Caruso and Tetrazzini on the Art of Singing: Music Classics - Paperback

by Luisa Tetrazzini (Author), Enrico Caruso (Author)

In offering this work to the public the publishers wish to lay before those who sing or who are about to study singing, the simple, fundamental rules of the art based on common sense. The two greatest living exponents of the art of singing-Luisa Tetrazzini and Enrico Caruso-have been chosen as examples, and their talks on singing have additional weight from the fact that what they have to say has been printed exactly as it was uttered, the truths they expound are driven home forcefully, and what they relate so simply is backed by years of experience and emphasized by the results they have achieved as the two greatest artists in the world. LUISA TETRAZZINI. Introductory Sketch of the Career of the World-Famous Prima Donna. Breath Control The Foundation of Singing. The Mastery of the Tongue. Tone Emission and Attack. Facial Expression and Mirror Practice. Appreciative Attitude and Critical Attitude. ENRICO CARUSO The Career of Enrico Caruso. From a Personal Viewpoint. The Voice and Tone Production. Faults to be Corrected. Good Diction a Requisite. Pet Superstitions of Great Singers.

Author Biography

Enrico Caruso (February 25, 1873 - August 2, 1921) 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 from the Italian and French repertoires that ranged from the lyric to the dramatic. Caruso also made approximately 260 commercially released recordings from 1902 to 1920. All of these recordings, which span most of his stage career, remain available today on CDs and as downloads and digital streams. Luisa Tetrazzini (June 29, 1871 - April 28, 1940) was an Italian coloratura soprano of great international fame. Tetrazzini's voice was remarkable for its phenomenal flexibility, thrust, steadiness and thrilling tone. She enjoyed a highly successful operatic and concert career in Europe and America from the 1890s through to the 1920s, but her final years were marred by poverty and ill health.