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Mario Lanza, Ann Blyth, Dorothy Kirsten

Loosely traces the life of tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921). He loves Musetta, in his home town of Naples, and then Dorothy, the daughter of one of the Metropolitan Opera's patrons. Caruso is unaccepta...( read more  read more... )ble to both women's fathers: to one, because he sings; to Dorothy's, because he is a peasant. To New York patricians, Caruso is short, barrel chested, loud, emotional, unrefined. Their appreciation comes slowly. The film depicts Caruso's lament that "the man does not have the voice, the voice has the man": he cannot be places he wants to be, because he must be elsewhere singing, including the day his mother dies. Throughout, Mario Lanza and stars from the Met sing.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 49 min.

Directed by: Richard Thorpe

Release Date: April 16, 1951

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DVD Release Date: April 1, 2008

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  • ddyannat
    July 10, 2008
    ddyannat
    Beautiful life portrayal of one of the best tenors in history!
  • 01MovieMan
    May 11, 2008
    01MovieMan
    Mario Lanza had some great voice
  • DesAnnie
    July 16, 2007
    DesAnnie
    Saw it, didn't understand it.
  • gms1yygy
    February 26, 2007
    gms1yygy
    Starring Mario Lanza and Ann Blythe this movie introduced me to opera. I still don't like all of it, but some of it is inspired.

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