmen
  • Le Prophete
  • La forza del destino
  • Adriana Lecouvreur
  • Lucrezia Borgia
  • La fanciulla del West
  • Maria di Rohan

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