Enrico Caruso

A rare silent film about how phonograph records are made.

Sincere but struggling sculptor Tommasso (Caruso--bushy moustache, gawky) works in an ornamental plaster shop, but his masterpiece on the side is a bust of his cousin Caroli (Caruso--no moustache, polished), who is the Metropolitan Opera's leading tenor. Tommasso hopes to marry his model Rosa, but her father, restaurant owner Pietro, wants her to find someone more settled and money-conscious, such as the greengrocer Lombardi down the street. Tommasso, he says, throws away his money, such as for a pair of tickets to take Rosa to the opera to see his famed cousin. After the opera, the cousins cross paths in the swanky Galeotto's restaurant, but when neither recognizes the other, Tommasso is generally mocked and Rosa believes him a liar and unworthy. Tommasso must recover his reputation and make a sale, preferably the Caroli bust to his cousin, in order to win Rosa back.

Requiem for a black bass who laments his pathetic fate, from his sale at the fishmarket to his final destination: the frying pan.

Début du XXe siècle. Anna Petrovna, veuve d'un général, réunit famille et amis dans sa maison de campagne. Sofia, jeune mariée, y retrouve Misha, son amour de jeunesse devenu instituteur. Feront-ils fi des conventions pour vivre leur amour au grand jour ?

Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles, and historical figures.

Né en 1873 dans un quartier ouvrier de Naples, Enrico Caruso a conquis la planète grâce à sa voix d’or. À 27 ans, à force d’acharnement, le jeune homme décroche un contrat à la Scala de Milan, où il subjugue le public. Sa popularité, déjà immense, s’envole bientôt grâce à une invention dont il assoit le succès : le gramophone. Ses enregistrements se vendent par millions et l’Amérique lui tend les bras. En 1903, le ténor italien débarque à New York, où il se produit au prestigieux Metropolitan Opera, notamment dans le rôle de Radamès (Aïda), l’un de ses plus grands succès. Mais la distance finit par avoir raison de sa relation avec la soprano Ada Giachetti, restée en Italie. Victime d’un chantage de la Mafia, le ténor au cœur blessé est également soumis à une pression considérable, les spectateurs réclamant de lui la même intensité lors de chaque prestation. Épuisé et malade, il s’éteint dans sa ville natale en 1921, à l’âge de 48 ans.

Imagine a window into the past. Imagine finally connecting singers' bodies to the voices you have always treasured on record, watching footage of performances from another era. All of singers featured here have something in common (with one exception, Sutherland): they sang and performed on stage before the advent of filmed opera. . And it shows, for the first time, a few tantalizing minutes of recently recovered footage from Callas' legendary Lisbon Traviata, featuring Addio dal Passato and Parigi oh cara with Alfredo Kraus. This DVD will leave you asking for more.

Documentary focused on the experiences and emotions of a group of friends who walk the Camino de Santiago.