[78-L] Two Enrico Carusos?

[Marie Lamb]

There were (I believe) two cuts by Enrico Caruso, Jr. on an OASI LP devoted
to recordings of Enrico, Sr. I remember one of them was "Recondita armonia"
from Puccini's Tosca.  Enrico, Jr. was a tenor, but beyond that, I will
just say that there was no tenor like his father, and that their names and
vocal ranges were all they had in common.  Those who have heard the
recordings of Enrico, Jr. will know why he went into another line of work.

Marie Lamb

On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 12:26 PM, Julian Vein <
julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> wrote:

>
> On 19/02/15 17:17, DAVID BURNHAM wrote:
> > I'm sending this to both 78L and ARSC since there is a wealth of
> knowledge on both lists and many listers who will know about these things
> will be on one but not the other.
> > I just noticed in the "Collectors' Guide to Victor Records" a recording
> by Enrico Caruso Jr.  This is the first I've ever encountered this name.
> The recording date is indicated as 1938, long after the death of the Caruso
> we're familiar with.  I assume it's genuine, (even though the letter prefix
> to the number is "BS".  The record shown is a special issue but did this
> new Caruso ever record on standard Victor records?  The label doesn't even
> indicate whether he is a tenor or a baritone, although if I knew my
> operatic roles better, that would tell me.
> > db
> > _______________________________________________
> >
> > There's something about him here:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/1987/04/11/obituaries/enrico-caruso-jr-82-actor-and-son-of-tenor.html
>
> Nothing about recording though.
>
>       Julian Vein
>
>