The Legendary Enrico Caruso: 21 Favorite Arias

~ Release by Enrico Caruso (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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1Pagliacci: Act I. "Vesti la giubba"
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1907)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” - “Vesti la giubba” (Canio) (in 1907)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I
Ruggero Leoncavallo3:14
2Tosca: Act III. "E lucevan le stelle"
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1909)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (on 1909-11-06)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (in 1909)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini3:02
3Rigoletto: Act I. "Questa o quella"
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1908)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca) (in 1908)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:04
4Rigoletto: Act III. "La donna è mobile"
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1908)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca) (on 1908-03-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:14
5L' Africaine: Act IV. "O paradiso"
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1907)
recording of:
L’africana: Atto IV. “Mi batte il cor” … “O Paradiso” (in 1907)
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
librettist:
Eugène Scribe
translated version of:
L'Africaine: Acte IV. "Pays merveilleux" ... "Ô Paradis"
Giacomo Meyerbeer3:38
6La Juive: Act IV. "Rachel quand du Seigneur"
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1920)
conductor:
Josef Pasternack (conductor)
recording of:
La Juive: Acte IV: "Rachel, quand du Seigneur" (Eleazar) (in 1920)
composer:
Fromental Halévy (composer)
librettist:
Eugène Scribe
part of:
La Juive: Acte IV
Jacques Fromental Halévy4:26
7La Bohème: Act I. "Che gelida manina"
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1906-02-11)
orchestra and conductor:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1906-02-11)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) (on 1906-02-11)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:08
8Aida: Act I. "Se quel guerrier io fossi Celeste Aida"
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1911)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) (in 1911)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:50
9Andrea Chénier: Act IV. "Come un bel di di maggio"
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (, on 1916-11-03)
conductor:
Josef Pasternack (conductor) (on 1916-11-03)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto IV. “Come un bel dì di maggio” (Chénier) (on 1916-11-03)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1896)
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto IV
Umberto Giordano2:57
10La favorita: Act IV. "Spirto gentil"
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1906-02-11)
orchestra and conductor:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1906-02-11)
recording of:
La favorita: Atto IV, Scena 3. “Spirto gentil” (Fernando) (on 1906-02-11)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
translated version of:
La Favorite: Acte IV, Scène 3. « La maîtresse du roi ? « ... « Ange si pur “ (Balthazar, Fernand)
part of:
La favorita: Atto IV
Gaetano Donizetti3:47
11La forza del destino: Act III. "O tu che in seno agli angeli"
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (, in 1909)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “O tu che in seno agli angeli” (Alvaro) (in 1909)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi3:56
12Otello: Act II. "Ora e per sempre addio"
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1910-12-28)
orchestra:
Victor Orchestra (original US orchestra, 1900s to 1930s) (on 1910-12-28)
conductor:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1910-12-28)
recording of:
Otello: Atto II. “Ed ora” … “Ora e per sempre addio” (Otello) (on 1910-12-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:21
13Les Pêcheurs de perles: Act I. "Je crois entendre encore"
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1916-12-07)
conductor:
Josef Pasternack (conductor)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 4 Romance « Je crois entendre encore » (Nadir) (in 1916)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:32
14La Gioconda: Act II. "Cielo e mar!"
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1910)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto II. “Cielo e mar!” (Enzo) (on 1910-03-14)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto II. Il rosario
Amilcare Ponchielli2:50
15Carmen: Act II. "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée"
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1909)
conductor:
Walter B. Rogers (American cornet player)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song) (on 1909-11-07)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet3:43
16Tosca: Act I. "Recondita armonia"
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1909)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”) (in 1909)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:22
17Faust: Act I. "Salut demeure chaste et pure"
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1906-02-11)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (, on 1906-02-11)
orchestra and conductor:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1906-02-11)
recording of:
Faust : Acte III. « Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre ! » … No. 12 Cavatine « Salut ! demeure chaste et pure » (Faust) (on 1906-02-11)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1859)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Faust : Acte III
Charles‐François Gounod4:13
18L'elisir d'amore: Act II. "Una furtiva lagrima"
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1911)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino) (in 1911)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:19
19Martha: Act III. "M'appari tutt'amor"
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1906-02-11)
orchestra and conductor:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1906-02-11)
recording of:
Martha: Atto III. “M’apparì tutt’amor” (Lionel) (on 1906-02-11)
composer:
Friedrich von Flotow (composer) (in 1849)
librettist:
Friedrich Wilhelm Riese
translated version of:
Martha: Akt III. „Ach! so fromm, ach! so traut“ (Lyonel)
Friedrich von Flotow3:31
20Serse, HWV 40: Act I. "Ombra mai fu"
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (in 1920)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Recitativo “Frondi tenere” / Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse) (in 1920)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
Georg Friedrich Händel4:13
21Il Trovatore: Act III. "Di quella pira"
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1906-02-11)
orchestra and conductor:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1906-02-11)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men) (on 1906-02-11)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi1:39