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The Legendary Enrico Caruso: 21 Favorite Arias | 
 enlarge | Creators: Georges Bizet, Gaetano Donizetti, Friedrich Von Flotow, Umberto Giordano, Charles Gounod, Fromental Halevy, George Frederick Handel, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Amilcare Ponchielli, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Josef A. Pasternack, Francis J. Lapitino, Enrico Caruso
Label: RCA
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 44197
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.7 x 0.4
UPC: 078635591125
EAN: 0078635591125
ASIN: B000003EOH
Release Date: October 25, 1990
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| Tracks:
| • | Act I: Vesti la giubba | | • | Act III: E lucevan le stelle | | • | Act I: Questa o quella | | • | Act III: la donna e mobile | | • | Act IV: O paradiso | | • | Act IV: Rachel quand du Seigneur | | • | Act I: Che gelida manina | | • | Act I: Se quel guerrier io fossi Celeste Aida | | • | Act IV: Come un bel di di maggio | | • | Act. 4: Spirto gentil | | • | Act III: o tu che in seno agli angeli | | • | Act II: Ora e per sempre addio | | • | Act I: Je crois entendre encore | | • | Act II: Cielo e mar! | | • | Act II: le fleur que tu m'avais jetee | | • | Act I: Recondita armonia | | • | Act I: salut demeure chaste et pure | | • | Act II: Una furtiva lagrima | | • | Act III: M'appari tutt'amor | | • | Act I: Ombra mai fu | | • | Act III: Di quella pira |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
There's a plethora of single-disc Caruso collections, but this one's the preferred choice for opera fans who treasure this golden- voiced epitome of Golden Age singing. It's a Greatest Hits collection to beat all Greatest Hits collections. Selections span Caruso's career, from the lyric effusions of 1906-7 to the darker-voiced later recordings, including one of his last records, the 1920 La Juive aria, "Rachel, quand du Seigneur," which he invests with a heartbreaking poignancy that hasn't been bettered. Caruso shines brightest in the Italian repertory, capturing the pathos of Vesti la Giubba, the insouciance of the Duke's Rigoletto arias, and the hero's dilemma in Celeste Aida, among much else. But everything here is wonderful--great music, great singing. --Dan Davis
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| Customer Reviews:
True Italian October 13, 2008
Book Addict (Midwest)
I love this CD. Caruso is powerful and compelling. I listen to this CD on my computer, in my car, even in my backyard. It's very uplifting. I find Caruso to have a flavor of old Italian opera, pure and simple. I believe that anyone who wants to get back to the roots of opera would enjoy this CD and the selections on it.
Simply a superb digitial re-mastering June 28, 2008
slithy tove (US)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Beautiful sound considering the condition of the source recordings. One of the best digitally "cleaned up" releases I've heard. Even with the sonic limitations of the age of the original recordings you can hear why the world remains in awe of his voice. Remember that he sang these into a horn that mechanically used a needle to scratch a wax recording blank. Just like the RCA Red Seal dog (His Master's Voice) in reverse. The value is incomparable.
Extraordinary! June 25, 2008
carl169
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This CD is a magical experience. Listening to the clear sound one realizes why opera fans were so excited when Pavarotti appeared on scene with similar phrasing and vocal tone. Highly recommended -- I am only sorry that there are no early recordings of full operas, only these lovely individual arias.
 Great to hear the Great Tenor April 10, 2007
H. Rendleman (Anacortes, WA USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I am impressed how well these almost 100 year old recordings have been transfered to CD. Of course they aren't perfect but considering their age it is still a miracle. It is nice to hear Caruso in his prime and not on a scratchy vinyl. I would recommend this to any lover of Caruso's singing.
A childhood memory May 28, 2006
Shalom Freedman (Jerusalem,Israel)
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
I do not really know Opera. I am writing this review because I remember hearing Caruso's voice coming from a seventy- eight on an old Victor gramophone in my paternal grandparents house. The power and lyric quality of the voice struck me so strongly especially in 'Pagliacci'. The phrase has been with me, and comes back occasionally through all the years.
Caruso was then, and I believe still is considered at the very top of operatic singers. And it is a remarkable experience to hear so many years later , and in a stronger and clearer way sounds which one heard long ago in childhood, and have for years only lived in the mind.
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