Caruso (song) Caruso (song) "Caruso" is a song written by Italian singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla in 1986. It is dedicated to Enrico Caruso, an Italian tenor. Following Lucio Dalla's death, the song entered the Italian Singles Chart, peaking at number two for two consecutive weeks. The single was also certified platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. The song simply tells about the pain and longings of a man who is about to die while he is looking into the eyes of a girl who was very dear to him. The lyrics contain various subtle references to people and places in
Pietro Caruso one of Caruso's own lieutenants, but had been arrested seven days earlier as a secret agent working for the Allies through OSS. After Italy's liberation from the German occupation, Caruso was tried for his numerous crimes, sentenced to death and executed by a firing squad of Polizia di Stato in the courtyard of the Fort Bravetta in Rome. Pietro Caruso Pietro Caruso (born 10 November 1899 in Maddaloni – died 22 September 1944 in Rome) was an Italian Fascist and head of the Italian police during the final part of World War II. Together with Herbert Kappler, the German Gestapo