enrico caruso

     

In 1999 Placido Domingo opened the Met for a record 18th time, breaking this man's record of 17

Trivia about enrico caruso

  • This Neapolitan made his Metropolitan Opera debut on November 23, 1903 in "Rigoletto"
  • This great tenor's last appearance at the Met was December 24, 1920; his first was in 1903
  • This great Italian tenor made his official debut in 1894, in Naples, his hometown
  • One of the greatest tenors ever, he made his last appearance at the Met December 24, 1920
  • After a poor reception in Naples in 1901, this tenor vowed never to sing there again & never did
  • After his debut in his hometown of Naples in 1894, it was a fast climb to the top for this tenor
  • This Italian tenor was in town to perform when the earthquake struck
  • This aria from "Pagliacci" gave him the first million-selling record ever