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The Great Caruso
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This film traces the life of tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921). He loves Musetta, in his home town of Naples, and then Dorothy, the daughter of one of the Metropolitan Opera's patrons. Caruso is unacceptable to both women's fathers: to Musetta's because he sings; to Dorothy's because he is a peasant. To New York patricians, Caruso is short, barrel-chested, loud, emotional, and unrefined. Their appreciation comes slowly. The film depicts Caruso's lament that 'the man does not have the voice, the voice has the man': he cannot be places he wants to be, because he must be elsewhere singing, including the day his mother dies. Throughout, Mario Lanza and stars from the Met sing.
This film traces the life of tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921). He loves Musetta, in his home town of Naples, and then Dorothy, the daughter of one of the Metropolitan Opera's patrons. Caruso is unacceptable to both women's fathers: to Musetta's because he sings; to Dorothy's because he is a peasant. To New York patricians, Caruso is short, barrel-chested, loud, emotional, and unrefined. Their appreciation comes slowly. The film depicts Caruso's lament that 'the man does not have the voice, the voice has the man': he cannot be places he wants to be, because he must be elsewhere singing, including the day his mother dies. Throughout, Mario Lanza and stars from the Met sing.
Actors:
Peggy Leon,
Spec ODonnell,
Argentina Brunetti,
Edit Angold,
Teresa Celli,
Jack Gargan,
Ralph Brooks
Peggy Leon
July 11, 1897 in New York, New York, USA
Spec ODonnell
9 April 1911, Fresno, California, USA
Argentina Brunetti
31 August 1907, Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina
Edit Angold
September 1, 1895 in Berlin, Germany
Teresa Celli
June 3, 1923 in Dysart, Pennsylvania, USA
Jack Gargan
February 8, 1900 in Birtley, Durham, England, UK
Ralph Brooks
22 April 1904, Maryland, USA
Director:
Richard Thorpe
Country:
United States
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