Biographies written about Caruso
Dorothy Caruso (his wife): "Wings of Song - The Story of Caruso" - click here to download as PDF (3.2 mb).
Dorothy Caruso: "Enrico Caruso - His Life and Death" - may be bought at Amazon - click here.
The book can also be downloaded as PDF here (5.6 mb).
Enrico Caruso Jr (Caruso's "illegitimate" son): "Enrico Caruso: My Father and My Family" - may be bought at Amazon - Click here.
Enrico Caruso Jr: "Enrico Caruso: Aria Collections With Interpretations" - may be bought at Amazon - click here.
Pierre V. R. Key/Bruno Zirato: "Enrico Caruso - A Biography" - may be downloaded as PDF here (5.7 mb).
"Ella mi fu rapita ... Parmi veder le lagrime"
(Rigoletto - Verdi, Giuseppe)
• Recorded 24-02-1913 •
... MODERN ORCHESTRATION ...
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Random Quote (view all here)
Caruso struck with stage fright:
“The Little Me would like to strangle the important Me within! Move out Little Me, the Big Me would like to sing through me! Escape, escape, the important Me could sing!” Back stage talking to himself before performing. Probably not in English....