Enrico Caruso Net Worth is
$14 Million

Mini Biography

Enrico Caruso (b. Errico Caruso) was created on Feb 25, 1873, in Naples, Italy. He was the 3rd of seven kids to an unhealthy alcoholic dad. He received small main education and briefly analyzed music with conductor Vicenzo Lombardini. His early income was from performing serenades. Caruso made his operatic debut about March 15, 1895 in a back road theater in Naples. After a two-year stint around the South Italian circuit he auditioned for Giacomo Puccini in the summertime of 1897. Puccini wanted a respected tenor for any overall performance of ‘La Boheme’ in Livorno. Puccini was therefore impressed with the number and tone from the youthful Caruso’s tone of voice, that he apparently mumbled in awe, “Who delivered you if you ask me? God himself?” After an unfriendly reception of his overall performance in Naples, Caruso vowed never to sing in Naples once again, and he by no means did. His first main role masterpieces were in operas ‘Il Voto’, composed by Umberto Giordano, on November 10, 1897, and ‘L’Arlesiana’ by Francesco Cilea on November 27, 1897, in the Teatro Lirico di Milano. Up coming season Caruso began with a job creation in ‘Fedora’, made up by Umberto Giordano, performed on a single stage on November 17, 1898. His 1st recording agreement was authorized in 1902, in London, using the Gramophone and Typewriter Business for ten arias on the price of 10 pounds per consider. IN-MAY, 1902, Caruso debuted on the Covent Backyard Opera in ‘Rigoletto’ by Giuseppe Verdi. By using the banker Pasquale Simonelli, he visited NY. There Caruso produced his Metropolitan Opera debut in November 1903. He performed for the Met another eighteen seasons, producing 607 performances in 37 different operatic productions. Caruso was the first saving star ever sold, who sold greater than a mil records along with his 1902 saving of ‘Vesti le gubba’ from ‘Pagliacci’ (Clowns) by ‘Leoncavallo’. His tone of voice had a combined mix of the entire baritone-like character using the soft and excellent tenor characteristics. His range was broadened into baritone at the trouble of the bigger tenor records, Caruso under no circumstances sang the high C, and frequently transposed to avoid it. He was a get better at of interpretation, creating a uncommon present of portamento and legato, and an excellent order of phrasing. His renowned 1904 Victor documenting of ‘Una furtiva lagrima’, by Gaetano Donizetti can be used in lots of film soundtracks. He contracted pneumonia and developed a problem by means of pleural irritation (plerisy), accompanied by abscesses in his lungs. After some unsuccessful surgeries Enrico Caruso passed away on August 2, 1921, in Naples, Italy. He was laid to rest in Naples, Italy.

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Quick Facts

Full Name	Enrico Caruso
Died	August 2, 1921, Naples, Italy
Profession	Actor, Opera Singer
Nationality	Italian
Spouse	Dorothy Park Benjamin
Children	Gloria Caruso, Enrico Caruso, Rodolfo Caruso
Parents	Anna Caruso, Marcellino Caruso
Siblings	Giovanni Caruso
Awards	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Hall of Fame
Movies	Una furtiva lagrima, My Cousin, The Splendid Romance, Lucia di Lammermoor