Enrico caruso biography summary organizer

Born Errico Caruso (adopted more formal Enrico for stage), February 27 (some sources say 25), , in Naples, Italy; died of pneumonia and peritonitis in in Naples; son of Marcellino (a mechanic) and Anna (Baldini) Caruso; married Dorothy Park Benjamin, ; children: Gloria; (with Ada Giachetti) Rodolfo, Enrico Jr. Education: Studied voice with Guglielmo Vergine, , and Vincenzo Lombardi, Worked as laborer, including jobs as mechanic and jute weaver, beginning c.

; debuted in L'Amico Francesco at Teatro Nuovo, Naples, ; expanded repertoire to include La Traviata, Rigoletto, Aida, and Faust, among others; first sang Canio in I Pagliacci, , and Rodolfo in La Boheme, ; debuted in La Boheme at La Scala, Milan, ; performed internationally, including appearances in Moscow, Buenos Aries, Monte Carlo, and London, beginning in ; made first recordings, ; debuted in U.S.

at Metropolitan Opera, New York City, Appeared in silent films My Cousin and A Splendid Romance, ; subject of fi Enrico Caruso - NOHO