Enrico Caruso
Enrico Caruso 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 ranged from the lyric to the dramatic. 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 internationally popular entertainment star.
An Unfinished Piece for Player Piano
as VoiceOn a summer day in late 19th century Russia, a group of bourgeois friends and acquaintances...
Movie pageThe Golden Twenties
as Self (archive footage)Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports,...
Movie pageEnrico Caruso: A Voice for the Ages
as selfBorn in 1873 in a poor neighbourhood in Naples, Enrico Caruso conquered the world with his...
Movie pageThe Art of Singing: Golden Voices of the Century
as uncreditedImagine a window into the past. Imagine finally connecting singers' bodies to the voices you...
Movie pageMy Cousin
as Tommasso Longo / Cesare CaroliSincere but struggling sculptor Tommasso (Caruso--bushy moustache, gawky) works in an ornamental...
Movie pageUna Furtiva Lagrima
as uncreditedRequiem for a black bass who laments his pathetic fate, from his sale at the fishmarket to his...
Movie pageThe Immortal Voice
as SelfA rare silent film about how phonograph records are made.
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