Enrico Caruso
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Enrico Caruso was a legendary Italian operatic tenor, celebrated as one of the greatest and most influential opera singers of the early 20th century.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Enrico Caruso Jr. | 2 |
| Caruso | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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operatic tenor ⓘ recording artist ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1920 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1890 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Poggioreale Cemetery
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surface form:
Cimitero di Santa Maria del Pianto, Naples
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| causeOfDeath |
lung infection
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pleurisy ⓘ |
| child | Gloria Caruso ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Italy ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1873-02-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1921-08-02 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName |
Enrico Caruso
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Caruso
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| fullName | Enrico Caruso self-link ⓘ |
| genre | opera ⓘ |
| givenName | Enrico ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Neapolitan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the first major recording stars in classical music
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influencing generations of opera singers ⓘ powerful and expressive tenor voice ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
English
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French ⓘ Italian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| madeDebut | 1895 ⓘ |
| madeMetropolitanOperaDebut | 1903 ⓘ |
| movement | verismo ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
role of Canio in Leoncavallo's Pagliacci
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role of Cavaradossi in Puccini's Tosca ⓘ role of Des Grieux in Puccini's Manon Lescaut ⓘ role of Radamès in Verdi's Aida ⓘ role of Rodolfo in Puccini's La bohème ⓘ role of the Duke of Mantua in Verdi's Rigoletto ⓘ |
| occupation |
opera singer
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tenor ⓘ |
| performedAt |
La Scala
NERFINISHED
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Metropolitan Opera ⓘ Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Opera House
San Carlo Theatre ⓘ
surface form:
Teatro di San Carlo
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| placeOfBirth | Naples ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Victor Talking Machine Company ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Dorothy Park Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceType | tenor ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Caruso
this entity surface form:
Enrico Caruso Jr.
this entity surface form:
Enrico Caruso Jr.