I'm with you, Tom, and thanks again for this marvelous web site. The best thing here may be the 161,961 people who listened. It's an acquired taste, but I too love the the original 78's. In our restorations on "The Damnedest, Finest Ruins" film (I apologize for any self-plug), we added nothing, just separated the original instruments, removed noises/scratches, added 'stereo' by layering Caruso's voice with his own voice in a simple technique. Just a clean version of the original.
@1906sfjd Oh, now I know who you are. James told me about you.
Terrific restorations you did. The best I've ever heard....
Will we ever be able to buy a CD of those restorations?
And what about "1906" ? - I really enjoyed reading the book (haunting story telling with brilliant command of the English language, creating extremely vivid images in my mind).
Of the Caruso restorations - I've been involved in producing several of them - this is one of the greatest, It captures all the heart, vocal majesty and emotion of the great Caruso, and keeps the music where it belongs, in support of that glorious voice. For emotional impact alone, Caruso is the greatest - when he opens up that voice and lets it soar, it just floors me.
@1906sfjd Didn't listen to this restoration for a while, but I agree: one of the best. I've uploaded several others of these digital restorations. Generally I prefer the original 78's, but a few of the digital restorations are pretty good. Notably this one and the Una furtiva lagrima and E lucevan le stelle from Feb. 1904. For med hard to name any later tenor comparable to that Neapolitan genious.
I am from an Italian American family and I always thought opera and Rico's kind of singing were quite the norm. I did not know it was high brow untilI I met SNOBS.
I started with Rico/Ruffo/Galli-Curci/Gigli and Ponselle - I was spoiled for life.
Tom you have an enjoyable and educational channel., Thank you amico.
@65attila Great, John. Love your account! - I did suspect that you had Italian roots...
Rico was never high brow - he was just a Neapolitan kid - that never forgot his roots. Always willing to help - a great spirit - in his singing and in real life.
@65attila Not sure what you mean by what you have said, but Caruso like so may others sang for the people, not for anyone special. If you mean snobs in the sense that I know then they just hijacked his singing to be something special, which they are not, for we are all special.
@giulioonamor Yes, many people - including me - think so. Somehow an extra dimension. Not just a wonderful voice. He put his very soul into his singing. I think that is why it still communicates a century later.
To Tomfoekjaer: you are a prince to keep the Caruso flame burning for those of us who love this divine music. I come back here often. JD in San Francisco.
@cynthiahern sorry but he does NOT sing the word "cunfessore". he does say something santa. THAT part of the second verse is different. and he does not say "pecch'ella la", he says "muri a muri". very different second verse even though some words are the same.
@wattever333 He starts the second stanza talking about entering a church and praying to God, but then he does leave out the priest or at least the word "cunfessore".
I did a bit of research and found that the lyrics are by "Riccardo Cordiferro," pseudonym of Alessandro Sisca. Sisca was an Italian immigrant to the US who was strongly socialist and anti-clerical, so this may have been the original version. I'll do a post on this song on my blog The Smiling Eggplant soon.
I wasn't asking for anybody's opinion about the good/bad taste of the second verse. I was saying that HE probably felt it was in bad taste, because some world-class very traditionalist italian singers don't want to include any reference to priest or church in a non-sacred song, because THEY find it in bad taste. so does the clergy. in the OLD days.
@paulostroff99 The heart and soul of Enrico Caruso transcend time. His voice and empathy was exceptional. Amazing that one can emotionally FEEL his presence a century later.
@paulostroff99 Unbeatable... You are using the same word as Placido Domingo did in an interview regarding Caruso. "He was unbeatable. The way he used to sing, I just want to sing" - When Domingo was awarded the title of Best Tenor of the 20th Century, he said it was not him, but Caruso.
I would be so sad if Caruso was suddenly forgotten in the next 50 years or so. I hope these recordings will still exist for that period of time...better yet, for all eternity, even long after we are all gone!
The first time I heard this song was when I listened to a recording of it by Jose Carreras. It wasn't until some time after hearing this version that I realized this song was actually written for Caruso. It has been a mainstay for tenors for exactly 100 years.
@tsmlink Yeah, the original 78s or at least restorations with the original orchestration capture more of the true Caruso. Someday I think digital technology will be able restore his voice (and the orchestra) pretty much as it sounded live. All of the recordings we have are studio recordings. I think he was even more impressive in the house (opera).
spero che non siano tutti Italiani quelli che commentano in inglese per farsi fighi e sentirsi globetrotter.... sarebbe triste! Che imparino quantomeno a parlare in italiano per commentare questo gioiellino... Non dico imparare il sublime napoletano, ma un po' di rispetto! andate a commentare Michael Jackson.
tomfroekjaer - thank you so much for posting such wonderful music and featuring such a rare jewel, that of Caruso. Deeply appreciate it! One Question - I have been searching for this format of the recordings (on CD I assume) - who produced these recordings and which label is it under. I have scoured the various forums within Canada and cannot locate these recordings. Any suggestions?
I think Jose Carrera sings this song with more passion. Maybe the voice is not as good, sure , but he sings this song better, even though he is not even Italian.
@figliuzza You are more than entitled to your opinion.But,some food for thought.Did you ever wonder or think,why hasn't any tenor attempted to sing with the technology Caruso used with his recordings?This would enable us to make a fair comparison as with Carreras, comparing Carreras with Caruso's technology.Do you also know that many great tenors like Del Monaco,Corelli,Volpi,Di Stefano,Cortis& many others only yield to Caruso only?as E.C.was the foundation for all other tenors to follow.Enjoy
Every time I hear Caruso it makes me want to sing, even if I've already had 6 hours of rehearsal that day and it's night time and people are sleeping.
@kgeorg1979: very interesting ! Almost the same words were used by Placido Domingo in an interview about Caruso: "He was unbeatable. The way he used to sing, I just wanted to sing."
If your search for "Enrico Caruso: Voice of The Century (Trailer)" here on YT, you'll find it.
@tomfroekjaer I just found out that archive.org has the complete recorded works of Caruso available for download since they are now public domain. What a treasure!
@kgeorg1979: yes, amazing, it's it. They are ALL public domain. I have had the links to download the complete recordings on my website all the time and many of the recordings on my website are just uploads from those.
I'm an African but I love Opera and Enrico Caruso is my favorite to my surprise many people from my workplace love to listen to my Enrico Caruso selections. Great man Enrico Caruso with fantastic voice. - James O
@nigatoshinmaru369: music is a great universal language that addresses our feeling. It doesn't care if you are white, black, yellow, brown or green. And it doesn't care if you are a Muslim, a Christian, a Jew, a Taoist, a Hindu, a Buddhist, a member of a sect with special beliefs, an atheist or an alien from a distant galaxy.
Thanks, James, for you comment. It is not so often that comments are posted from Africa!
I'm an African but I love Opera and Enrico Caruso is my favorite to my surprise many people from my workplace love to listen to my Enrico Caruso selections. Great man Enrico Caruso with fantastic voice. - James O
I am 18 years old. I love this music. It is real music, and came from a time when quality of life was thick and full. Not like today. All of this technology diminishes quality in exchange for convenience.
I am an Italian American so I must have heard this music when I was young, and when I rediscovered it, I realized it was a part of me. I love Enrico Caruso. He will always be my favorite Opera Singer. Salute!
@tomfroekjaer Yes exactly! And this is great because I like the original recordings better. I have heard digital restorations of his singing and it takes away from his power. Just like when you listen to music on a victrola, the music, to me, sounds fuller and more present than a digital recording.
You really astonish me, being 18 ! Absolutely great ! Heck, I uploaded the digitally remastered versions of Caruso's (needle noise removed, new orchestration) for people between 10 and around 50. But the real unadultered recordings are of course the original 78's.... And great they are - regardless of the needle noise !
@tomfroekjaer Thank you. haha. People have not changed. It's their influences. I guess I have been influenced by the right things.
But anyway, I prefer the needle noise. It just sounds better. haha. But thats a good idea to make it sound like what people are used to. That way they will be more propelled to feel an interest if they like his music a lot. I cannot get enough of him.
@Hairmetaller86: I'm sure you are right regarding influences. It's a blessing for you that you have had the right influences.
As regards to the needle noise of the old 78's - they are sweet music to my ear! - My hope with the upload of the digitally remastered recordings was that more people would listen - and eventually listen to the "real stuff" - the original 78's (many on YT). Although I don't know how many subsequently have listened to the original recordings, it's my hope that they did.
@tomfroekjaer I think they will. Sometimes it is how you present something that attracts people. You have the right idea. I wish you the best. It is wonderful for you to show people this art. Keep it up! This is just great!
@Hairmetaller86 Wow...you are 18....and into Caruso. Bravo. You are right on point..this came from a time when quality mattered. Today...this art is almost gone. The last of them was Pavarotti. But...it is young people like you who keep the "standard" alive........Listen to Caruso...Gigli...Martinelli...Schipa...Lauri Volpi....all great voices from the..............'then'..
@arcot9 right on with your comments..........there will always be the lament of what was......and the hope kept alive that greatness will once more be restored.......this voice does make me weep
@ Hairmetaller86 I was moved when reading your comment, many of these songs were anthems evoking the Italians out of the homeland.I am Brazilian, son of an Italian father, and how you at age 18 were familiar to me these songs
@Hairmetaller86 you are blessed to have appreciation for this music, this kind of feeling, this kind of voice -- try to pass it along to your friends!!
Imagining Caruso, exactly 100 years ago, singing this masterpiece...and thinkin of us, listening to this piece after a century, with such a great emotion in his words...I think it's wonderful.
@charlemagne762: why should they know about Caruso? You cannot copyright Caruso's work (recorded prior to 1921 - or something like that). No reason to tell them about him as the Big Bucks cannot make any money on his recordings.
Education is run by the industry since a long time.
grazie Dio per avermi fatto napoletano....sapro´che anche quando un giorno non ci saro´ , da lassu´ non mi anniero´con le mie immense canzoni napoletane.
What is very disappointing to me is that this unbelievable miracle of nature and great gift for the entire mankind is slowly but inexorably falling into oblivion. Although listening all day long to broadcasting stations particularly voted to classic and operatic music, Caruso's art is completely ignored, even here in Italy, his Country of origin. If i ask a teen who was Caruso, Titta Ruffo or Stracciari, the answer will certainly be : I don'd know. Very sad
@alber6161: yes, it's sad that Caruso slowly is gliding into oblivion. If I ask young people here in Denmark about Caruso, they also have no clue. But there are still people searching for "Enrico Caruso" on Google. I can see that from the statistics on my Caruso website. And it is encouraging that this Caruso channel alone has been visited by more than 1.2 million. - Best, Tom
@alber6161: yes, pretty good. But this is only on my channel. Many others have uploaded Caruso's work, so if one counts all of them up, it's probably between 4 and 5 millions. Not that bad for someone who died almost 90 years ago.
@tomfroekjaer (Pls read 1st) I agree Tom. The fascination from the fans and curiosity from non fans will always be there to some degree. The problem IMO is that the majority of people involved in every aspect of the opera / classical industry from the singers right through to the key production personnel are more involved with the sound of the voice and its production, tending to lean towards modern artists and recording methods.
@tomfroekjaer (Pls read 2nd). To continue: The industry of singing needs to understand what the true art of singing is. For it lies not in the sound of the voice but in how it is used. Caruso & his ilk knew that the true art lay in the natural, human, unique 'ESSENCE' of what each of them 'SAID' when they sang. The industry of sound is still a force to be broken. But then, Bel Canto - the art of singing naturally can never go away. Why? Because nature is within us all & we identify with nature.
@AmhranaiAlainn: fully agree with you. And you hit it right on the nail with: "But then, Bel Canto - the art of singing naturally can never go away. Why? Because nature is within us all & we identify with nature."
@alber6161 I to feel the painful disappearance of Caruso.I am continually adding more of his music.It makes me feel sad that the younger one don't have any idea about Enrico Caruso!I find it very difficult if not down right impossible to find another voice such as his that can make me cry like a little boy.Nothing else stirs my Soul better!Each time I hear Mr.Caruso sing it likes he is saying to me (Benvenuti a casa)Home is Paterno.As American born Italian.I don't think you need to be Pisano!
@alber6161 may i offer, with all respect, that mario lanza, who, arguably, possessed as great a gift, was bridging the gap between opera and popular music. unfortunately, we made certain to discredit him at every turn. so, what do we have today? we afford the likes of andrea bocelli the status of a rock star. enough said. i hope that the legacy of every great tenor can be kept alive. in this day and age, it will not be easy.
@undalux: thanks, Ludovico. How can one heard the voice of Enrico Caruso and not be moved to tears? I create websites for companies, but sometimes I just feel like creating personal websites for things I like.
And, my God, this Neapolitan genius moved me emotionally so much that I just HAD to make a website for him.
@tomfroekjaer I was born in Naples and I'm a tenor as well, so I'm particularly sympathetic to Caruso's way of intending music, life and singing. I'm studying to become a good singer, and I really appreciate the humbleness and simplicity of the great man he was, before being a huge artist. I'd like to create a website about Caruso in italian, since, what a shame, there's any. But our country is full of shame, for many reasons...I added you of facebook as well :) god nat!
@alber6161 scusa ma che vuoi dire non ho capito? Che non posso affermare che l'Italia è un paese pieno di cose di cui vergognarsi? Perché non è la verità? Ma mi conosci? Io non ti conosco, parla con rispetto! Per esempio non c'è un sito web sul grande Caruso, e devo andare a scoprire certe cose perché un danese le ha messe online. Mavàvà...e impara l'inglese...
@undalux ...pensavo la stessa cosa...è assurdo che un patrimonio nazionale simile, non abbia un sito ufficiale.A me fa piacere che sia riconosciuto da tutto il mondo,però anch'io penso che c'è qualche problema in Italia...e questo ne è il palese esempio!!!Benchè nonostante tutto io ...mi ritrovi ad ascoltare questa voce bellissima...come rifugio del mio orgoglio nazionale,troppo spesso calpestato dagli odierni e contemporanei esempi,che ridicolizzano la ns. amata povera patria....
@undalux ...pensavo la stessa cosa...è assurdo che un patrimonio nazionale simile, non abbia un sito ufficiale.A me fa piacere che sia riconosciuto da tutto il mondo,però anch'io penso che c'è qualche problema in Italia...e questo ne è il palese esempio!!!Benchè nonostante tutto io ...mi ritrovi ad ascoltare questa voce bellissima...come rifugio del mio orgoglio nazionale,troppo spesso calpestato dagli odierni e contemporanei esempi,che ridicolizzano la ns. amata povera patria....
@undalux Hearing someone running down our Country is irritating; but when the scorn comes from a compatriot is way insulting particularly in an international forum voted to music, art and as a tribute to Enrico Caruso. So if this is your opinion about our Country, you better stay where you are: we don't need you.
Caruso had a knowledge of the voice which I find lacking in almost all modern singers. He also had heart. It seems like he had no ego, which I think is the deciding factor in such a combination.
@zemotheon12987: yeah, Caruso live no doubt much better than this effort to restore his voice. Voice recorded with "neandertal" tech almost 100 years ago....
@voicemad: yes, we Scandinavians are generally very tolerant of other viewpoints (in Danish: "ja, der skal jo være plads til os allesammen"), but for me he has trespassed the limit I can accept.
@tomfroekjaer . I know you Scandinavians are very tolerant. I usually say "det skall finnas plats till allas åsikter". I'm an Irishman living in Sweden
Actually I'm 65 and I agree with you that I haven't learnt much. Just wait until I'm 70. Maybe then I'll know a bit more about life and great singers. Write to me then.
@voicemad: for your information I've blocked TOLTECAAZTECA from commenting on my channel. His comments were not friendly - in fact more bordering on insanity...
@bighitter65: well, so he was, for you. I don't think any later tenors, including the late Pavarotti, would agree with you. But of course everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
Now I can see why Cardillo would write such a song for Caruso. Caruso had just broken up with his wife around the time this was recorded. I think this song captures how Caruso was feeling about the situation really well. Just read the English translation of the lyrics. It's the ultimate Italian breakup song.
This is the first time I have listened to a digitally remastered Caruso recording. I'm liking what I'm hearing. He had a gorgeous lower register and people don't always realize it.
Core 'ngrato was written in New York on 1911 by a neapolitan immigrant. His name was Alessandro Sisca (nickname Cordiferro). Later Salvatore Cardilloscored it misdefining his own work as ''a stuff'' , never imagining that it would have become one of the immortal songs ever.
There could have been a voice better than his to sing these great works. But the fact that technology allowed us to record it is marvelous. It's a shame that the only voices we here now are the endless drivel of politicians or if its in music form some rap star with curse words.
Probably there have been better voices than Enrico Caruso, or may be there will be some in the future, but nobody will compete with him in empathy and heart- singing. NOBODY!
I come here to listen to this great voice everytime my heart is heavy and I feel nostalgic of things past which will never return. The fact that my eyes become moist is irrelevant. The music and the voice elevate my soul to a higher level.
What a most beautiful timeless melody and voice. R.I.P. you great Italian Man.
@VIRIATO1942: that is very nice. I guess the experience of beauty has the capability of dissolving or relieving negative moods. - At least it does that for me and apparently also for you. Thanks for a very personal comment.
Everytime i hear Caruso I thank the heavens for sending us a tenor who has not only a standable voice but a remarkable one at that!! eat dust modern nazel belters!
What heart and warmth. I hadn't listened to this in a while and really needed to hear it today. Thank you, Tom, for bringing us these little bits of heaven. You are appreciated.
I love this Caruso rendition of THE UNGRATEFUL HEART,and I cry when I listen to it too.I'm only moved to tears by the really great Tenors as Caruso certainly was. Thank you Enrico,Murray in Scotland.
question..He's a tenor? I think his voice sounds too manly(deep and full) to be a tenor. If he is then could anyone tell me what makes him a tenor? this is an inquiry.
@Montecristo1789 buenas tardes. así es vino a cantar en la atigua plaza de toros y lo hizo segun crónicas del tiempo y cartas transcritas al libro biográfico que escribió su esposa, en una de estas cartas dice: "esta noche retare al viento y a la lluvia con mi voz" . tambíen parace ser que fue aquí en mexico donde se empezó a enfermar ... saludos
@caramonmajere780817 muchas gracias por el apunte, realmente interesante. En mi neofita lírica para mí han habido tres cantantes que me han marcado: Caruso, Pavarotti y Jorge Negrete, aunque éste último se dedicó más al corte popular. Saludos y nuevamente gracias
@caramonmajere780817: ALGUNA VEZ, HACE AÑOS TUVE EN MIS MANOS UN SURCO COLOMBIANO DE 33, CON CANCIONES DE CARUSO. ALLÍ LEÍ QUE SU PRIMER DISCO LO GRABÓ EN 1905. IMAGINEMOS LAS DIFICULTADES. DISCOS DE CERA, GRAMÓFONO. Y QUIZAS, SIN MICRÓFONO. SE DECÍA QUE CARUSO ROMPÍA CRISTALES DE VENTANALES, CON SU VOZ. ALGO DICES DE SU DESAFÍO AL VIENTO. CREO QUE ESA PRECIOSA CANCIÓN, SEA EL ORIGINAL DE CORE INGRATO, TAN BIEN CANTADO POR MUCHAS OTRAS VOCES, PASADAS Y TAMBIÉN ACTUALES. SALUDOS DESDE
Enrico Caruso is the inspiration of all the great tenors that followed, just as Bing Crosby inspired all modern crooners. They are the beginning of beautiful music, their singing is pure and devoid of mannerisms. They are the golden standard. Thank you for this historic recording, and the great pictures. We have finally come to meet Enrico Caruso, a legend become reality.
@neomisterp Caruso's are quite common. There are antique record player shows all over the country, most times of the year with dozens of record dealers. Nauck's record auction is a good place. Careful with e-bay - can't judge quality too well.
@Lion31Cybershot Its a historical document. Prob one take in an afternoon recording session in camden nj. almost 100 yrs ago. rerecording with a modern orchestra ruins it. If you ever get a chance to spend an afternoon listening to 78's on a mechanical victrola.Listening to Caruso ,and McCormack you will understand. The Victrola fills the whole room just like a boom box does. But its a much more natural sound .
He was amazing when he was alive. Now that he has passed away a long time ago, he is still a legend. Brilliant singer, fantastic voice, I don't find words that suit for his wonderful talent.
Una bella voce!
Bella musica!
Qualità restauro eccellente!
leos1961 1 week ago
I'm with you, Tom, and thanks again for this marvelous web site. The best thing here may be the 161,961 people who listened. It's an acquired taste, but I too love the the original 78's. In our restorations on "The Damnedest, Finest Ruins" film (I apologize for any self-plug), we added nothing, just separated the original instruments, removed noises/scratches, added 'stereo' by layering Caruso's voice with his own voice in a simple technique. Just a clean version of the original.
1906sfjd 1 month ago 2
@1906sfjd Oh, now I know who you are. James told me about you.
Terrific restorations you did. The best I've ever heard....
Will we ever be able to buy a CD of those restorations?
And what about "1906" ? - I really enjoyed reading the book (haunting story telling with brilliant command of the English language, creating extremely vivid images in my mind).
Hollywood fil, I hope....
Best, Tom
tomfroekjaer 1 month ago
Of the Caruso restorations - I've been involved in producing several of them - this is one of the greatest, It captures all the heart, vocal majesty and emotion of the great Caruso, and keeps the music where it belongs, in support of that glorious voice. For emotional impact alone, Caruso is the greatest - when he opens up that voice and lets it soar, it just floors me.
1906sfjd 1 month ago
@1906sfjd Didn't listen to this restoration for a while, but I agree: one of the best. I've uploaded several others of these digital restorations. Generally I prefer the original 78's, but a few of the digital restorations are pretty good. Notably this one and the Una furtiva lagrima and E lucevan le stelle from Feb. 1904. For med hard to name any later tenor comparable to that Neapolitan genious.
tomfroekjaer 1 month ago
dammit fat fingered it caruso forgive me
crete484 1 month ago
god bless caruo true italian spirit an passion love his version the best
crete484 1 month ago
Magnifique ! c'est la plus belle version que j'ai entendue ! Merci Tom !
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r0i0c0c0e 3 months ago 2
Amem!
brooksiefan 2 months ago
Best voice ever!
marecarish 3 months ago 8
the great one!
cccorsetti 3 months ago
cudownie
MrArcaniel 3 months ago
Tom
I am from an Italian American family and I always thought opera and Rico's kind of singing were quite the norm. I did not know it was high brow untilI I met SNOBS.
I started with Rico/Ruffo/Galli-Curci/Gigli and Ponselle - I was spoiled for life.
Tom you have an enjoyable and educational channel., Thank you amico.
John
65attila 3 months ago 3
@65attila Great, John. Love your account! - I did suspect that you had Italian roots...
Rico was never high brow - he was just a Neapolitan kid - that never forgot his roots. Always willing to help - a great spirit - in his singing and in real life.
Tom (glad you like the channel)
tomfroekjaer 3 months ago
@65attila Not sure what you mean by what you have said, but Caruso like so may others sang for the people, not for anyone special. If you mean snobs in the sense that I know then they just hijacked his singing to be something special, which they are not, for we are all special.
RyersonRobert 1 month ago
CARUSO WAS INDEED THE BEST!
giulioonamor 3 months ago
@giulioonamor Yes, many people - including me - think so. Somehow an extra dimension. Not just a wonderful voice. He put his very soul into his singing. I think that is why it still communicates a century later.
tomfroekjaer 3 months ago
To Tomfoekjaer: you are a prince to keep the Caruso flame burning for those of us who love this divine music. I come back here often. JD in San Francisco.
1906sfjd 3 months ago
@1906sfjd Thank you, JD. Happy that you appreciate my efforts.
Best, Tom
tomfroekjaer 3 months ago
Any possibility you could try your hand at doing something similar with one of the Alessandro Moreschi recordings?
JairCrawford 4 months ago
Tenor's may come, tenors may go, but Enrico goes on for ever.
schlusnus 4 months ago
wow! Beautiful performance!!!
MrGer2295 4 months ago 5
Thank God for the recordings....
lorileeky 4 months ago
Enrico Caruso touch us as much as the great Mario Lanza!
Nothing like a sublime melody to elevate our souls!
Bravo!
Caruso will live forever in the hearts of those sensible who really love classical music.
Congratulations on your choice of music!
Peace and Light!
God bless you always!
SaninhaC 4 months ago
Mario Lanza is and always will be my favourite singer. He got his inspiration from this legendary tenor. Bravo Caruso
ronaldo190172 5 months ago
@ronaldo190172 The Golden Voice of Mario Lanza is another voice of the 20th Century that will never be forgotten.
tomfroekjaer 5 months ago
where's the love button?
cccorsetti 5 months ago
1 person has an ungrateful heart.
cynthiahern 5 months ago 2
@cynthiahern Yes, one person had an ungrateful heart :-)
Either he/she didn't like Caruso's version of it or the song itself. That's OK. Glad that 355 liked it.
tomfroekjaer 5 months ago
he doens't sing the usual second verse about the church and the confessor. maybe he thought it was in bad taste and manipulative.
wattever333 6 months ago
@wattever333
yes he does sing that second verse about the confessor, and no it's not in bad taste or manipulative.
cynthiahern 5 months ago
@cynthiahern sorry but he does NOT sing the word "cunfessore". he does say something santa. THAT part of the second verse is different. and he does not say "pecch'ella la", he says "muri a muri". very different second verse even though some words are the same.
wattever333 5 months ago
@wattever333 He starts the second stanza talking about entering a church and praying to God, but then he does leave out the priest or at least the word "cunfessore".
I did a bit of research and found that the lyrics are by "Riccardo Cordiferro," pseudonym of Alessandro Sisca. Sisca was an Italian immigrant to the US who was strongly socialist and anti-clerical, so this may have been the original version. I'll do a post on this song on my blog The Smiling Eggplant soon.
cynthiahern 5 months ago
@cynthiahern thank you. that's interesting, the anti-clerical part.
wattever333 4 months ago
I wasn't asking for anybody's opinion about the good/bad taste of the second verse. I was saying that HE probably felt it was in bad taste, because some world-class very traditionalist italian singers don't want to include any reference to priest or church in a non-sacred song, because THEY find it in bad taste. so does the clergy. in the OLD days.
wattever333 5 months ago
hence, the alternative second verse.
wattever333 5 months ago
Unbeatable. He had no equal. TY tom for posting this treasure. It tugs at my heart like very few others.
paulostroff99 6 months ago
@paulostroff99 The heart and soul of Enrico Caruso transcend time. His voice and empathy was exceptional. Amazing that one can emotionally FEEL his presence a century later.
tomfroekjaer 6 months ago
@tomfroekjaer -Like no other before or since.
paulostroff99 6 months ago
@paulostroff99 - Incredible the impact this Neapolitan "peasant" (3 years of formal schooling) has had on later tenors.
tomfroekjaer 6 months ago
@paulostroff99 Unbeatable... You are using the same word as Placido Domingo did in an interview regarding Caruso. "He was unbeatable. The way he used to sing, I just want to sing" - When Domingo was awarded the title of Best Tenor of the 20th Century, he said it was not him, but Caruso.
tomfroekjaer 6 months ago
I would be so sad if Caruso was suddenly forgotten in the next 50 years or so. I hope these recordings will still exist for that period of time...better yet, for all eternity, even long after we are all gone!
31operafan 6 months ago
The first time I heard this song was when I listened to a recording of it by Jose Carreras. It wasn't until some time after hearing this version that I realized this song was actually written for Caruso. It has been a mainstay for tenors for exactly 100 years.
31operafan 6 months ago
Wow, Tom!!! The "restored (not digitally restored) version with the original orchestration" found at the link you provided above is UNBELIEVABLE!!!
tsmlink 7 months ago
@tsmlink Yeah, the original 78s or at least restorations with the original orchestration capture more of the true Caruso. Someday I think digital technology will be able restore his voice (and the orchestra) pretty much as it sounded live. All of the recordings we have are studio recordings. I think he was even more impressive in the house (opera).
tomfroekjaer 7 months ago
spero che non siano tutti Italiani quelli che commentano in inglese per farsi fighi e sentirsi globetrotter.... sarebbe triste! Che imparino quantomeno a parlare in italiano per commentare questo gioiellino... Non dico imparare il sublime napoletano, ma un po' di rispetto! andate a commentare Michael Jackson.
peppesci87 7 months ago
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peppesci87 7 months ago
tomfroekjaer - thank you so much for posting such wonderful music and featuring such a rare jewel, that of Caruso. Deeply appreciate it! One Question - I have been searching for this format of the recordings (on CD I assume) - who produced these recordings and which label is it under. I have scoured the various forums within Canada and cannot locate these recordings. Any suggestions?
Regards.
robrobdog 8 months ago
@robrobdog I send you a private message shortly.
tomfroekjaer 8 months ago
this song is in Neapolitan and Caruso was from Naples...
indgiu 1 year ago
I think Jose Carrera sings this song with more passion. Maybe the voice is not as good, sure , but he sings this song better, even though he is not even Italian.
Ooops, I am bracing myself for the insults.
figliuzza 1 year ago
@figliuzza: no, that fine. Art is all subjective - what you experience. I have no problem with you liking Jose Carrera better in this wonderful song.
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
@tomfroekjaer Thanks, tomfroekjaer, what a relief!!! Now I can come out of my bunker!
figliuzza 1 year ago
@figliuzza: no need to add more intolerance of other viewpoints to YT. We are all right from our own viewpoint.
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
@figliuzza You are more than entitled to your opinion.But,some food for thought.Did you ever wonder or think,why hasn't any tenor attempted to sing with the technology Caruso used with his recordings?This would enable us to make a fair comparison as with Carreras, comparing Carreras with Caruso's technology.Do you also know that many great tenors like Del Monaco,Corelli,Volpi,Di Stefano,Cortis& many others only yield to Caruso only?as E.C.was the foundation for all other tenors to follow.Enjoy
sugarbist 1 month ago
Caruso is immortal
Kenshin22able 1 year ago
The master.....they didn't call him 'great' for nothing.
Slievedubh 1 year ago
Every time I hear Caruso it makes me want to sing, even if I've already had 6 hours of rehearsal that day and it's night time and people are sleeping.
kgeorg1979 1 year ago
@kgeorg1979: very interesting ! Almost the same words were used by Placido Domingo in an interview about Caruso: "He was unbeatable. The way he used to sing, I just wanted to sing."
If your search for "Enrico Caruso: Voice of The Century (Trailer)" here on YT, you'll find it.
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
@tomfroekjaer I just found out that archive.org has the complete recorded works of Caruso available for download since they are now public domain. What a treasure!
kgeorg1979 1 year ago 2
@kgeorg1979: yes, amazing, it's it. They are ALL public domain. I have had the links to download the complete recordings on my website all the time and many of the recordings on my website are just uploads from those.
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
I'm an African but I love Opera and Enrico Caruso is my favorite to my surprise many people from my workplace love to listen to my Enrico Caruso selections. Great man Enrico Caruso with fantastic voice. - James O
nigatoshinmaru369 1 year ago
@nigatoshinmaru369: music is a great universal language that addresses our feeling. It doesn't care if you are white, black, yellow, brown or green. And it doesn't care if you are a Muslim, a Christian, a Jew, a Taoist, a Hindu, a Buddhist, a member of a sect with special beliefs, an atheist or an alien from a distant galaxy.
Thanks, James, for you comment. It is not so often that comments are posted from Africa!
Best to you and a happy Ney Year!
Tom
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
I'm an African but I love Opera and Enrico Caruso is my favorite to my surprise many people from my workplace love to listen to my Enrico Caruso selections. Great man Enrico Caruso with fantastic voice. - James O
nigatoshinmaru369 1 year ago
Napoli patria dell'opera (buffa) patria dell'arte patria delle voci più belle...patria delle melodie più belle mai composte....
ditantipalpiti 1 year ago
I am 18 years old. I love this music. It is real music, and came from a time when quality of life was thick and full. Not like today. All of this technology diminishes quality in exchange for convenience.
I am an Italian American so I must have heard this music when I was young, and when I rediscovered it, I realized it was a part of me. I love Enrico Caruso. He will always be my favorite Opera Singer. Salute!
Hairmetaller86 1 year ago 18
@Hairmetaller86: Thank you for your comment.
As you grew up in an Italian/American family, it seems likely that you've heard the "Golden Voice" of Enrico Caruso as a child/youngster.
As far as opera goes (and many other things...) you have all reason to be proud of your Italian heritage.
Although this is accompanied by a modern orchestra, the voice of Caruso was not tampered with. This is probably how he really sounded live.
You are 18, I'm 60, and we can share the beauty of his singing! Great!
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
@tomfroekjaer Yes exactly! And this is great because I like the original recordings better. I have heard digital restorations of his singing and it takes away from his power. Just like when you listen to music on a victrola, the music, to me, sounds fuller and more present than a digital recording.
Hairmetaller86 1 year ago
You really astonish me, being 18 ! Absolutely great ! Heck, I uploaded the digitally remastered versions of Caruso's (needle noise removed, new orchestration) for people between 10 and around 50. But the real unadultered recordings are of course the original 78's.... And great they are - regardless of the needle noise !
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
@tomfroekjaer Thank you. haha. People have not changed. It's their influences. I guess I have been influenced by the right things.
But anyway, I prefer the needle noise. It just sounds better. haha. But thats a good idea to make it sound like what people are used to. That way they will be more propelled to feel an interest if they like his music a lot. I cannot get enough of him.
Hairmetaller86 1 year ago
@Hairmetaller86: I'm sure you are right regarding influences. It's a blessing for you that you have had the right influences.
As regards to the needle noise of the old 78's - they are sweet music to my ear! - My hope with the upload of the digitally remastered recordings was that more people would listen - and eventually listen to the "real stuff" - the original 78's (many on YT). Although I don't know how many subsequently have listened to the original recordings, it's my hope that they did.
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
@tomfroekjaer I think they will. Sometimes it is how you present something that attracts people. You have the right idea. I wish you the best. It is wonderful for you to show people this art. Keep it up! This is just great!
Hairmetaller86 1 year ago
@Hairmetaller86 Wow...you are 18....and into Caruso. Bravo. You are right on point..this came from a time when quality mattered. Today...this art is almost gone. The last of them was Pavarotti. But...it is young people like you who keep the "standard" alive........Listen to Caruso...Gigli...Martinelli...Schipa...Lauri Volpi....all great voices from the..............'then'..
arcot9 1 year ago
@arcot9 right on with your comments..........there will always be the lament of what was......and the hope kept alive that greatness will once more be restored.......this voice does make me weep
raphabenbenjamin 1 year ago
@ Hairmetaller86 I was moved when reading your comment, many of these songs were anthems evoking the Italians out of the homeland.I am Brazilian, son of an Italian father, and how you at age 18 were familiar to me these songs
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tsbsartini 1 year ago
@Hairmetaller86 you are blessed to have appreciation for this music, this kind of feeling, this kind of voice -- try to pass it along to your friends!!
mensabs 6 months ago
@mensabs Thank you my friend :)
Hairmetaller86 6 months ago
Imagining Caruso, exactly 100 years ago, singing this masterpiece...and thinkin of us, listening to this piece after a century, with such a great emotion in his words...I think it's wonderful.
francesco2015 1 year ago
Thank you very-very much for this and the other videos with Enrico Caruso!
Elena59Rus 1 year ago
@Elena59Rus: you are most welcome, Helen.
Best, Tom
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
Perhaps there is a Pantheon of all these great talents wherein they harmonise in deference to each other? Just a thought!
samarian100 1 year ago
Not surprised that young people don't know about Caruso; the standard of education today is deplorable.
charlemagne762 1 year ago
@charlemagne762: why should they know about Caruso? You cannot copyright Caruso's work (recorded prior to 1921 - or something like that). No reason to tell them about him as the Big Bucks cannot make any money on his recordings.
Education is run by the industry since a long time.
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
grazie Dio per avermi fatto napoletano....sapro´che anche quando un giorno non ci saro´ , da lassu´ non mi anniero´con le mie immense canzoni napoletane.
corbespi 1 year ago
Great respect to CARUSO the best of them all
Kenshin22able 1 year ago
Величайший навсегда! The greatest voice forever...
Thanks, Tom.
13Eulen 1 year ago
What is very disappointing to me is that this unbelievable miracle of nature and great gift for the entire mankind is slowly but inexorably falling into oblivion. Although listening all day long to broadcasting stations particularly voted to classic and operatic music, Caruso's art is completely ignored, even here in Italy, his Country of origin. If i ask a teen who was Caruso, Titta Ruffo or Stracciari, the answer will certainly be : I don'd know. Very sad
alber6161 1 year ago
@alber6161: yes, it's sad that Caruso slowly is gliding into oblivion. If I ask young people here in Denmark about Caruso, they also have no clue. But there are still people searching for "Enrico Caruso" on Google. I can see that from the statistics on my Caruso website. And it is encouraging that this Caruso channel alone has been visited by more than 1.2 million. - Best, Tom
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago 5
@tomfroekjaer 1.2 millions ..wow ..i'm sure this is a great satisfaction for you and will repay for you hard work. Congratulations Tom ! Al
alber6161 1 year ago
@alber6161: yes, pretty good. But this is only on my channel. Many others have uploaded Caruso's work, so if one counts all of them up, it's probably between 4 and 5 millions. Not that bad for someone who died almost 90 years ago.
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
@tomfroekjaer (Pls read 1st) I agree Tom. The fascination from the fans and curiosity from non fans will always be there to some degree. The problem IMO is that the majority of people involved in every aspect of the opera / classical industry from the singers right through to the key production personnel are more involved with the sound of the voice and its production, tending to lean towards modern artists and recording methods.
AmhranaiAlainn 1 year ago
@tomfroekjaer (Pls read 2nd). To continue: The industry of singing needs to understand what the true art of singing is. For it lies not in the sound of the voice but in how it is used. Caruso & his ilk knew that the true art lay in the natural, human, unique 'ESSENCE' of what each of them 'SAID' when they sang. The industry of sound is still a force to be broken. But then, Bel Canto - the art of singing naturally can never go away. Why? Because nature is within us all & we identify with nature.
AmhranaiAlainn 1 year ago
@AmhranaiAlainn: fully agree with you. And you hit it right on the nail with: "But then, Bel Canto - the art of singing naturally can never go away. Why? Because nature is within us all & we identify with nature."
Thanks, Tom
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
@tomfroekjaer You're very welcome Tom and well done with your channel.
Regards, Vincent
AmhranaiAlainn 1 year ago
@tomfroekjaer
I have been totally floored by Rico for 59 years and will
keep searching and listening till I die.
Regards-John
65attila 3 months ago
@65attila That's amazing, John. Since you were 8 years old?? You must have grown up in quite a musical family (Italinia decent?). 78's on Vitrola ?
I didn't - only "caught up" when I was around 20 (1970).
Tom
tomfroekjaer 3 months ago
@alber6161 I to feel the painful disappearance of Caruso.I am continually adding more of his music.It makes me feel sad that the younger one don't have any idea about Enrico Caruso!I find it very difficult if not down right impossible to find another voice such as his that can make me cry like a little boy.Nothing else stirs my Soul better!Each time I hear Mr.Caruso sing it likes he is saying to me (Benvenuti a casa)Home is Paterno.As American born Italian.I don't think you need to be Pisano!
379driver 1 year ago
@alber6161 may i offer, with all respect, that mario lanza, who, arguably, possessed as great a gift, was bridging the gap between opera and popular music. unfortunately, we made certain to discredit him at every turn. so, what do we have today? we afford the likes of andrea bocelli the status of a rock star. enough said. i hope that the legacy of every great tenor can be kept alive. in this day and age, it will not be easy.
jgraif 1 year ago
Omg your website about Caruso is simply awesome!!! Grazie infinite! :)
undalux 1 year ago
@undalux: thanks, Ludovico. How can one heard the voice of Enrico Caruso and not be moved to tears? I create websites for companies, but sometimes I just feel like creating personal websites for things I like.
And, my God, this Neapolitan genius moved me emotionally so much that I just HAD to make a website for him.
All the best, Tom
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
@tomfroekjaer I was born in Naples and I'm a tenor as well, so I'm particularly sympathetic to Caruso's way of intending music, life and singing. I'm studying to become a good singer, and I really appreciate the humbleness and simplicity of the great man he was, before being a huge artist. I'd like to create a website about Caruso in italian, since, what a shame, there's any. But our country is full of shame, for many reasons...I added you of facebook as well :) god nat!
undalux 1 year ago
@undalux If you sing as you respect your Country you'll be the worse tenor ever. So don't waste you time and try to be more reverent. SHAME ON YOU!!
alber6161 1 year ago
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undalux 1 year ago
@alber6161 scusa ma che vuoi dire non ho capito? Che non posso affermare che l'Italia è un paese pieno di cose di cui vergognarsi? Perché non è la verità? Ma mi conosci? Io non ti conosco, parla con rispetto! Per esempio non c'è un sito web sul grande Caruso, e devo andare a scoprire certe cose perché un danese le ha messe online. Mavàvà...e impara l'inglese...
undalux 1 year ago
@undalux ...pensavo la stessa cosa...è assurdo che un patrimonio nazionale simile, non abbia un sito ufficiale.A me fa piacere che sia riconosciuto da tutto il mondo,però anch'io penso che c'è qualche problema in Italia...e questo ne è il palese esempio!!!Benchè nonostante tutto io ...mi ritrovi ad ascoltare questa voce bellissima...come rifugio del mio orgoglio nazionale,troppo spesso calpestato dagli odierni e contemporanei esempi,che ridicolizzano la ns. amata povera patria....
maryandsax 1 year ago
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@undalux ...pensavo la stessa cosa...è assurdo che un patrimonio nazionale simile, non abbia un sito ufficiale.A me fa piacere che sia riconosciuto da tutto il mondo,però anch'io penso che c'è qualche problema in Italia...e questo ne è il palese esempio!!!Benchè nonostante tutto io ...mi ritrovi ad ascoltare questa voce bellissima...come rifugio del mio orgoglio nazionale,troppo spesso calpestato dagli odierni e contemporanei esempi,che ridicolizzano la ns. amata povera patria....
maryandsax 1 year ago
@undalux Hearing someone running down our Country is irritating; but when the scorn comes from a compatriot is way insulting particularly in an international forum voted to music, art and as a tribute to Enrico Caruso. So if this is your opinion about our Country, you better stay where you are: we don't need you.
alber6161 1 year ago
@alber6161 ok ok you're right
undalux 1 year ago
Caruso had a knowledge of the voice which I find lacking in almost all modern singers. He also had heart. It seems like he had no ego, which I think is the deciding factor in such a combination.
seektheforce 1 year ago
wish I couldda heard him 4 real....it prolly wouldda been much better than this recording.
zemotheon12987 1 year ago
@zemotheon12987: yeah, Caruso live no doubt much better than this effort to restore his voice. Voice recorded with "neandertal" tech almost 100 years ago....
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
You're quite right tomfroekjaer to block him. He's not interested in our subject.
voicemad 1 year ago
@voicemad: yes, we Scandinavians are generally very tolerant of other viewpoints (in Danish: "ja, der skal jo være plads til os allesammen"), but for me he has trespassed the limit I can accept.
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
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voicemad 1 year ago
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@tomfroekjaer I know you Scandinavians are very tolerant. I usually say "det skall finnas plats till allas åsikter". I'm an Irishman living in Sweden
voicemad 1 year ago
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@tomfroekjaer . I know you Scandinavians are very tolerant. I usually say "det skall finnas plats till allas åsikter". I'm an Irishman living in Sweden
voicemad 1 year ago
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voicemad 1 year ago
tomfroekjaer. I agree, and as an Irishman living in Sweden, I would say, "Det skall finnas plats till oss allihopa.
voicemad 1 year ago
Actually I'm 65 and I agree with you that I haven't learnt much. Just wait until I'm 70. Maybe then I'll know a bit more about life and great singers. Write to me then.
voicemad 1 year ago
@voicemad: for your information I've blocked TOLTECAAZTECA from commenting on my channel. His comments were not friendly - in fact more bordering on insanity...
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
@TOLTECAAZTECA
You may not be the only one, but your comments probably don't belong to this page
voicemad 1 year ago
If bighitter65 feels that Caruso was "average at best", then I adore "average" singers
voicemad 1 year ago
@voicemad: yes, I also love the other average singers like Jussi, Gigli, etc. ....
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
@tomfroekjaer
Well,l if our favourites are "average" just think how the "above average" would sound. To say that Caruso was "average at best" was stupid.
voicemad 1 year ago
@voicemad: yes...
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
@bighitter65: well, so he was, for you. I don't think any later tenors, including the late Pavarotti, would agree with you. But of course everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
Love that stache.
eltontheprince 1 year ago
@eltontheprince xD Caruso wore a moustache in his early years. In later photos, he shaved it. I don't know why.
31operafan 6 months ago
so many crescendos he uses. he escuchado muchas canciones de el y me parece el mejor.
Brien182 1 year ago
Now I can see why Cardillo would write such a song for Caruso. Caruso had just broken up with his wife around the time this was recorded. I think this song captures how Caruso was feeling about the situation really well. Just read the English translation of the lyrics. It's the ultimate Italian breakup song.
31operafan 1 year ago
This is the first time I have listened to a digitally remastered Caruso recording. I'm liking what I'm hearing. He had a gorgeous lower register and people don't always realize it.
ksol1460tv 1 year ago
Core 'ngrato was written in New York on 1911 by a neapolitan immigrant. His name was Alessandro Sisca (nickname Cordiferro). Later Salvatore Cardilloscored it misdefining his own work as ''a stuff'' , never imagining that it would have become one of the immortal songs ever.
alber6161 1 year ago
There could have been a voice better than his to sing these great works. But the fact that technology allowed us to record it is marvelous. It's a shame that the only voices we here now are the endless drivel of politicians or if its in music form some rap star with curse words.
neomisterp 1 year ago
Probably there have been better voices than Enrico Caruso, or may be there will be some in the future, but nobody will compete with him in empathy and heart- singing. NOBODY!
alber6161 1 year ago 3
@alber6161: You speak my heart, Al !
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
@alber6161 Absolutely!!!
They say: 'To sing like Caruso you must listen like Caruso'
I add: 'To sing like Caruso you must have suffered like Caruso'
ESLTeacher1966 1 year ago
They needed a song bird in heaven so God took Caruso away!!
dougieboy46 1 year ago
There is no doubt that his was the greatest voice ever.
To this date he remains the yardstick by which all other tenors are measured.
Great voices have come and gone, Pavarotti, Del Monaco, Gigli, Di Stefano but no one has quite matched the greatest of them all........Enrico Caruso!
TheVette67stinger 1 year ago
There is no doubt that his was the greatest voice ever.
To this date he remains the yardstick by which all other tenors are measured.
Great voices have come and gone, Pavarotti, Del Monaco, Gigli,Di Stefano but noone has quite matched the greatest of them all........Enrico Caruso!
TheVette67stinger 1 year ago
An excellent example of Caruso at his best! Thank you Tom!
CanadaPisces 1 year ago
I come here to listen to this great voice everytime my heart is heavy and I feel nostalgic of things past which will never return. The fact that my eyes become moist is irrelevant. The music and the voice elevate my soul to a higher level.
What a most beautiful timeless melody and voice. R.I.P. you great Italian Man.
VIRIATO1942 1 year ago 11
@VIRIATO1942: that is very nice. I guess the experience of beauty has the capability of dissolving or relieving negative moods. - At least it does that for me and apparently also for you. Thanks for a very personal comment.
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
Everytime i hear Caruso I thank the heavens for sending us a tenor who has not only a standable voice but a remarkable one at that!! eat dust modern nazel belters!
DanyelHawkes 1 year ago
What heart and warmth. I hadn't listened to this in a while and really needed to hear it today. Thank you, Tom, for bringing us these little bits of heaven. You are appreciated.
goodboybuddy1 1 year ago
I love this Caruso rendition of THE UNGRATEFUL HEART,and I cry when I listen to it too.I'm only moved to tears by the really great Tenors as Caruso certainly was. Thank you Enrico,Murray in Scotland.
dougallsdiscs 1 year ago
This is an heavenly song.
Listening to a voice so beautiful and powerfull as Caruso's takes us closer to God.
No wonder Enrico Caruso set the standard for the very best there is and there has been in "belo canto" .
VIRIATO1942 1 year ago
question..He's a tenor? I think his voice sounds too manly(deep and full) to be a tenor. If he is then could anyone tell me what makes him a tenor? this is an inquiry.
philliesomasound 1 year ago
great voice, no other tenor like him. rest in peace maestro.
yodasi13 1 year ago
É muito bom ouvir uma música cantada pelo cantor por ela homenageado.
MrProfessor2010 1 year ago
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I wish I had a teacher like him!
I have uploaded my video of core 'ngrato too, check out on my channel.
Best wishes for all.
brodinxvi 1 year ago
Caruso vino a cantar a México en 1925, y cantó sin micrófono en el toreo....saludos
Montecristo1789 1 year ago
@Montecristo1789 buenas tardes. así es vino a cantar en la atigua plaza de toros y lo hizo segun crónicas del tiempo y cartas transcritas al libro biográfico que escribió su esposa, en una de estas cartas dice: "esta noche retare al viento y a la lluvia con mi voz" . tambíen parace ser que fue aquí en mexico donde se empezó a enfermar ... saludos
caramonmajere780817 1 year ago
@caramonmajere780817 muchas gracias por el apunte, realmente interesante. En mi neofita lírica para mí han habido tres cantantes que me han marcado: Caruso, Pavarotti y Jorge Negrete, aunque éste último se dedicó más al corte popular. Saludos y nuevamente gracias
Montecristo1789 1 year ago
@caramonmajere780817: ALGUNA VEZ, HACE AÑOS TUVE EN MIS MANOS UN SURCO COLOMBIANO DE 33, CON CANCIONES DE CARUSO. ALLÍ LEÍ QUE SU PRIMER DISCO LO GRABÓ EN 1905. IMAGINEMOS LAS DIFICULTADES. DISCOS DE CERA, GRAMÓFONO. Y QUIZAS, SIN MICRÓFONO. SE DECÍA QUE CARUSO ROMPÍA CRISTALES DE VENTANALES, CON SU VOZ. ALGO DICES DE SU DESAFÍO AL VIENTO. CREO QUE ESA PRECIOSA CANCIÓN, SEA EL ORIGINAL DE CORE INGRATO, TAN BIEN CANTADO POR MUCHAS OTRAS VOCES, PASADAS Y TAMBIÉN ACTUALES. SALUDOS DESDE
BOGOTÁ.
pablomontoyaduque1 1 year ago
Enrico Caruso is the inspiration of all the great tenors that followed, just as Bing Crosby inspired all modern crooners. They are the beginning of beautiful music, their singing is pure and devoid of mannerisms. They are the golden standard. Thank you for this historic recording, and the great pictures. We have finally come to meet Enrico Caruso, a legend become reality.
stephenjoeagi 1 year ago 2
@stephenjoeagi: great comment, Stephen. Thank you. Tom
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
I recently got a victrola that was given to me, and I cannot find any of Mr. Caruso's work to play on it.
neomisterp 1 year ago
@neomisterp: having a Victrola is great ! But of course the Caruso recordings are collectors' items and not so easy to get hold of.
tomfroekjaer 1 year ago
@neomisterp Go to Salvation army and thrift stores and you'll find lots of these old recordings!
monpitt500 1 year ago
@neomisterp Caruso's are quite common. There are antique record player shows all over the country, most times of the year with dozens of record dealers. Nauck's record auction is a good place. Careful with e-bay - can't judge quality too well.
CD122344 1 year ago
Awesome
paulostroff99 1 year ago
I never heard anyone sing with more heart and empathy than Enrico Caruso. - That he sang this 100 years ago just adds to the beauty of his voice,
normannielsen 1 year ago
Great remasterization! The timbres's voice of Caruso is better than Beniamino Gigli in my opinion.
mariogantois1 1 year ago
Caruso was certainly one of the super nova: Caruso, Gilgli and Bjorling - who have illuminated our lives so wonderfully. God less you all.
The99Gambo 1 year ago
@The99Gambo -Let us not forget Di Stefano-Pavs idol.
paulostroff99 1 year ago
@Lion31Cybershot Its a historical document. Prob one take in an afternoon recording session in camden nj. almost 100 yrs ago. rerecording with a modern orchestra ruins it. If you ever get a chance to spend an afternoon listening to 78's on a mechanical victrola.Listening to Caruso ,and McCormack you will understand. The Victrola fills the whole room just like a boom box does. But its a much more natural sound .
tenorismo 1 year ago
If you've an ear you can rally kind of reconstruct the full majesty of his voice by hearing these sub par recordings.
biigzen 1 year ago
commovente
errediroma 1 year ago
Let this master sing forever.
ishkaprielian 1 year ago
Caruso era um grande cantor de óperas e canções italianas. Excelente vídeo!
MrProfessor2010 1 year ago
He was amazing when he was alive. Now that he has passed away a long time ago, he is still a legend. Brilliant singer, fantastic voice, I don't find words that suit for his wonderful talent.
Ninny3737 1 year ago 2
Caruso é um excelente intérprete da música que tem tudo a haver com seu sofrimento pessoal. Soube aplicar a máxima: Quem canta os males espanta!
MrProfessor2010 1 year ago
Damn..........if he sounded that good in those old recordings, what must he have sounded like in person?? Wow....just...............wow!!
RoZita870 1 year ago 3
I get Chills everytime i listen to his voice in thissong
MrGrampa5000 1 year ago