Enrico Caruso

Enrico Caruso (1873–1921) was an Italian operatic tenor celebrated for his powerful voice, international performances, and pioneering commercial recordings.

Arturo Toscanini: Arturo Toscanini was an Italian conductor known for intense rehearsals and a long international career. He conducted Caruso in major productions at La Scala and the Metropolitan Opera.
Naples: Naples is a major city in southern Italy and the historic capital of the Kingdom of Naples. Caruso was born and began his musical life in this city.
Victor Talking Machine Company: The Victor Talking Machine Company was an American record manufacturer founded in 1901. Its records brought Caruso’s voice to a mass audience and made him a major recording star.
Canio: Canio is the leader of a traveling troupe and the tenor protagonist of Pagliacci. Caruso’s portrayal made the role’s comic performance and private anguish central to his image.
Phonograph: A phonograph is a device that records and reproduces sound using a stylus and a physical medium. The technology made Caruso’s performances available repeatedly outside theaters.
Geraldine Farrar: Geraldine Farrar was an American soprano who became a leading Metropolitan Opera star in the early twentieth century. She and Caruso appeared together in prominent Metropolitan Opera productions.
San Carlo Theatre: The San Carlo Theatre is an opera house in Naples, opened in 1737. Caruso made his professional debut there in 1894.
Gramophone record: A gramophone record is a disc that stores sound as grooves read by a stylus. Caruso’s commercial recordings helped establish the disc as a medium for recorded singing.
Rodolfo: Rodolfo is the poet and tenor protagonist of Giacomo Puccini’s opera La bohème. Caruso sang Rodolfo in the Metropolitan Opera’s first performance of La bohème in 1900.
Celebrity: Celebrity is public recognition that makes a person widely known beyond their professional circle. Caruso became an early international celebrity whose fame extended beyond opera audiences.

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