Emilio De Marchi (tenor) Tannhäuser, Turiddu, and Samson. In Buenos Aires, he was the first Rodolfo (1896), the first Cavaradossi (1900), and sang at the premiere of Beruti´sTaras Bulba (1895). He debuted at Italy's leading opera house, La Scala, Milan, in 1898 as Stolzing in an Italian-language version of Richard Wagner's "Die Meistersinger". He proved to beca success at La Scala and was chosen by the composer Puccini to sing the coveted role of Cavaradossi in the first performance of "Tosca", which occurred at Rome's Teatro Costanzi on January 14, 1900. A rising young tenor named Enrico Caruso, 12 years De Marchi's junior, had
D. J. Caruso D. J. Caruso Daniel John Caruso, Jr. (; born January 17, 1965) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His work encompasses a variety of genres, including thriller ("Disturbia, Taking Lives"), drama ("Standing Up"), horror ("The Disappointments Room"), and action ("I Am Number Four, "). He has also directed numerous episodes of television series such as "The Shield", "Over There", "Smallville", and "Dark Angel". The majority of his films fall into the thriller and action film genres. Caruso was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, the son of Lorraine (Zullo) and Daniel John Caruso, who owned a salon, House of Beauty.