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The Recordings of Enrico Caruso 1916 – 1918

Written by Neil Kurtzman | 16th April 2009

In 1916 Caruso again recorded Je crois entendre encore from the first act of The Pearl Fishers – this time in French. This version compared to that of 1904 is a great improvement though still not up to Gigli’s standard. It’s transposed down a half tone. The final high note is full voiced rather than…


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