Enrico Caruso - Voices of the Opera Series

Enrico Caruso - Voices of the Opera Series. (Aria Collections with Interpretations).  By Enrico Caruso. Vocal. 84 pages. Ricordi #MLR646. Published by Ricordi.

Enrico Caruso rose from a childhood of poverty in Naples to become the first great tenor and superstar of the recorded era. His fearlessly pure, lyric vocalism and heartfelt acting still come through, even on the scratchy old recordings. This collection of arias and songs associated with the tenor includes an interesting biography, an article about his artistry, and notes on the signature Caruso interpretation of each aria, followed by standard vocal/piano editions of all the arias. This collection affords a careful musical consideration of a legendary artist.

Contents: Una Furtiva Lagrima From Lelisir Damore (Donizetti) * Cielo E Mar! From La Gionconda (Ponchielli) * Santa Lucia (Cottrau) * Celeste Aida From Aida (Verdi) * Che Gelida Manina From La Boheme (Puccini) * Vesti La Giubba From I Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) * E Lucevan Le Stelle From Tosca (Puccini) * Dai Campi, Dai Prati From Mefistofele (Boito) * Addio, Fiorito Asil From Madama Butterfly (Puccini) * Amor Ti Vieta From Fedora (Giordano) * a Vucchella (Tosti) * Lalba Separa Dalla Luce Lombra (Tosti) * Core ngrato (Cardillo) * Ideale (Tosti) * La Donna