Old 1913 Enrico Caruso Self Portrait Drawing
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Yunita Dery
I'm happy person....
By Yunita Dery
Published on 05/26/2008
Hand drawn on “Georgian Terrace Hotel” stationary is this original
caricature Self Portrait of the great Opera Tenor “Enrico Caruso
(1873-1921). Underneath the sketch is autographed, “Enrico
Caruso, Atlanta Ge, 1913”. The stationary paper measures 8 ¼”
by 10 ¾” and does have very old fine fold lines, but there are no
damages or repairs. It has been in the frame you see since the early
20th century. A past owner added the tape you see on the
backboard. This original Enrico Caruso Autograph and Self Portrait
Pen & Ink Drawing was consigned to me bay a very good friend.
Enrico Caruso was born on February 25, 1873 and took up
singing with passion at the age of 11. At the age of 18, Caruso had
a pleasing yet small voice with a baritonal timbre. In 1891, while
singing on a rotunda at the pier, the young baritone Eduardo
Missiano heard Caruso and insisted on taking him to his own voice
teacher, Guglielmo Vergine. The Maestro's first judgment was
discouraging: The voice was "too small and sounded like the wind
whistling through the windows." Missiano insisted on a second
hearing and eight dayslater, Vergine agreed to teach Caruso; in
lieu of payment, Caruso was contracted to pay Vergine 25% of his
earnings for "five years of actual singing."
When he died on August 2, 1921, at the age of 48, Caruso was
still at the top of his profession. He was the reigning tenor at the
Metropolitan Opera as well as the best-selling recording artist.
He was remembered as a warm, happy man who was generous
to his friends.
Generations of singers and tenors have been inspired by live
performances and the legacy of the 250 recordings left by Caruso,
not just for their golden tone but for their musical and dramatic
portrayals.
Current bid: US $338.33
End time: May-31-08 19:29:04 PDT
The Great Enrico Caruso At His Piano
Enrico Caruso (born Errico Caruso, February 25, 1873 – August 2, 1921) was an Italian opera singer and one
of the greatest tenors in history. Caruso was also the most popular singer in any genre in the first two
decades of the 20th Century and one of the most important pioneers of recorded music. Caruso's popular
recordings and his extraordinary voice, known for its mature power, beauty and unequalled richness of
tone, made him perhaps the best-known operatic star of his era. Such was his influence on singing style,
virtually all subsequent Italianate tenors (and many non-Italian tenors) have been his heirs to a greater
or lesser extent. He remains famous, though he predated the publicity that would aid later stars of opera.
although it should be noted that Caruso was a client of Edward Bernays (the father of public relations) in
the latter's tenure as a press agent in the USA.
During his career, Enrico Caruso made over 260 recordings and made millions of dollars from the sale of
his 78 rpm records. While Caruso sang at many of the world's great opera houses including La Scala in
Milan and Covent Garden in London, he is best known as the leading tenor at the Metropolitan Opera in New
York City for 17 years. Maestro Arturo Toscanini, who conducted some of the operas that Caruso sang in at
the Met, considered him one of the greatest artists with whom he ever worked. Caruso's technique and style
combined in a unique way the finest aspects of elegant, technically-polished 19th Century tenor singing
with the emotionally-charged delivery and exciting, thrusting timbre demanded by the Verismo composers of
the early 20th Century.
Great fame followed with Fedora in Milano, and Caruso was signed for a lucrative recording contract with
the Gramophone and Typewriter Company in 1902 for ten arias at £10 per take. In May the same year he
debuted at the Covent Garden in Rigoletto, and his Met debut came in November 1903. He sang with the
company the next 18 seasons, appearing on 607 occasions in 37 different operas. "His name was to become
synonymous with greatness, a household word, and his movements were followed fastidiously by public and
media alike"
Caruso died in 1921 in Naples, at age 48. The cause of death was likely peritonitis, due to the bursting
of an abscess. He is buried in an elaborate tomb at Naples. Caruso was portrayed by Mario Lanza in a
highly fictionalized 1951 Hollywood film biography, The Great Caruso. In 1987, Caruso was posthumously
awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Hand drawn on “Georgian Terrace Hotel” stationary is this original
caricature Self Portrait of the great Opera Tenor “Enrico Caruso
(1873-1921). Underneath the sketch is autographed, “Enrico
Caruso, Atlanta Ge, 1913”. The stationary paper measures 8 ¼”
by 10 ¾” and does have very old fine fold lines, but there are no
damages or repairs. It has been in the frame you see since the early
20th century. A past owner added the tape you see on the
backboard. This original Enrico Caruso Autograph and Self Portrait
Pen & Ink Drawing was consigned to me bay a very good friend.
Enrico Caruso was born on February 25, 1873 and took up
singing with passion at the age of 11. At the age of 18, Caruso had
a pleasing yet small voice with a baritonal timbre. In 1891, while
singing on a rotunda at the pier, the young baritone Eduardo
Missiano heard Caruso and insisted on taking him to his own voice
teacher, Guglielmo Vergine. The Maestro's first judgment was
discouraging: The voice was "too small and sounded like the wind
whistling through the windows." Missiano insisted on a second
hearing and eight dayslater, Vergine agreed to teach Caruso; in
lieu of payment, Caruso was contracted to pay Vergine 25% of his
earnings for "five years of actual singing."
When he died on August 2, 1921, at the age of 48, Caruso was
still at the top of his profession. He was the reigning tenor at the
Metropolitan Opera as well as the best-selling recording artist.
He was remembered as a warm, happy man who was generous
to his friends.
Generations of singers and tenors have been inspired by live
performances and the legacy of the 250 recordings left by Caruso,
not just for their golden tone but for their musical and dramatic
portrayals.
Current bid: US $338.33
End time: May-31-08 19:29:04 PDT
Old 1913 Autograph Enrico Caruso Self Portrait Drawing
The Great Enrico Caruso At His Piano
Enrico Caruso (born Errico Caruso, February 25, 1873 – August 2, 1921) was an Italian opera singer and one
of the greatest tenors in history. Caruso was also the most popular singer in any genre in the first two
decades of the 20th Century and one of the most important pioneers of recorded music. Caruso's popular
recordings and his extraordinary voice, known for its mature power, beauty and unequalled richness of
tone, made him perhaps the best-known operatic star of his era. Such was his influence on singing style,
virtually all subsequent Italianate tenors (and many non-Italian tenors) have been his heirs to a greater
or lesser extent. He remains famous, though he predated the publicity that would aid later stars of opera.
although it should be noted that Caruso was a client of Edward Bernays (the father of public relations) in
the latter's tenure as a press agent in the USA.
During his career, Enrico Caruso made over 260 recordings and made millions of dollars from the sale of
his 78 rpm records. While Caruso sang at many of the world's great opera houses including La Scala in
Milan and Covent Garden in London, he is best known as the leading tenor at the Metropolitan Opera in New
York City for 17 years. Maestro Arturo Toscanini, who conducted some of the operas that Caruso sang in at
the Met, considered him one of the greatest artists with whom he ever worked. Caruso's technique and style
combined in a unique way the finest aspects of elegant, technically-polished 19th Century tenor singing
with the emotionally-charged delivery and exciting, thrusting timbre demanded by the Verismo composers of
the early 20th Century.
Great fame followed with Fedora in Milano, and Caruso was signed for a lucrative recording contract with
the Gramophone and Typewriter Company in 1902 for ten arias at £10 per take. In May the same year he
debuted at the Covent Garden in Rigoletto, and his Met debut came in November 1903. He sang with the
company the next 18 seasons, appearing on 607 occasions in 37 different operas. "His name was to become
synonymous with greatness, a household word, and his movements were followed fastidiously by public and
media alike"
Caruso died in 1921 in Naples, at age 48. The cause of death was likely peritonitis, due to the bursting
of an abscess. He is buried in an elaborate tomb at Naples. Caruso was portrayed by Mario Lanza in a
highly fictionalized 1951 Hollywood film biography, The Great Caruso. In 1987, Caruso was posthumously
awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.