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The Great Caruso

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04/10/2001

BBC Two - The Great Caruso

Dramatisation of the life of tenor Enrico Caruso, starring Mario Lanza.

Dramatisation of the life of tenor Enrico Caruso, from his days singing on the street corners of Naples to his sensational success in America.

Dramatisation of the career of legendary tenor Enrico Caruso, from his days spent singing on street corners in order to survive, to his apprenticeship in an opera chorus in Naples and his sensational success in America. 

Mario Lanza himself performed the operatic arias featured in the film.

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