Caruso

American

[kuh-roo-soh, kah-roo-zaw] / kəˈru soʊ, kɑˈru zɔ /

noun

Enrico 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.

Caruso British

/ kaˈruːso /

noun

Enrico (enˈriːko). 1873–1921, an outstanding Italian operatic tenor; one of the first to make gramophone records

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Caruso said Tuesday he hadn’t given much thought to endorsing and said he was meeting with Raman soon to discuss her run.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

“I don’t think either option is great,” Caruso said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Caruso is a Palisades resident whose son and daughter lost their homes in the Palisades fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

“I have been waiting 19 months to say welcome to Palisades Village,” said Caruso, executive chairman of his eponymous company.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

That I Pagliacci was only fifteen years old when Caruso popularised it on record - young in relation to opera’s extensive back catalogue - is, with the benefit of hindsight, strangely significant.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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