Arranger:   CARUSO, ENRICO

Voicing:     VF

Enrico Caruso rose from a childhood of poverty in Naples to become the first g reat tenor and superstar of the recorded era. His fearlessly pure, lyric vocal ism and heartfelt acting still come through, even on the scratchy old recordin gs. This collection of arias and songs associated with the tenor includes an i nteresting biography, an article about his artistry, and notes on the signatur e Caruso interpretation of each aria, followed by standard vocal/piano edition s of all the arias. This collection affords a careful musical consideration of a legendary artist. Arias: AIDA: Celeste Aida. LA BOHEME: Che gelida manina. L'ELISIR D'AMORE: Una furtiva lagrima. FEDORA: Amor ti vieta. LA GICONDA: Ciel o e mar! MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Addio, fiorito asil. MEFISTOFELE: Dai campi, dai pr atti. I PAGLIACCI: V