Pavarotti has called Caruso "the greatest" on many occasions. Here are some of his quotes...
"Caruso's is the voice by which all tenors should gauge themselves."
"No matter what the year, Caruso will always. be a 'modern' tenor because he, more than anyone else, created what we think of as 'modern' tenor singing. His voice and his art still speak to us today, as. they always will."
“Caruso, his singing, to me, is the base of the building. Doesn’t matter how tall the building is, or how heavy it is, because on the basement of this Caruso will always rest. It is essential, because vocally he is enormous and very, very close to the truth in expression.”
Pavarotti cites four tenors as his inspiration... Caruso, Gigli, Schipa and Di Stefano.
I would add McCormack and Bjorling to that list.
See ya
Steve
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