The Metropolitan Opera - Enrico Caruso as Dick Johnson in Fanciulla del West. #OnThisDay in 1903, Enrico Caruso made is Met Opera debut in Verdi's Rigoletto as the Duke. At the time
![Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) dressed in period costume. Caruso was an internationally acclaimed, Italian operatic tenor who performed at major opera houses in Europe and the Americas with his Italian and French repertoires. Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) dressed in period costume. Caruso was an internationally acclaimed, Italian operatic tenor who performed at major opera houses in Europe and the Americas with his Italian and French repertoires.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CBWG2P/enrico-caruso-1873-1921-dressed-in-period-costume-caruso-was-an-internationally-acclaimed-italian-operatic-tenor-who-performed-at-major-opera-houses-in-europe-and-the-americas-with-his-italian-and-french-repertoires-he-was-one-of-the-first-singers-of-his-time-to-be-commercially-recorded-he-was-also-an-accomplished-sketch-artist-and-an-avid-collector-of-stampscoins-watches-and-antique-snuffboxes-as-well-as-a-compiler-of-scrap-books-2CBWG2P.jpg)
Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) dressed in period costume. Caruso was an internationally acclaimed, Italian operatic tenor who performed at major opera houses in Europe and the Americas with his Italian and French repertoires.
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