Enrico Caruso: E Lucevan le stelle (enhanced)

[Patronistaindustrial]

Bajo la brillante luz de las estrellas tus pieceitos descalzos apenas rosaban la arena , ay Dios mío y Yo sentía muchas ganas de darles un beso.

[TheJrollino]

Imagine what this would sound like with modern sound systems. No harm in dreaming.

[Kadda1234]

Caruso records often run around 75 or lower, but Idk what this one needs. It's a bit too fast I think.

[tomfroekjaer]

@Kadda1234 Yes, it is too fast.

[slamtodeath]

Wonderful. It gave me goose bumps.

[canelongno1]

i like how he sung it it was nice but i thought it was a bit on the fast side i like it better when its sung slower. it feels more like the man is thinking and reflecting rather then just, for lack of a better word, spurting out the words. but i still think its lovely he really was a great singer

[KaleidoscopeAct]

Is this the right speed?

[tomfroekjaer]

@KaleidoscopeAct Nope - I'm sure it isn't. But it sounds great ....

[tomfroekjaer]

@KaleidoscopeAct Yes, it was speeded up somewhat, I think. But then again we have only poor recordings - in various qualities - to judge by. How did he really sound like live?

The majority of the opera public at the time (MET and abroad) didn't buy tickets for a specific opera, but for a performance where Caruso was the tenor.

[edulusos]

Esta medio ton arriba, que bueno!!

Recomiendo pavarotti y tito schifa pero, logico, nadie como él

[rosaponselleart]

Caruso is forever and ever the best!

R.

[tomfroekjaer]

@rosaponselleart Thanks R. - or M. :-)

... Beautiful soul and voice.

[sybillacdca]

me gusta

[mauriciomille]

The only one who could beat pavarotti.... No one above him!!!

[AdriaFloriDeSoc]

@mauriciomille Fritz Wunderlich, better.

[cenodus]

OH THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!

This is incredible!

[maldoror26]

really the best restoration. thanks.

M.

[Pawelp]

Thank you for posting this. I still love the recording myself!

[Dionaysia]

Thank you so much for posting!

One hundred years after its recording, I found the Caruso rendition valuable. Besides its exellence, I was impressed with the way he was able to allow his voice to break, twice, near the end, with emotion, and still return to the true line of the music.

Also, your translation from Italian to English seems better, to me, than the libretto I have.

Many many thanks!

[tomfroekjaer]

You are most welcome, Dionaysia !

[NaiveVoice]

Thank you, Tom. Caruso is such a find for me.

[tomfroekjaer]

Glad to share it and Caruso with you, NaiveVoice!

Come to think of it, didn't Caruso have "Naive" Voice?

[Aliselia1]

Such a wonderful voice. It brings me to tears.

[Mattnek]

the italian opera is the best, i ahte french, the italian has that emotive feeling in the way of talking, spanish is great too, i love them both

[tenorenchanted]

Best Version of E Lucevan Le Stelle! Thank You for posting this!

[tenorenchanted]

U Know one thing that funny about Caruso...If he were alive in my life time he would make me a pauper because I would spend all my money just to hear this guy sing! His voice is definitely unfathomable simply unbelieve! WOW!!!!!!

[tomkellycartoons]

Mr. Caruso's "big notes" are so strong, and, you can hear, at the end of each, that he had plenty of air left! His tone and vibrato on EVERY note....what a pure pleasure! Thank you!

[vurria123]

This is from the 1908-1909 recordings that seem to be rather complicated by his vocal and personal problems of that brief period. The 1910 recordings, on the other hand, show a somewhat new Caruso with extraordinary new vocal and interpretive powers. His voice was much darker, again, in 1910, than was the case in some of these 1908-1909 pieces, in my opinion. But thanks for posting this beautiful remastering.

[tomfroekjaer]

Yes, vurria123, there were several personal problems at the time (Giachetti) and, I believe, the first operation on his vocal chords - his voice was definately darker after that.

I received this remastering from (YouTube username) Pawelp, so I cannot really take credit for it :-)

[maldoror26]

very good enhancement. who did it, you?

[tomfroekjaer]

Yes, I think it's good too. Pawelp sent it to me for upload.

[ShawDAMAN]

they show the intensity and focus of the voice

agreed, very good

[GermanOperaSinger]

Better than the one I'm used to (Naxos). But the Manon Lescaut one that was posted a while ago was even better. What I like about these recordings is that they show the intensity and focus of the voice. Listen to the last A he sings, it's an intense beam of energy. Gives me goosebumps.

[tomfroekjaer]

Yes, as you say, the previous Monon Lexcaut is better and this is better than the Marston where much of the power of his voice is missing.

When are they going to invent that time machine... :-)

[migocefire]

Maravillosa interpretación como siempre.