Today's Birthday in Music: February 25 (Caruso)

1873 - Enrico Caruso, Naples, Italy; opera tenor

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Caruso sings:

"Vesti la Giubba" from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci (1907)


"Mattinata", composed by Ruggiero Leoncavallo and dedicated to Caruso. Piano accompaniment played by Leoncavallo (1903)


"E lucevan le stelle" from Puccini's Tosca