@56Yeya Caruso and Yossele ztl lived at same time in NY and knew and appreciated each other. Caruso hugged Rosenblatt after hearing him sing Eli Eli in a concert. Caruso once said that he was lucky that Rosenblatt had gone into chozzonus rather than into opera. Caruso, a not particularly observant Catholic, often attended shul services especially in Eastern Europe. He felt that he could learn a lot from chazzanim. This is felt in Caruso role as the Jew Eleazar in La Juive, sadly his last role!
Rosenblatt is for chazanut what Caruso is for opera-lovers! 56Yeya
56Yeya 9 months ago
@56Yeya Caruso and Yossele ztl lived at same time in NY and knew and appreciated each other. Caruso hugged Rosenblatt after hearing him sing Eli Eli in a concert. Caruso once said that he was lucky that Rosenblatt had gone into chozzonus rather than into opera. Caruso, a not particularly observant Catholic, often attended shul services especially in Eastern Europe. He felt that he could learn a lot from chazzanim. This is felt in Caruso role as the Jew Eleazar in La Juive, sadly his last role!
OperaFanCantor 7 months ago
Wonderfully remastered! Yossele Rosenblatt set such an example for all that a cantor can be.
ChaznAvi 11 months ago 2