Caruso
23 records in the collection· mostly on His Master's Voice, Victor, Victorola
Enrico Caruso was the great Italian tenor of the early recording era, an international opera star whose records helped establish the gramophone as a serious medium in the first decades of the twentieth century. Celebrated for roles in operas by Verdi, Puccini and others, his powerful, immediately recognisable voice makes his acoustic recordings some of the defining documents of pre-1920 classical singing.
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Records by Caruso
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- AAddio
Enrico Caruso recorded a single-sided His Master's Voice disc of "Addio," catalogue HMV 2-052035. An early or mid-period Caruso recording on an acoustic or electrical HMV pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-052035 Opera
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- AAddioa Napoli
- BCante pe me
Enrico Caruso, the most celebrated tenor of the early 20th century, performs 'Addio a Napoli' and 'Cante pe me' for His Master's Voice. Caruso's 1906 recording of 'La donna è mobile' was the first operatic recording to achieve international commercial success, and his voice defined the tenor repertory for generations.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA104 Opera
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- AAida-Celeste Aida
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, singing 'La donna è mobile' from Verdi's Rigoletto on Victor 88127 — a canonical operatic recording from the most famous tenor of the 78 era.AI summary
Victor 88127 Opera
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- ACavalleria Rusticana
Enrico Caruso sings from Mascagni's 'Cavalleria rusticana' on an early single-sided Victor Red Seal.AI summary
Victorola 81030 Opera
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- AChantique de Noel
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, performing 'Cantique de Noël' (Adolphe Adam's Christmas carol) on His Master's Voice. This is an electrically reissued version of an original acoustic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-032022 Opera
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- ACrucifixus
- BLibiamo ne' lieticalici
Enrico Caruso's 'Crucifixus' and Verdi's 'Libiamo ne' lieticalici' (from La Traviata) on His Master's Voice DJ100; Caruso was the most famous tenor of the early 20th century and these are likely reissues of his most famous recordings from the acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice DJ100 Opera
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- ACrucifixus
- BLibiamo ne' lieticalici
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, performing two opera arias—'Crucifixus' and 'Libiamo ne' lieticalici' (from La Traviata)—on His Master's Voice. This appears to be a much later issue or reissue of acoustic recordings from the early twentieth century.AI summary
His Master's Voice DJ100 Opera
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- ADonna non vidi mai
- BGuardann's luna
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor and one of the most recorded voices in history, on His Master's Voice with two operatic arias: 'Donna non vidi mai' from *Manon Lescaut* and 'Guardann's luna' (likely a Neapolitan song).AI summary
His Master's Voice DA106 Opera
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- ADonna non vidi mai
- BGuardann's luna
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, recorded 'Donna non vidi mai' (a soprano aria from Puccini's *Manon Lescaut*) and 'Guardann's luna' for His Master's Voice — though Caruso died in 1921, HMV continued to reissue his acoustic recordings on the DA series well into the 1930s and beyond.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA106 Opera
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- AE Lucevan le Stelle
- BQui sotto il Ciel
Enrico Caruso sings 'E Lucevan le Stelle' from Puccini's 'Tosca' (and a second aria) on Pathé 84004. Pathé issued Caruso recordings by licence or from separate sessions, and their Caruso pressings are considered secondary to his Victor and HMV sides by most collectors. However, any Caruso disc retains significant collector interest; Pathé's hill-and-dale cutting means a standard stylus will not play it correctly.AI summary
Pathé 84004 Voice
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- AFor you alone
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, recorded "For You Alone" for His Master's Voice. The catalogue number 4-2122 indicates a later electrical reissue of an earlier acoustic recording, likely 1920s–1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 4-2122 Opera
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- AHosanna
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, recorded 'Hosanna' for Victor, a major American label. This is an acoustic-era Caruso recording, a cornerstone of early vocal recording and consistently sought by collectors.AI summary
Victor 88403 Opera
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- ALa Mia Canzone
Enrico Caruso, the most celebrated tenor of the early twentieth century, singing 'La Mia Canzone' ('My Song') on Victor — his principal label. This is a precious historical document of the greatest voice of the age.AI summary
Victor 87213 Opera
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- AMia Piccirella
- BCeleste Aida, Forma Divina
Enrico Caruso, the greatest tenor of his era and one of the most celebrated recording artists of all time, recorded "Mia Piccirella" and "Celeste Aida, Forma Divina" for His Master's Voice DB144. A DB-series single of a paramount figure in recorded music.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB144 Opera
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- AO quanti occhi fisi
- BOn l'appelle Manon
Enrico Caruso, the greatest tenor of the early 20th century, in two operatic arias recorded for His Master's Voice; DM series pressings of Caruso's acoustic performances are standard catalogue items.AI summary
His Master's Voice DM110 Opera
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- AOra e per sempre addio
- BDonna e monile
Enrico Caruso, the greatest tenor of the early recording era, performs two works from Verdi's Rigoletto—'Ora è per sempre addio' and 'La Donna è Mobile'—on His Master's Voice DA561.AI summary
His Master's Voice No2CatDA561 Opera
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- AOver there
Enrico Caruso performing 'Over There' on Victor Records. Caruso was the most celebrated operatic tenor of the early 20th century, and his recordings of 1904-20 on the Victor and HMV labels remain historically important.AI summary
Victor 87294 Opera
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- AQui sotto il ciel
- BTu non mi vuoi piu bene
Enrico Caruso recorded 'Qui sotto il ciel' and 'Tu non mi vuoi piu bene' for Liberty; Caruso's operatic recordings remain highly collected despite the small label.AI summary
Liberty Opera
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- ARecondita armonia
Enrico Caruso sings 'Recondita armonia' from Puccini's 'Tosca' on a single-sided Victor Red Seal.AI summary
Victorola 87043 Opera
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- ATrusting Eyes
Enrico Caruso, the greatest tenor of the 20th century, recorded 'Trusting Eyes' for Victor, catalogue 87187; Caruso's recordings are among the most iconic of the acoustic era and are universally sought by collectors.AI summary
Victor 87187 Opera
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- AUna furtiva Lagrima
- BCeleste Aida
Enrico Caruso, the most celebrated tenor of the early 20th century, recorded two cornerstone Italian operatic arias ('Una furtiva Lagrima' from L'elisir d'amore and 'Celeste Aida' from Aida) for HMV. Caruso's recordings are among the most collected of the acoustic era and remain landmarks of vocal recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice VA12 Opera
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- AVaghissima sembianza
- BSultanto a te
Enrico Caruso on HMV DA754, performing 'Vaghissima Sembianza' (from Werther) and 'Sull'anto a Te' (from La Bohème). These are acoustic recordings of the legendary Italian tenor, reissued on HMV's electrical DA label.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA754 Opera
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- AVaghissma sembianza
- BSultanto a te
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, recorded 'Vaghissima Sembianza' and 'Sultanto a Te' (arias from Rossini's 'The Barber of Seville' and other operas) for His Master's Voice; these are among the most historically important vocal recordings ever made.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA754 Opera