Enjoy an interview with Maestro Placido Domingo and Italian tenor Pasquale Esposito discussing the life, career and influence of the legendary Neapolitan tenor Enrico Caruso in the history of music.
A truly wonderful interview. Thank you! As the great Enrico formed a theme for most of this conversation, I thought I'd relate this: During the 1920s one of the most beloved men of New York's literary and newspaper crowd was a warm-hearted minor actor and singer named Ed MacNamara. At one time the unambitious was seized by the feeling that he should develop his vocal talents. The ambition subsided but not before he had managed an informal coaching session with Caruso. He would recount the great tenor's simple recipe for successful singing: "Mac, you know what you do when you sh_t? Singing, it's the same thing, only up!"
What an outstanding Father's Day salute! Pasquale's warm, loving tribute stimulates the passion and support of Maestro Domingo in this very moving interview. Together they inspire both new and longtime admirers to appreciate the unique status and contributions of the beloved Enrico Caruso. This legendary Neapolitan's voice opened to the world the role of the operatic tenor--from the stage to music lovers everywhere at the beginning of the 29th Century--by placing his voice on commercial recordings for all the world to love forever!
I love placido domingo and was so lucky to find this inspiring interview with Pasquale. During the present time of pandemic or I call it pandemonium it is rare to find something so inspiring as this interview. Thank u very much! Susanne Karlan of buena park california.
You know I meant '20th Century'--just noticed my typo! These stirring, touching moments that such two unique voices shared can be found on the masterfully crafted and produced DVD by Pasquale on--Pasquale Esposito Celebrates Enrico Caruso--a PBS Special event.
Mil gracias por compartir Pasquale. As an Italian your heart belongs to Caruso, of course, and I'm not here to change your mind. But I know you'll understand when I say, yes, Caruso was the first greatest, for a whole century basically, but no king reigns forever. His successor is, easily, Maestro Domingo. He is dependably humble about himself and his contributions to the art form of opera. What makes anyone great is not just the ability to produce all the right sounds. Everyone has the right to choose for themselves what kind of tenor they prefer, of course. But starting with just science, the greatness of Domingo is easy to establish and in agreement with the 2008 BBC Music Mag survey respondents, music critics and music professionals who all placed him at #1 on their top ten tenor lists. Maestro will die insisting Caruso is the greatest, after all, he grew up listening to and learning from Caruso. That's ok, we can lovingly agree to disagree. Paz y salud.
