Enrico Caruso - Di Quella Pira from Il Trovatore (1906)

Enrico Caruso Sings Di Quella Pira (Tremble, Ye Tyrants!) from 'Il Trovatore'. Recorded in 1906. This is one of my best version of this aria - I also love another version of Aureliano Pertile and Luciano Pavarotti.

Played on my Victrola with Mica Soundbox.

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Music

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• Enrico
• Caruso
• Di
• Quella
• Pira
• 1906
• 78rpm
• Victrola

[transformingArt]

Yes...I also thought that this was an electrical dubbing. But later I learned that as if there is no 'VE' mark on the top of that scroll rabel, it is an acoustic recording. I also posted another Caruso acoustic recording on scroll label - "A Vucchella"

[CD122344]

The high notes are Bs. I Have many Carusos and play them on vintage machines. I use a strobe with a pattern to make sure that the platter is at the correct speed. Not all Carusos were recorded at 78 rpm. So it is important that the records are played at the correct speed. This recording is wonderful with great clean singing by Caruso.

[Kentoo48]

This is an excellent recording. I didnt realize that Caruso had a high C . I know that in La Boheme he asked Puccini for permission to have Che gelida manina transposed. He may have been called the tenor with the glass voice when he was training but he made use of the notes that he could sing, like no other could.

[pinomarra43]

grande ENRICO

[TerryNio55]

I've also checked the top notes. In the original recording the top notes are Bs.

[MaiLeeb]

This is my teacher's Di quella pira in the video response. I love Caruso's rendition. But please listen to my teacher and tell me what you think. I think he deserves to be listed among the best!!!!

[atlatahuac]

In 1964, the head librarian of the law library of the Mexico City firm Goodrich, Dalton, Little & Riquelme, 73 year old Jose Ariza, told me that in 1919 he was at the bull ring to hear Caruso. He told me that Caruso brought the house down when he sang a 'doble pecho de C'. Is that a high C? He said C. was all the more amazing as not much in the way of enclosure, just v. high seating, incl balcony. You can see the photos offered for sale on 'net when you google Caruso in Mex Cy.

[ITILII]

@masterdaksaver he sings very good ? This is the immortal CARUSO, the GREATEST singer EVER !!!!!

[masterdaksaver]

Caruso is Perfect!!

He sings little slow but very good.

[piasecznik]

I don't think it's at the right speed though. As far as I know he always transposed Di Quella Pira down, as do most tenors actually.

[Villeneuve27rosso]

Incomparabile,inarrivabile,uni­co;in una parola ENRICO CARUSO!!!Grazie di cuore transformingArt...sei un mito!!!

[troppofiato]

These are C's - maybe the recording is fast. Very refreshing to hear someone sing this aria without rushing, articulating cleanly and smoothly the 16th notes - and with such a ringing, spinto yet flexible voice to boot.