Enrico Caruso - Vesti la giubba - 1902, 1904, 1907

Caruso was the first gramophone star to sell more than a million copies with his 1907 recording of 'Vesti la giubba' from the opera 'Pagliacci' by Ruggero Leoncavallo. Here are his recordings from 30th of November 1902, 1st of February 1904 and 17th of March 1907.
Vesti la giubba is regarded as one of the most moving arias in the operatic repertoire. The pain of Canio (Caruso) is portrayed in the aria and exemplifies the entire notion of the 'tragic clown': smiling on the outside but crying on the inside. This is still displayed today as the clown motif often features the painted on tear running down the cheek of the performer.
The opera recounts the tragedy of a jealous husband.
More Caruso info on my non-profit website www.enricocarus... (English).
Text of the aria in Italian:
Recitar! Mentre preso dal delirio!
Non so più quel che dico
e quel che faccio!
Eppur è d'uopo sforzati!
Bah! Sei tu forse un uom?
Tu sei Pagliaccio!
Vesti la giubba
Ela faccia infarina.
La gente paga e rider vuole qua.
E se Arlecchin t'invola Colombina,
ridi, Pagliaccio, e ognun applaudirà!
Tramuta in lazzi
lo spasmo ed il pianto;
in una smorfia il singhiozzo
e'l dolor! Ah!
Ridi, Pagliaccio,
sul tuo amore infranto.
Ridi del duol che t'avvelena il cor.
English translation:
To act, with my heart saddened with sorrow.
I know not what I'm saying or what I'm doing.
Yet I must face it.
Courage, my heart!
You are not a man;
you're but a jester!
On with the motley,
the paint and the powder.
The people pay you and want their laugh,
you know.
If Harlequin your Columbine has stolen,
laugh, Punchinello! The world will cry 'Bravo!'
Go hide with laughter
your tears and your sorrow,
sing and be merry, playing your part.
Laugh, Punchinello,
for the love that is ended.
Laugh for the sorrow
that is eating your heart.

[@lindablunt2257]

I wish I could meet CARUSO and show him that I17 years later...Im listening his voice from a 3X7 inch flat device...

[@riccaruso7791]

Linda Blunt ~ He would heartily laugh!

[@kennymos9007]

Incredible, huh

[@chastenor]

@@kennymos9007 Caruso is immortal, so I don't think you need to worry

[@gizar5440]

Linda Blunt non preoccuparti che quando morirai lo incontrerai,ps:gli puoi dire da parte mia che dopo di lui(Caruso)non sono nati piu'tenori del suo calibro,solo strillatori,che fanno a gara a chi strilla di piu´,grazie.nb:io non moriro' ancora per molto tempo.

[@michaelfrank1611]

We are fortunate that so many of Enrico’s recordings have survived! What a fabulous voice!

[@saltburner2]

They have all survived, and Ward Marston has remastered the lot for Naxos on 10 CDs.

[@Dra741]

There's a lot of high quality in his music it's so powerful that I Vision back in the time that he was there oh, you didn't look like somebody you can't mess around with

[@Dra741]

When I hear this song I see in 1919, driving down the street in the old Ford cars and going to a restaurant with white tables and everybody's there to serve you IC New York 100 years ago when I hear his songs and his voice I could put myself right there that's how good it is nobody's beat him oh, and you don't want to do that because this is pure American, and everybody in the world should know Enrique Caruso

[@Tenore1921]

@@saltburner2 Not all of them. There is a 1910 recoding of the celebrated aria ‘Quando le sere al placido’ from Verdi’s opera ‘Luisa Miller’ that was never released and eventually disappeared. It is the only known recording of Caruso singing this aria, or any other excerpt from Luisa Miller. There is apparently a note from a 1950s ledger that says “no parts”; which indicates that it was indeed lost forever. A truly unfortunate loss…

[@BroWCarey]

I first heard this when I was four years old, and my grandfather, himself an amateur opera singer, told me what the lyrics meant. I fell in love with Caruso and this aria. I remember reading that Caruso used to drive conductors insane, because he refused to follow their tempo, but always set his own, often irregular, and just expected the orchestra to follow him! But he was absolutely the best ever, so they just had to do it his way. I'm glad they did.

[@konzavadasz]

My father was a tenor, a HUGE devotee of Caruso, and had sung with the Chicago Met in the 1930's and one of my earliest memories is him singing along with Caruso's Vesti. I get goosebumps and tears in my eyes listening to it now. I can hear my dad singing along.

[@stefanoceccarelli5781]

Meraviglioso ed insuperabile, quando canta scandisce in modo unico le frasi e le parole sono estremamente comprensibili. ..un fenomeno unico!

[@Edgar-q2p]

I´m not really an opera fan but his voice is so amazing.

[@spatslondon3888]

Although Caruso sang top Cs very rarely, he was definitely the greatest and all the modern tenors know it. I have no problem hearing the quality of his voice. Even through a horn, his voice sounds better than others even with the help of microphones, splicing etc. Apart from that, his innate musicality revolutionized phrasing and has never been equalled. However, to hear what he would have sounded, try listening on KZbin to the tracks described as 'remastered'. These are tracks from the Caruso 2000 CDs with original accompaniment replaced with a modern digitally recorded orchestra and with hiss and crackle eliminated.

[@oladmersoleada]

El mejor, el único gran tenor del mundo. Gracias Enrico Caruso por tu maravillosa voz.

[@thrushwound]

Remember, this guy held back his vocal power on recordings. His voice was so powerful he could break glass! Thus when he hit super high "c"'s during recording sessions they would distort. So you will never hear him like my grandfather did! My granddad told me he was unbelivable in person! What a monster voice!!!!

[@pedromotta9324]

Very interesting! Thank you ! Could you tell more abouth Caruso’ voice listended in person for you grandfather?

[@dougr3142]

That is a very old myth. Caruso never shattered glass with his voice.

[@suzanh7777]

Cheers to our ancestors! And to Mario Lanza too, along with Caruso!!!!

[@smemr]

It is true that the old recording equipment could not effectively handle the loud volumes and singers often had to tone down or were pulled back from the old horn to avoid distortions. Emma Eames once commented that the aria's climax would disappear and she sounded as if she left the room. There is an interesting example from a 1940's movie where Lauritz Melchior is singing into the old recording equipment and at the climax he is pulled away from the horn.

[@esterstratico4279]

Muchas gracias x tu info. 🤚

[@andrealupini6769]

Sono passati più di cento anni ma l'arioso dei pagliacci di Enrico Caruso è rimasto per me il più bello! Di una modernità impressionate e di una sobrietà straordinaria ! Dal punto di vista strettamente stilistico sembra inciso stamattina.......

[@pamcridercrider92]

I prefer the. 1902 version. So much emotion. The best tenor in the world!

[@jeffkerzner6254]

Listening to this brings back lots of memories. My grandmother and great aunt used to book all the acts at the Met, Beverly Sills was my babysitter, and Laurence Melchior a family friend and yet, I never "got" opera. My late cousin was a baritone in the Swiss national opera, and I went to visit him one year in Bern. I saw he had a record on the phonograph and started to play it. He came running in and was perturbed that I hadn't approached playing it with proper reverence. In any case, he allowed it to be played, and the voice filled up the entire house. Afterwards, he couldn't speak for 10 minutes. That was the effect Caruso singing Vesti la Giubba had on him, and then I got it.

[@philiptropea4933]

Jeff, you must listen to Beverly Sills singing 'The Willow Song' from the opera 'The Ballard of Baby Doe' (only the one with the Composer Douglas Moore and baritone Earl Wrightson in attendance). Great thrilling voice and top notes! Best upload of this song. Philip Tropea tenor 2 singing videos on youtube.com

[@JohnLee-io1ne]

How can any of us match a childhood/youthful upbringing such as that? Though I had my own share of intriguing, eclectic experiences early on life (and no few since then, thankfully) I yet confess to a bit of healthy envy...

[@jeffkerzner6254]

@@JohnLee-io1ne it was certainly interesting. My great grandfather was the mask and wig maker in NYC for opera and Broadway back in the day, too.

[@Fede842]

Il più grande di tutti. Cantava l'anima della melodia

[@pauliuskulikauskas2000]

Many thanks for putting these three versions in sequence. It shows what happens to the emotional quality of a performer who keeps delivering the same piece for a long time many, many times. An opera is a a theatrical sequence, and taking one single aria with attached recitativi is difficult enough to present credibly. Yet even worse that that is wearing it out. The Milano version of 1902 is throbbing with incredible raw emotion, an incredible power of verismo - if compared to the later versions which are not bad at all, but somewhat tamed and cultured. Compare with Corelli in 1954 (Franco Corelli - Recitar ... Vesti la giubba - I Pagliacci) - a performance exceptionally true to the power of verismo, but still not a match to Caruso in 1902. I would not even compare Pavarotti's version to it - while the latter's Nessun Dorma may be one of the best... And, returning to Caruso in 1902, to think that this emotional charge is delivered with a simple piano acc as a standalone aria; as one of my friends had said once about piece of Bach, I am shamelessly sobbing already in anticipation of hearing it.

[@thiagopasin1]

None of those (Caruso nor Corelli) are a match to Del Monaco in terms of verismo. Caruso was not dark enough to be Canio, Corelli was not strong enough.

[@williamlewis4318]

@@thiagopasin1 recordings are only an approximation… I believe it was Rosa Ponselle who said you could confuse Caruso with a dramatic baritone. Supposedly, his voice was huge and dark, but also with that Neapolitan warmness.

[@tomfroekjaer]

@sjonhigh: this is was Luciano said about Caruso in a film (on my channel): "I think Caruso for the singer means the base of the building. Doesn't matter how tall is the building, how heavy is going to be the building. On the basement of Caruso it will always rest. Because he's essential. Because vocally he is enormous and he is very, very close to the truth in expression."

[@darklord220]

'truth in expression' thats it isn't it

[@jdtmdsm]

Very deep, very true. I realized while singing this tonight;, to sing this good, you have to sing this like you are feeling it now.

[@marylouantonsson5836]

💗

[@caruso81]

It is very interesting how his voice changed and matured in 5 years,,,,,, Grande CARUSO :DDD

[@pablocaar]

I don't think that's the case, the aesthetics changed, so he decided to change too!

[@consuelomunoz5000]

Sublime único CARUSO lo AMO gracias 🥰🥰🥰

[@georginankansah5091]

How interesting to compare the three recordings. They are identical in every way, phrasing, control, resonances. The only difference is that the voice is slightly darker in 1904 and then in 1907

[@proyectosdeconstruccionhab7577]

Magnífico. No me canso de escucharlo.

[@ArianneArdon]

They are all masterpieces, but I prefere the first one from 1902. It oozez with raw feeling and you can allmost sense the tears and desperation in his voice at the end. I think this is why it is the best interpretation. (p.s. I appologies for my english spelling mistakes)

[@0RoseRed]

I agree. Oh and “your English spelling” is just fine. 😁

[@marthawelch4289]

Hello! I think English is a really difficult language to learn because everything is irregular - verbs, spelling, pronunciation. If you would like to see an old lady's polite corrections, here they are: * prefer * oozes * almost * apologize And I agree 100% with your opinion on selection of the 1902 recording.

[@정희이-m6y]

한국의현재팔십노인인데테너가이렇게아름다운감미로운음성으로불러주시는노래는처음이라경이롭다고요감히경이롭습니다감사감사드립니다이렇게크신성악가님의노래를유튜브로들을수있다는것감사감사드리며제카톡으로다옮겨놓아습니다감사듣게해주신고맙고고마우신분들이여주님의가호가늘항상하시리라믿습니다수고하신모든분들께도각자믿는신들의축복이가득하시길빕니다다시한번더감사를~~♡♡♡♧♧♧사랑합니다행복하십시오

[@jamesallison4875]

That 07 record is just awe inspiring. I’ve been enjoying your work for years, Tom. Thanks

[@tomfroekjaer]

Thank you!

[@sergioelcoyote3586]

Enrico el mas grande de todos los tiempos

[@advocatusconciliumtantrino3126]

el mas grande de todos fue edmundo wensel.... un 11 de banfield que te hacia llorar de emocion

[@sergioelcoyote3586]

@@advocatusconciliumtantrino3126 si usted lo dice no le voy a discutir, será asi🤷‍♂️😀😀

[@sergioelcoyote3586]

Raúl Edmundo😀👍

[@giulioamitrano3503]

Vero, unico e a tutt ora insuperato

[@sergioelcoyote3586]

@@giulioamitrano3503 pienamente d'accordo con te, è il migliore di tutti i tempi

[@blofeld39]

That this is making me cry, from over a century ago... that SAYS something about the power of Caruso.

[@ferociousgumby]

I think he was the first operatic singer who recorded well. Everyone else sounded mosquito-like or had that weird quaver. We can only imagine what he sounded like on stage, but that's part of the mystique. What I notice here is his *acting* - Jesus! He doesn't just sing the living hell out of it, he wrings out every emotion, every nuance, all the hate and pain and rage and tenderness and agony. But at the same time, he is ever true to the music and never hammy. This is the gold standard, folks, probably forever. As a p.s., I do NOT like any early recordings that have been too enhanced, too cleaned up, or too mucked-with. We lose so, so much! We are trying to take a horn recording and make it sound like a symphony hall or a modern recording studio. Why? He sang where he was, and when, and that is the reality of it.

[@이준혁-c4s]

ferociousgumby Caruso was someone who had the loudness of del monaco and power of corelli and beautiful pianissimo like a lyric tenor with a beautiful tone like domingo with a good technique like kraus who could fit in almost any lyric and dramatic roles.

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

He could be hammy rarely, but fortunately, he got better and better and tried not to be hammy. That's why he became and still is so beloved - his vocal acting got better and better - he acts with his heart, soul, and voice. What makes it bittersweet was after 1902, he didn't need to act - because his love and the mother of his sons, Ada Giachetti, abandoned them all... :( He didn't need to act after that...

[@xxsaruman82xx87]

@@이준혁-c4s Domingo’s tone is not beautiful, and Caruso’s technique is far superior to Kraus’

[@魚-c3d]

@@xxsaruman82xx87 beauty is subjective. Domingo's high notes are nasal but other than that one can totally find that his tone is beautiful. Gosh, why are you seeping through every comment only to say your disagreement like it's the general truth.

[@CD122344]

This is why he is the GREAT Caruso. I actually prefer the piano recordings esp. the earlier one - incredible! His voice is quite lyrical yet heavy enough to handle the drama. Caruso, when he came on the scene, changed the way tenors did things which continues to this day. Thanks so much for this wonderful post.

[@scabby2709]

I was first introduced to the strength, feeling and mastery of the Great Enrico Caruso by my father 50 years ago.....I still get goosebumps from the beauty of this man's voice. Wow!

[@feraljane]

Yeah - it’s been fifty years since my pops bought me an lp of early Caruso recordings. That was when I first really understood great technique.

[@tomfroekjaer]

Thanks, blofeld39. Actually this is why I keep uploading his music - hoping that others can hear what I hear.... Even if these bad recordings don't convey all of his voice, they are for me good enough to share.

[@tomfroekjaer]

@laronmaron98: yes, that is correct regarding Caruso having to restrain himself when singing. In particular when he recorded with other singers, he had to stand at the back so as not to overwhelm the other voices. A shame that we don't have any really good recordings of his voice. Nellie Melba, who actually didn't like the "uneducated" Caruso later wrote in her autobiography: "As a voice - pure and simple - his was the most wonderful tenor I ever heard."

[@AlbertoDiaz-pn2zf]

Caruso the best tenor the best voice

[@annacianciaruso1374]

Che dire,un napoletano con la poesia Nella sua voce

[@SimonTBam]

"My voice changed when I was about 15," Mr. Pavarotti once told the Globe. "At the beginning it was a very high tenor, and when I changed the voice I began to imitate the movies of Mario Lanza - all of them. He had a fantastic voice, not just a wonderful voice, but a fantastic voice."

[@sergiocamargo7772]

Simplesmente linda! Just beautiful

[@bfuiltugomaith]

Dear tom ‘on with the motley ‘ my beloved grandfather had these recordings when i was a child in clonmel in ireland In the 50 ies last century he was a friend of the legendary Radio DJ Tommy O brien who held the RTE spot on Sunday nights until 1985 He had wall to wall recordings of Opera and used to visit Covent Garden annually for over thirty years. Thanks for the beautiful memories once again

[@tomfroekjaer]

Dear John, nice memories. And you are very welcome.

[@pndragon1]

I watched and listened to Pavarotti perform this and still could not "get" opera. Pavarotti plays his "instrument" fantastically, true and attempts to convey emotion with, um..."acting." Great performance but it left me unaffected. Opera. People showing off their impeccably trained voices. YAWN! Then, I heard Caruso. My chest constricted, my eyes filled with tears. The anguish Caruso communicates is palpable, particularly in the last line. You feel every fiber of Canio's suffering when Caruso sings. It penetrates your soul, impregnates every cell. It is real, it is genuine, it is pure. WOW! I "get" it!

[@darklord220]

well put man, well put!

[@knightfall9465]

For me, I never "got" opera UNTIL I heard Pavarotti's Nessun Dorma. I burst into tears my first time hearing it without even knowing the story of Turandot. Pavarotti continues to be my favorite. However, I do agree that when Caruso he brings a purity that con not be matched.

[@paullavan6098]

Caruso and Callas; it's all downhill from there!

[@guidogreco341]

***** Si ricordi che Pavarotti ha dato pochissime volte in teatro la Turandot.Il Nessun dorma è cantato divina- mente bene.Resta il fatto però che per una simile opera ci vuole un Tenore Drammatico/Spinto ruolo che non si addice ad un tenore lirico quale Pavarotti.Il più grande interprete in questo ruolo con più di 200 recite rimane Franco Corelli seguito a ruota da Cecchele.Questo non lo dico io ovviamente ma è risaputo a livello internazionale..senza peraltro dimenticare un certo Mario del Monaco.Pavarotti rimane il più grande intereprete di Boheme-Elisir D amore e la Figlia del reggimento...opere più consone alle sue corde vocali...buona serata

[@roxalysmendez7941]

!Solo Lanza.....!

[@mariateresaschniebs4929]

Gracias por está joya!!!

[@meshell86]

mario lanza grew up listening to him.....and most certainly surpassed him. as well know the recordings were not as good as they were when mario came into action...but....my god, mario blows caruso away....what a voice on him

[@pagliacci4unewyoutubesinge212]

The God of all tenors. Simply untouchable. Sheer heaven.

[@chastenor]

I suspect very few people realise how difficult this is to sing PROPERLY, because nobody does sing it according to the written score. The line is wonderful when taken without any pauses, and the last note with the diminuendo is virtually impossible. Only Caruso and Bergonzi sing it as written

[@goodboybuddy1]

That sarcastic laugh is bone chilling. I've had to lay off the 'master' because he makes everything in modern life seem so lame and tawdry. But, I always return to Caruso for the truth and he never disappoints. Thanks, Tom.

[@RankinFitch8]

Oh my word, the 1907 recording has reduced me to a shivering wreck. Caruso surely the greatest. What would we give to be able to transport him to the modern day technological world and ask him to sing this?

[@trdsf]

I'll settle for modern technology being able to completely clean up these old original recordings for something approaching modern clarity, even if it is monaural. I don't know though -- the 1907 recording, and specifically that modulation coming into 'Ridi, Pagliacco', tears me apart every single time I hear it; I might not be able to handle a clean and clear version of Caruso. :)

[@Limara64]

Dear me I am also a wreak on the floor, goosebumps on goosebumps and oh the greatness of the man. I am again in loves rekindled embrace. That love and today’s technology means I shall now drown myself in finding out so much more about the voice that touches my soul so. I never thought to look on YT, so thanks. It’s that grained that’s epic that’s is so evocative to me. My old Nan and her gramophone and 78’s on a Sunday in the best room, hahahahaha. Love xo

[@diegoangelmendoza9977]

tengo11 años y quiero ir a ITALIA. Yo amo las canciones de ENRICO CARUSO. Q música 🎶 🎶

[@ElPibe10mx]

he puts so much feeling into it that you can feel the pain Canio is suffering

[@alberttropeano3909]

After listening to all three MANY times, I seem to like the first one (1902) the best, followed by the third (1907) and the second (1904). The reason is because there was piano music in the background of the first one (1902).That was nice leading to the climax. Though, the ending music was the best and really nice in the third (1907)one. Caruso was supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

[@tiradojj]

No hay mucho que decir, simplemente Enrico Caruso para siempre y ... por siempre. Not to much to say, just Enrico Caruso for ever and ... ever. Bravo Maestro !

[@Lemmax-X-exdom]

BEST OF 1907. --- THE PERFECTION.

[@melvynobrien6193]

Caruso sings so easily; Pavarotti always sounds like he's working hard to get those high notes, which he hits; but Caruso is a natural tenor, and is a better tenor. I'm a highly-qualified professional musician, like my father before me.

[@charlesevans4885]

Listen to the 1902 recording and you cannot believe anything could be better. But then you hear 1904 and it is better. Perfection cannot be improved on, but then you hear 1907 and it blows your mind. Nobody even begins to compare with Caruso. Pavarotti? Pah!

[@roxalysmendez7941]

vuestro comentario solo demuestra una erubescente ignorancia, nadie y !digo! ha cantado canciones populares norteamericanas como Lanza, Domingo solo menciona , Because Versión de Lanza como su favorita, Carreras ! si soy cantante de opera se lo debo a !Mario Lanza!

[@albertodiaz1531]

Caruso el mejor cantante de opera fue y continua siendo insuperable

[@user-vi1ik8bb1nIxty]

Шаляпин Shaljapin You are poor and fool & obese mind from yourself only o good & shit, jeah. Find Шаляпин, Russian, know best ! Ценитель не будет сожалеть

[@user-vi1ik8bb1nIxty]

Dear Tom Frokrjer. Gott sei Dank for your things, which made. Благодарю

[@nataliesirnova6865]

Единственная ария, при прослушивании которой не могу сдержать слез, Vesti la giubba в его исполнении.. Я неплохо понимаю итальянский язык, оттого еще более пронизывающим становится прослушивание. Бедный, бедный Карузо.. Так рано скончался от плеврита

[@esroberto1]

Mario Lanza was a hack, a movie star, no depth or real heart in his singing, the equivalent of Bocelli and Sarah Brightman. Lanza was a self-professed imitator. Robust voice, sure, but empty singing, and not worthy of being discussed with the likes of Caruso, Pavarotti, or even Gigli (whose "che t'avvelena" from his 1934 Victor recording may have even more impact than Caruso's, though his sob moments later does not).

[@tomfroekjaer]

He probably was the greatest voice of the 20th century - hope we'll get another Caruso this century. ... Liked your singing, btw, really putting your heart to it !

[@Unknownlll123]

First you have Enrico Caruso then you have Mario Lanza so you never forget what a beautiful voice he had. ❤❤.

[@s.holmes392]

Wonderful comparison! Shows such growth in his voice and recording technology. He is truly magnificent! I own thousands of original Caruso recordings, for those that haven't heard an original recording on a properly restored Phonograph you can't imagine how intense the experience really is, you can feel it in your chest and it overwhelms you with emotions. He's like no other singer!

[@chastenor]

Thousands?

[@chaiter1]

@thrushwound I love Carusa, and grew up on his recordings. But the whole power thing is a bit of a myth. This is a very powerful sound, but "monster"?"could break glass"?What is it with you people and power? What I love in Caruso is the line. the expressivity, the credibility, the personality,the beauty of tone, the legato and these make him so great, not the "monster voice"....When people are moved and feel the singer sings to their souls.that is what matters.

[@SlimmLim]

im a twelve year old girl and i love this! all of my friends wants to og to Marcus and Martinus Concerts but i want to og to an opera. honestly if i were to og to a Marcus and martinus Concert i would not survive the stress an the shouting. i feel uncomfortable when i hear a lot of voices and loud noises at the same time. but at operas there are more appropiate behaviour because there are mostly adults. but they are quiet and listen to the Beautiful operas! i would probably cry if i was in both Concerts, but in different ways. at an opera i would cry because of how Beautiful it is! but at the Concerts With loud screaming fans i would cry because i would be stressed. so Yeah. opera. my friends would laugh if they heard this... im alone when it comes to music! please help me ;____;

[@manuelmanzanero5057]

Well, if you had the ability to travel back in time for a century or 150 years, you would find that an opera house can be as loud and stressful as the concert you mention (I don't know who Marcus and Martinus is / are, sorry). Then people engaged in big or small talk, in gossiping about social issues, paying attention to their dresses and anything but the music... And also at that time there was a habit of whistling, insulting or kicking the floor when the public did not feel satisfied with an artist or a performance: there were even groups paid to do that (as there were other groups paid to applaud: the claque). So musical liking is not necessarily associated with a type of behavior. Behaviors don't change, they just switch places.

[@RoxyMalakian]

Da brividi. Questa sera ho visto il film dedicato alla sua vita, ora oltre alla sua musica conosco anche quel che è stata la sua vita, anche se magari un po' romanzata. Ascoltarlo ancora oggi denota il suo essere legenda, ancora oggi ascoltata tra le strade ed i vicoli di Napoli, sua città tanto amata. Grazie Caruso :)

[@serpico78able]

Semplicemente un grande di tutti i tempi.

[@JohnH1]

Amazing and unforgeable.

[@comprehensiveboycomprehens8786]

Life makes clowns of us all, no?

[@Biribeau]

Speriamo che nei secoli futuri ne nasca un altro...Jncredibile..il suo microfono era un imbuto...

[@plinioramacciotti]

É impressionante o amadurecimento do canto especialmente a interpretação e a voz mais encorpada mais escura da gravação do 1907. Caruso foi o maior. Plinio Ramacciotti

[@GreatDukeGorgon]

It makes me cry everytime... Thanks for post this amazing version!!! P.s. ...7 dislikes??? I can't understand some people... can't understand at all

[@tetea.1075]

De los mejores cantantes de Ópera de la historia! 👏👏👏

[@giulioamitrano3503]

Puoi anche dire il più grande

[@MrGer2295]

Beautiful singing ! Bravo ENRICO CARUSO !

[@luiarthur]

1902 - 0:00 1904 - 2:14 1907 - 4:44

[@wesleyjohndelaney106]

Thank you brother

[@adrianramirez250]

Gracias maestro. Descansa en paz

[@SeniorAgent]

Absolutely beautiful! Just simply magnificent! Thank you, Mr. Leoncavallo for writing a beautiful piece of music, thank you Mr. Caruso for singing it excellently, and thank you Prince Poppycock for singing it just as beautifully!

[@annamariapoma-swank6458]

incredibile.......avrei voluto esservi e sentirlo dal vivo............................grazie Enrico, indimenticabile...

[@janetwescott3275]

1907 was the best recording of the three. What a voice!

[@AstroMartine]

I just realized he was around the same age as one of my great-grandfathers. He was born in 1873 or 1874, don't remember exactly. But it's amazing to think he was living at the same time as Caruso was rising...

[@tomfroekjaer]

@MrRoncoto: well, I didn't mean to knock anyone in particular with my "decibel" comment.... But if hitting high notes, was the sole criterium for excellence in a singer, my neighbour's daughter (3 years old...) would surely win !

[@RezaChity-G]

Haha!

[@jesusgonzalezheiras]

Enrico, en su afán de superación, siendo ya el "gran Caruso" buscó al mejor maestro del bel canto, se presento con el, y le rogó le diera clases; el maestro le pidió que cantara lo que fuera, después de escucharlo, le dice al cantante " maestro usted supera mis conocimientos, no tenga nada que enseñarle". Autodidacta por antonomasia, el creó su propia técnica ,,,,jamás superado

[@j.ag.3537]

Fuente?

[@massimilianomoltedo6847]

Thank you Tom. In the years Caruso became more great in his voice and experience.The romances Vesti la giubba is the real situation that Y was meaning

[@tomfroekjaer]

Yes, I think he got better and better as far as control of the voice and interpretations of the roles are concerned. His voice darkened considerably with age and he went from lyrical to spinto / dramatic tenor with baritone qualities.

[@rafaelchrestani]

I love Caruso ... but there are two parts of this aria, which makes him stay UNIQUE IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. .. are the rapid changes of the musical note in "ridi ..." as if it were "rIiIidi ..." (with i majusculo representing a higher note) and in the word "..amore .." mainly in the syllables of that word "..ore" getting "amoOoOore ..." .... There is no tenor capable of doing this, neither in his time nor now ... What do you think?

[@tomfroekjaer]

I cannot think of any tenor singing it the way either.

[@rafaelchrestani]

@@tomfroekjaer I do not know if I was clear ... could you understand what I mean? hahaha it's difficult to explain

[@ieradossantos]

The audio was broadcasted and is currently travelling about 110 light years from earth :)

[@eddielew7420]

How fabulous to hear the great man's progress both vocally and emotionally; the 1907 is so heartfelt, so moving. I think there is Caruso, and then everyone else. Having said that, there were many great tenors and I heard all the great post-war tenors live (alas, except Bjorling!). I treasured many of them; however, at the age of 71, I still have not been touched by anyone as I am with Caruso. Bergonzi comes close for spirituality, but not with the complete vocal prowess that Caruso had, Joseph Schmidt and Marcel Wittrich come close too for their fusion of emotion and technique. I am a theater director and there is a saying when an actor creates a great moment, "he or she were totally connected," meaning their technique and emotion were one and the same. This is what I think of Caruso. By the way, check out "Das Lied ist Aus" by Wittrich kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6Csi6uPpammbbM (you see him in close-up for the seconfd half, IMO, great acting on any level) and Joseph Schmidt kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpe0iJ5uj6qVaMU Piscatore e pusilleco - both tenors for connection of voice and heart. IMO, Schmidt comes closest to Caruso for the above mentioned qualities, as well as generosity of sound. Bjorling to was fantastic too.

[@giovannacominu3228]

meraviglioso...👑

[@GeorgeHutchins]

Enrico Caruso, was among the first recorded Italian Opera Stars, and remains a mark to match, during 21st Century Times.

[@GreatDukeGorgon]

@GreatDukeGorgon I think that Enrico's voice is a God's gift to humanity, like Freddy Mercury's voice, Da Vinci's brain or Scarlett Johansson body. There are things in the world that transcend personal taste and become objective truth. Personal taste should never influence objectivity... I'm a Metalhead, but I cry millions of tears when I listen to this masterpiece...

[@OmarAlbertoLic]

3 versiones seguidas y no me cansa, la escucharía todo el día.

[@graziazapp8033]

Grande.Caruso unico

[@tomfroekjaer]

Come to think of it - maybe you'd like to visit my non'profit Caruso website. It has a lot of information about Caruso and many arias/songs, some of which are digitally remastered (noise filtered out). I cannot put the link in this comment as KZbin doesn't accept links in comments. You'd have to click on my username and then on the website.

[@tomfroekjaer]

@Chivalryaintdead: well, actually the pianist probably wasn't as bad as this sounds. These were very primitive recordings with many technical problems. One of the problems they were faced with, was whether to capture the pianist/orchestra or the performer/Caruso....

[@tomfroekjaer]

Well, Joseph, I don't think there is a clear answer to that question.... Art is of course all a matter opinion. I'm sure that all of singers you mention were great. Caruso may have been the one who inspired most later tenors, so for me he was the greatest. - But all my opinion !

[@tomfroekjaer]

...Sorry to ask you this. But are you shocked that Caruso was that good more than 100 years ago? I know that some experts voted Domingo the best tenor of the past century, but Domingo himself claimed that Caruso was far better than himself...

[@Mikep487]

One of the differences between Pav and Caruso is that Pav's voice is reed thin in comparison. It is laser-like but much smaller. That's why to me he ranks below Caruso (and a number of other tenors for that matter).

[@sugarbist]

Mike Pinc Pav was an excellent lyric tenor who had beautiful diction and was able to sing some high note operas like Puritani & Daughter of the Regiment. Caruso was a spinto tenor that started out as a lyric and then grew to a lyric spinto and then a spinto. Caruso perhaps sang more of a wider repertoire than Pavarotti but did not have the extension in the upper register that PAV. had. I don't think that it's really fair to compare any tenor with Caruso as he was the original interpreter of songs and arias for everyone one who followed. He also had a beautiful voice and vocal line that made his singing sound effortless. Enjoy

[@Mikep487]

Sugarbist, Caruso's voice was so much fuller and more powerful than Pav's that he didn't need the extension in the upper register that Pav had. I also consider Lanza better than either one of them.

[@HertzVillegasC]

Grazie mille, Tom Frøkjær! This is a real gem! And also thank you for include all about this recordings. Amazing Caruso. Greetings from Chile.

[@margaretjiantonio939]

I bet in Caruso's wildest dreams people would still be listening to his recordings over 100 plus years after he did them.

[@martinv5815]

If I had to rank tenors, I would start with Caruso in spite of the bad sound quality. Second Pavarotti, third Bjorling. There is miles of space between # 4, Maybe Domingo or Lanza.

[@oldoperafan_in_London]

110 years on, his recording (all 3 of them) has not been surpassed.

[@tomfroekjaer]

... If you have any doubts about the authenticity of these recordings, please pay attention to the piano/orchesta - not very impressive, uh?

[@tomfroekjaer]

There are several vendors if you google Vesti la giubba sheet music. One of them is freehandmusic (can't put links in comments).

[@jacquelineandroy5175]

We're enjoying Enrico Caruso right now on BBC 4 (television). It's called Gregory Porter's Popular Voices. He's showing Mahalia Jackson, Freddie Mercury and other great singers. 💞🇺🇦💗🇯🇲 💕🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💖✝️

[@CEOofPolishSupermacy]

Wonderful. Truly a gift from God enchanced by countless years of work and self improvement. Heartbreaking.

[@sugarbist]

Curious,where would you rank Cortis,& Lauri Volpi. Although Lanza had a beautiful voice and is one of my favorites,ML did not have a repertoire.PD's high notes were always an adventure.Although PD sang over 130 different operas,He did not have more than 3 signature roles,as some other tenors like FC,MDM,Volpi,GDS,Pertile,Merli,Martinelli,Tucker are some tenors that had more than 10. Pav was wonderful, but did not do as well as Gigli in the more heroic operas or even the lyric roles. Confusing?

[@martincook318]

I Have got Some of Enrico Caruso Records Reissued under licence by His Master's Voice in the Golden Treasury of Immortal Performances in 1956 and the Transfers are very good and I know that the LP Records are 66 years old but they are as good if not better than the later one's and the 1907 Recording is Reissued in The art of Caruso Volume two Record Number CSLP-511 and it was such a shame that he died at the age of 48 on Tuesday August 2nd 1921

[@24AngelChild68]

This is what I'm looking for! I'm so happy that i discovered this for a long time of guessing what is the name of the song :D Thank you for posting! Mr. Enrico is so great! Such a majestic golden voice by a gorgeous gentleman :) Bravo Bravo!!

[@carlosmonzo4102]

Is there anybody here who's been listening to Miguel Fleta ? (for example). There's no "best" tenor in opera history, ladies and gentleman..... Corelli, Kraus, Schipa, Del Monaco, Di Stefano etc etc etc. What about all of them?? Be serious, please!!!

[@chrisboyer4194]

Fun fact: He was in San Francisco in 1906 when the big quake hit. He escaped with just an autograph photo of Theodore Roosevelt and went to eat breakfast at a nearby hotel. That's after the quake and while half the city is on fire......and he's eating a hearty breakfast. He was definitely one of a kind. Oh and he vowed never to return to San Fran after that.....I guess the breakfast wasn't that good.

[@gijsphilip]

I don't want my freedom etc... Freddie Mercury