Caruso
ENRICO, an Italian operatic tenor; born at Naples, Feb. 25, 1873. As a child, his voice attracted attention, and when only 11 years old he was singing in a church at Naples. He CARVER was taken in hand by singing masters of note, and for three years was a pupil of Vergine, Concone, and Lamperti. His note, and for three years was a pupil of début as an opera singer was made at the Nuovo Teatro, Naples, in 1894, in "L'Amico Francesco." He made a tour of Italy and was engaged for four sea- sons at La Scala, Milan. It was not until 1896, however, that he had a great tri- Fondo, Naples, and the opera world realized that a new star had arisen. Offers of engagements were showered upon him, and he sang in the chief capitals of Europe and South America. He came to the United States in 1903 and was hailed as the greatest tenor of the age.
Since that time he sang every season in New York. The power, range, and beauty of his voice put him practically beyond comparison with any living tenor. He He created rôles in Giordano's "Fedora," Mascagni's "Le Maschere," "Boheme," "Madame Butterfly," and "The Girl of the Golden West." Between the New York seasons, Caruso often filled engagements in Europe and America. He died on Aug. 2, 1921.
Puccini's CASEIN atic début in Copenhagen in 1868, had a successful European career for three years, and returned in 1870 to the United States, where she won great popularity and remained, with the exception of one brilliant European tour, until 1882, when she married Charles M. Raymond, and retired from the stage while her voice was still unimpaired. Since then she has appeared only in private or for charity.