| Code | DS/UK/5362 |
| Name | Caruso; Enrico (25 February 1873-2 August 1921); Italian operatic tenor |
| Dates | 25 February 1873-2 August 1921 |
| Gender | Male |
| Place of Birth/Origin | Naples, Kingdom of Italy (born) |
| Relationships | Former partner of Ada Giachetti (Italian soprano).
Husband of Dorothy Park Benjamin (American socialite). The couple married in 1918. |
| Biography | Enrico Caruso was an Italian operatic tenor. He sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of Europe and the Americas, appearing in a wide variety of roles from the Italian and French repertoires that ranged from the lyric to the dramatic. One of the first major singing talents to be commercially recorded, Caruso made approximately 260 commercially released recordings from 1902 to 1920, which made him an international popular entertainment star. |