Enrico Caruso

25 February 1873 – 2 August 1921

Enrico Caruso was an Italian operatic tenor regarded as one of the greatest singers in history. Renowned for the beauty and power of his voice, he was among the first musical stars to reach a mass audience through phonograph recordings.

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Born in Naples, Italy
25 February 1873

Enrico Caruso was born in Naples into a working-class family.

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Operatic stage debut in Naples
15 March 1895

Caruso made his professional operatic debut at the Teatro Nuovo in Naples.

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Created the role in Giordano's Fedora
17 November 1898

Caruso premiered the tenor role in Umberto Giordano's opera Fedora in Milan, boosting his reputation.

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Made his first phonograph recordings
11 April 1902

Caruso recorded a series of arias in Milan for the Gramophone Company, helping popularize recorded music.

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Debut at the Metropolitan Opera
23 November 1903

Caruso debuted at New York's Metropolitan Opera in Rigoletto, beginning a legendary association with the house.

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Survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
18 April 1906

Caruso was in San Francisco performing when the great earthquake struck and fled the city vowing never to return.

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Married Dorothy Park Benjamin
20 August 1918

Caruso married American Dorothy Park Benjamin, with whom he had a daughter.

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Final performance at the Metropolitan Opera
24 December 1920

Caruso gave his last performance, in La Juive, before illness ended his career.

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Died in Naples
2 August 1921

Caruso died in Naples of complications from pleurisy and infection.

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