Enrico Caruso compact disc discography Enrico Caruso compact disc discography The following discography contains information regarding some of the published recordings by Enrico Caruso (b. 1873, d. 1921) made from 1902 through 1920 as have been made available in selected compact disc compilations. The Caruso Edition Vol. IV was released in 1993 by Pearl Records. "Caruso in Love" was released in 1994 by RCA Records. "Caruso in Song" was released in 1992 by Nimbus Records (Prima Voce). Another album titled "Caruso in Song" was released in 1993 by RCA Records. "Caruso Sings Verdi" was released in 1992 by RCA Records. "The Complete Caruso Vol. II"
Enrico Caruso His successful debut at Covent Garden occurred on 14 May 1902, as the Duke of Mantua in Verdi's "Rigoletto". Covent Garden's highest-paid diva, the Australian soprano Nellie Melba, partnered him as Gilda. They would sing together often during the early 1900s. In her memoirs, Melba praised Caruso's voice but considered him to be a less sophisticated musician and interpretive artist than Jean de Reszke—the Met's biggest tenor drawcard prior to Caruso. In 1903, Caruso made his debut with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. The gap between his London and New York engagements had been filled by a series