Enrico Caruso
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at Caruso home in East Hampton, New York USA
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Enrico Caruso
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Kathy Pinna
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100 years ago today, famous operatic tenor Enrico Caruso died. He may have died young (age 48) but his fame (and recordings) live on.
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Enrico was the 3rd of 7 children, born in Naples Italy. His father Marcellino was a mechanic and foundry worker and altho Enrico worked with his father for a time, his amazing voice led him in another direction - to become one of the most famous operatic tenors of all time.
Although Enrico's mother died in 1888, she was an early supporter of his singing career. He sang in his church choir and found work as a street singer as well as performing in cafes and soirees. After serving 45 days in the military (it was compulsory), he resumed his singing lessons and at the age of 22 made his professional stage debut at the Teatro Nuovo in Naples.
After a lot of work and many small engagements, Caruso began his famed career, performing throughout Europe and the United States.
He married Dorothy Park Benjamin in 1918 and they had one daughter but previous to that marriage he had a long-term affair with (married) to Italian soprano Ada Giachetti and they had 4 sons, 2 of which survived infancy.
Even though he died at the relatively young age of 48, the name Enrico Caruso is celebrated over 100 years later in the world of opera.
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I'm a Founder of AncientFaces and support the community answering questions & helping members make connections to the past (thus my official title of Founder & Content and Community Director). For me, it's been a labor of love for over 20 years. I truly believe with all of my heart that everyone should be remembered for generations to come. I am 2nd generation San Jose and have seen a lot of changes in the area while growing up. We used to be known as the "Valley of Heart's Delight" (because the Valley was covered with orchards and there were many canneries to process the food grown here, which shipped all over the US) - now we have adopted the nickname "Capital of Silicon Valley" and Apple, Ebay, Adobe, Netflix, Facebook, and many more tech companies are within a few miles of my current home in Campbell (including AncientFaces). From a small town of 25,000, we have grown to 1 million plus. And when you add in all of the communities surrounding us (for instance, Saratoga, where I attended high school, living a block from our current Mayor), we are truly one of the big cities in the US. I am so very proud of my hometown. For more information see Kathy - Founder & Content and Community Director
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