Person Open DS/UK/5362 Caruso; Enrico (25 February 1873-2 August 1921); Italian operatic tenor Caruso Enrico 25 February 1873-2 August 1921 Italian operatic tenor Male https://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx?oeEonU1otD685 Naples, Kingdom of Italy (born)

Italian Musician; Vocals, tenor White Former partner of Ada Giachetti (Italian soprano). Husband of Dorothy Park Benjamin (American socialite). The couple married in 1918. Heterosexual Awards, Honours and Legacy: During his lifetime, Caruso received many orders, decorations, testimonials and other kinds of honors from monarchs, governments and miscellaneous cultural bodies of the various nations in which he sang. He was the recipient of Italian knighthoods. One unusual award bestowed on him was that of "Honorary Captain of the New York Police Force". In 1960, Caruso received a star located at 6625 Hollywood Boulevard on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Caruso was posthumously awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1987, and in the same year, the United States Postal Service issued a 22-cent postage stamp in his honor. Memberships: In 1917, he was elected an honorary member of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the national fraternity for men involved in music, by the fraternity's Alpha chapter of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. Notable Events: Caruso's success in the Metropolitan Opera drew the attention of Black Hand extortionists. They threatened to harm him and his family if he did not pay them money. He initially paid their extortion fee, but his willingness to pay made them more brazen. They subsequently demanded an even larger sum. He was aided by New York City police detective Joseph Petrosino who, impersonating Caruso, captured the extortionists. 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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Caruso (2019) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 4/10/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 3ae68110-5d6d-4cc4-a004-5ccb41097c45