I was tuning the piano of the late Hvorostovsky not that long ago. Behind his piano sat the photos of two singers in pride of place - Enrico Caruso and Tita Ruffo 😊. Was a warming sight.
@@darklord220sadly not all. I work in a leading music conservatoire and you’ll be surprised how many students here have never heard of the likes of Caruso. I asked one recently on hearing him sing a particular aria if he’d listened to Bjorling’s interpretation; had no idea who he was.
@@edwardstroud8245 An accompanist and coach friend of mine related the story of his days working with young talent at Chicago's Lyric Opera Center. While coaching a promising young bass in some Russian aria or other, he suggested that this fellow listen to Christoff's recording of the piece. The young man's reply..."Christoff who?" God help our poor industry.
Caruso and Gigli were the greatest singers of their times. What is obvious is that the emission floats and streams out of them. They both avoided using too much compression. Their voices, from piano to fortissimo, expand and return to the same tranquility. Canio is a difficult role where a tenor can reach their maximum too early. He never does, and his use of the slightly covered piano allows him to sing the Voce di Petto in Testa. What I admire most about Caruso, is he serves the meaning of the music. He creates emotion in everyone who hears him, even now.
@@andrzejzborowski4920 hi friend, yes you are right. Once for every repertoire there were 3 or 4 geniuses.. I love every era until the 60s.. from Giuseppe Anselmi to Gigli to Lauri Volpi to Galliano Masini and so on, too many of them ! They are all incredibly amazing. But I don't class Caruso amongst them. Caruso is not on the same league of any other tenor, he's a league of his own. Everything he touches becomes gold!
@@alvarodecampostabacaria4223 he was great,but there are lyric,spinto,and dramatic,while he may well have been the best spinto,he wasnt the greatest lyric or dramatic,still he was superb
I was tuning the piano of the late Hvorostovsky not that long ago. Behind his piano sat the photos of two singers in pride of place - Enrico Caruso and Tita Ruffo 😊. Was a warming sight.
Singers know
@@darklord220sadly not all. I work in a leading music conservatoire and you’ll be surprised how many students here have never heard of the likes of Caruso. I asked one recently on hearing him sing a particular aria if he’d listened to Bjorling’s interpretation; had no idea who he was.
@@edwardstroud8245 An accompanist and coach friend of mine related the story of his days working with young talent at Chicago's Lyric Opera Center. While coaching a promising young bass in some Russian aria or other, he suggested that this fellow listen to Christoff's recording of the piece. The young man's reply..."Christoff who?" God help our poor industry.
@@deadtenorssociety2973 eventually it will go full circle and young singers will start rediscovering the golden era.
I can imagine being in the audience when he sang this aria. He sounded so) intimidating and angry.
Sublime
Excelente Caruso en esta interpretación.
Caruso and Gigli were the greatest singers of their times. What is obvious is that the emission floats and streams out of them. They both avoided using too much compression. Their voices, from piano to fortissimo, expand and return to the same tranquility. Canio is a difficult role where a tenor can reach their maximum too early. He never does, and his use of the slightly covered piano allows him to sing the Voce di Petto in Testa. What I admire most about Caruso, is he serves the meaning of the music. He creates emotion in everyone who hears him, even now.
Amen.
Very beautifully put X
Do you also sing?
@@clarice1001nights Yes...or, at least, I USED to sing. I was an opera singer for thirty years before recently retiring.
@@deadtenorssociety2973 I see your taste and interests reflected in your collecting. Were you also a teacher after your career?
The best Spinto tenor!
When you listen to him you can imagine all the story he sings about. It's all in his voice :)
Spinto tenor for Caruso is reductive. Caruso is just the best tenor, no more adjective needed!
@@alvarodecampostabacaria4223 I love him but there were more such great tenors. Listen to Aureliano Pertile. He was great too :)
@@andrzejzborowski4920 hi friend, yes you are right. Once for every repertoire there were 3 or 4 geniuses.. I love every era until the 60s.. from Giuseppe Anselmi to Gigli to Lauri Volpi to Galliano Masini and so on, too many of them ! They are all incredibly amazing. But I don't class Caruso amongst them. Caruso is not on the same league of any other tenor, he's a league of his own. Everything he touches becomes gold!
@@alvarodecampostabacaria4223 he was great,but there are lyric,spinto,and dramatic,while he may well have been the best spinto,he wasnt the greatest lyric or dramatic,still he was superb