| Enrico Caruso - La Donna e Mobile |
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Caruso singing La Donna e Mobile from Verdi's
Rigoletto for Victor in 1907. The correct
playing speed is 75 rpm which I did not know
when I uploaded this record. I played it at
78.26 rpm. Some of Caruso's earlier records
played at much slower speeds and I have
adjusted those postings accordingly.
Tags : Caruso Victor Orthophonic |
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Affichage : 259827
Durée : 138 s |
| Caruso |
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Luciano Pavarotti & Lucio Dalla
Qui dove il mare luccica
e tira forte il vento
su una vecchia terrazza davanti al golfo di
Sorrento
un uomo abbraccia una ragazza
dopo che aveva pianto
poi si schiarisce la voce e ricomincia il
canto:
Te voglio bene assai
ma tanto tanto bene sai
e' una catena ormai
che scioglie il sangue dint' e' vene sai...
Vide le luci in mezzo al mare
pensò alle notti la in America
ma erano solo le lampare
e la bianca scia di un'elica
sentì il dolore nella musica
si alzò dal Pianoforte
ma quando vide la luna uscire da una nuvola
gli sembrò più dolce anche la morte
Guardò negli occhi la ragazza
quegli occhi verdi come il mare
poi all'improvviso uscì una lacrima
e lui credette di affogare.
Te voglio bene assai
ma tanto tanto bene sai
e' una catena ormai
e scioglie il sangue dint'e vene sai...
Potenza della lirica
dove ogni dramma e' un falso
che con un po' di trucco e con la mimica
puoi diventare un altro
Ma due occhi che ti guardano
così vicini e veri
ti fanno scordare le parole
confondono i pensieri.
Così diventò tutto piccolo
anche le notti la in America
ti volti e vedi la tua vita
come la scia di un'elica.
Ah si, e' la vita che finisce
ma lui non ci pensò poi tanto
anzi si sentiva felice
e ricominciò il suo canto:
Te voglio bene assai
ma tanto tanto bene sai
e' una catena ormai
che scioglie il sangue dint'e vene sai...
Te voglio bene assai
ma tanto tanto bene sai
e' una catena ormai
che scioglie il sangue dint'e vene sai...
Here, where the sea shines
and the wind howls,
on the old terrace beside the gulf of
Sorrento,
a man embraces a girl
he wept after,
then clears his throat and continues the
song:
I love you very much,
very, very much, you know;
it is a chain by now
that melts the blood inside the veins, you
know...
He saw the lights out on the sea,
thought of the nights there in America,
but they were only the fishermen's lamps
and the white wash astern.
He felt the pain in the music
and stood up from the piano,
but when he saw the moon emerging from a
cloud
death also seemed sweeter to him.
He looked the girl in the eyes,
those eyes as green as the sea.
Then suddenly a tear fell
and he believed he was drowning.
I love you very much,
very, very much, you know,
it is a chain by now
that melts the blood inside the vein you
know...
The power of opera,
where every drama is a hoax;
with a little make-up and with mime
you can become someone else.
But two eyes that look at you,
so close and real,
make you forget the words,
confuse your thoughts,
So everything became small,
also the nights there in America.
You turn and see your life
through the white wash astern.
But, yes, it is life that ends
and he did not think so much about it
on the contrary, he already felt happy
and continued his song:
I love you very much,
very, very much, you know,
it is a chain by now
that melts the blood inside the veins, you
know...
I love you very much,
very, very much, you know,
it is a chain by now
that melts the blood inside the veins, you
know...
(translation: author unknown)
Tags : Caruso Luciano Pavarotti Lucio Dalla |
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Affichage : 173157
Durée : 315 s |
| Enrico Caruso - Santa Lucia (1916) |
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SANTA LUCIA
Original voice recording: 1916
--BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION--
(from Wikipedia)
Enrico Caruso (born Errico Caruso; February
25, 1873 -- August 2, 1921) was an Italian
opera singer and one of the most famous
tenors in history. Caruso was also the most
popular singer in any genre in the first two
decades of the 20th Century and one of the
most important pioneers of recorded music.
Caruso's popular recordings and his
extraordinary voice, known for its mature
power, beauty and unequalled richness of
tone, made him perhaps the best-known
operatic star of his era. Such was his
influence on singing style, virtually all
subsequent Italianate tenors (and many
non-Italian tenors) have been his heirs to a
greater or lesser extent. He remains famous,
though he predated the publicity that would
aid later stars of opera.
During his career, Enrico Caruso made over
260 recordings and made millions of dollars
from the sale of his 78 rpm records. While
Caruso sang at many of the world's great
opera houses including La Scala in Milan and
Covent Garden in London, he is best known as
the leading tenor at the Metropolitan Opera
in New York City for 17 years. Maestro Arturo
Toscanini, who conducted some of the operas
that Caruso sang in at the Met, considered
him one of the greatest artists with whom he
ever worked. Caruso's technique and style
combined in a unique way the finest aspects
of elegant, technically-polished 19th Century
tenor singing with the emotionally-charged
delivery and exciting, thrusting timbre
demanded by the Verismo composers of the
early 20th Century.
Tags : Enrico Caruso Santa Lucia tenor italian neopolitan opera music |
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Affichage : 135766
Durée : 257 s |
| Josh Groban -- Caruso (Live in Germany) |
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One of the best song sung by one of the best
singers :)
This is the translation of the part he sings:
Here, where the sea shines
and the wind howls,
on the old terrace beside the gulf of
Sorrento,
a man embraces a girl
he wept after,
then clears his throat and continues the
song:
I love you very much,
very, very much, you know;
it is a chain by now
that melts the blood inside the veins, you
know...
The power of opera,
where every drama is false;
but with a little make-up and with mime
you can become someone else.
But two eyes that look at you,
so close and real,
make you forget the words,
confuse your thoughts,
So everything became small,
also the nights there in America.
You turn and see your life
through the white wash astern.
But, yes, it is life that ends
and he did not think so much about it
on the contrary, he already felt happy
and continued his song:
I love you very much,
very, very much, you know,
it is a chain by now
that melts the blood inside the veins, you
know...
I love you very much,
very, very much, you know,
it is a chain by now
that melts the blood inside the veins, you
know...
Tags : Josh Groban Caruso Lucio Dalla |
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Affichage : 269322
Durée : 308 s |
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