Happy Birthday Enrico

On this date in 1873 the great Enrico Caruso was born. I used to just take his greatness for granted, but when his complete recordings became available on CD, (first on BMG, then better transfers on Pearl and even better on Naxos) I took the time to listen to it all and realized that this was nothing to take for granted. He truly was great. There are a few duds in the recordings, but take the time to listen to just a few and even through the "dim" sound, his superiority will come through. His was not just a great voice. He was a great singer and artist.

Oh to have heard him live!