Enrico Caruso quotes

Enrico Caruso was an Italian operatic tenor and one of the most renowned singers of the early 20th century. His powerful voice and emotional performances captivated audiences across the world. He set new standards for opera singing and remains an icon in musical history. Here are 5 of his quotes:

It was he who impressed, time and again, the necessity of singing as nature intended, and - I remember - he constantly warned, don't let the public know that you work. So I went slowly. I never forced the voice. (Enrico Caruso)

I had always sung, as far back as I can remember, for the pure love of it. My voice was contralto, and I sang in a church in Naples from fourteen till I was eighteen.

Enrico Caruso

I know that I am a singer and an actor, yet in order to give the public the impression that I am neither one nor the other, but the real man conceived by the author, I have to feel and to think as the man the author had in mind.

Enrico Caruso

It is too bad that the public expects from me, always, perfection which it is impossible for me always to attain. I am not a machine. I am a human being.

Enrico Caruso

I never step upon a stage without asking myself whether I will succeed in finishing the opera. The fact is that a conscientious singer is never sure of himself or of anything. He is ever in the hands of Destiny.

Enrico Caruso

Enrico Caruso

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Occupation: Italian Musician
Born: February 24, 1873
Died: August 2, 1921
Quotes count: 5

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