“He was the greatest tenor the world has ever known,” said Laura Valente, curator of a museum dedicated to Enrico Caruso that recently opened its doors in his native Naples.
A small museum opened last month in the city’s royal palace (Palazzo Reale), represents the life and international career of a man born 150 years ago Enrico Carusawhich it is long ago Luciano Pavarotti (1935–2007) introduced Italian opera to the rest of the world.
According to the curator Laura Valente it is In addition to his great talent and exceptional voice, Caruso devised a new way of singing and expressing himself on stage, similar to Maria Callas. With his recordings at the advent of the gramophone industry it is ushered in the era of mass music and is considered the first singer who it is recorded opera arias on discs. Between 1902 and 1920 it is released as many as 247 records, as a result of which it is became a recognized name all over the world. Caruso it is was also the first singer who it is sold a million records. “Was it is tenorist of the new century. More than anything else it is understood that technology would not diminish his voice, but rather bring his voice to the world. And that it is was his innovation,” it is added the curator.
Caruso was born into a large and poor family it is by performing on the streets, he helped family members to survive. Musical knowledge it is gained in the church choir and as an opera singer it is debuted in 1894 in Naples with a role in an opera L’amico Francesca the composer Mario Morelli.
Made famous it is in 1898 in Milan with the role of Loris in the opera Fedora Umberto Giordana. Then it is studied many leading tenor roles in a short time and performed in all major operas. Among his most famous roles are Canio in the opera Actors Ruggiero Leoncavallo and Radames in Aida Giuseppe Verdi.
“If this Neapolitan continues to sing like this, the whole world will be talking about him,” it is announced conductor Arturo Toscanini when it is heard one of the early performances of the young Caruso in Scali. And that’s it it is also realized. After execution Love potion Gaetano Donizetti in February 1901 in Scali in Milan it is began a world tour and attracted crowds of fans. Almost half of his appearances it is was at the New York Metropolitan Opera, where it is sang for 18 consecutive seasons starting in 1903.
Caruso it is performed almost 2000 performances – toured it is from Saint Petersburg to Ciudad de Mexico, Buenos Aires and New York. Over the years it is formed a close friendship with the composers Paul To toast and Giacomo Puccini, who wrote several works especially for him. Otherwise it is in addition to arias, he also sang folk songs, thanks to him it is the world-famous Neapolitan song O salt mio.
The Naples Museum seeks through the exhibits exhibits bring to life extraordinary talent and marketing the skill of a singer whose voice it is was marked for “magical“, hovering between tenor and baritone. The collection contains audio– and film footage, objects related to his performances, and photographs, reports the French news agency AFP.
Using the archives of opera houses around the world, as well as the Library of Congress and other institutions, the museum displays a selection of the tenor’s costumes, including his most famous role as the clown from Actors. He also offers excerpts from recordings, his old gramophone and watercolors that he it is painted by the sea. There are even excerpts from a silent film on display, which it is recorded.
Even before the opening of the museum it is Italian Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano said yes it is was Caruso the first singer in the history of music, “which it is understood and exploited the enormous potential of the music industry“. At the opening of the museum, however it is added yes it is Caruso presents a positive image of Naples to the world.
A it is Despite his success around the world, his hometown left a bitter aftertaste for Carus. After a cold reception and bad reviews after the performance in 1901 in To the theater A dream Carlo it is swore as a young singer that he would never sing in Naples again. A it is died in his hometown after a serious illness in 1921 at the age of 48. He attended the funeral in the Naples basilica it is several thousand people came to pay their respects.
Source: Rtvslo
