April 8th Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Photography
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CARUSO, Enrico (1873-1921). Photographic postcard signed ("Enrico Caruso"), with a small full-length self-portrait in caricature, n.d. Framed with an autograph note in a different hand noting that the postcard was sent to violinist Cesar Thomson, n.d. Postcard: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.; Note: 5 x 6 in, both matted and framed showing edges (not examined out of frame).
Enrico Caruso was an Italian operatic tenor. He sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of Europe and the Americas, appearing in a wide variety of roles (74) from the Italian and French repertoires that ranged from the lyric to the dramatic. One of the first major singing talents to be commercially recorded, Caruso made 247 commercially released recordings from 1902 to 1920, which made him an international popular entertainment star.
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