Caruso

[ kuh-roo-soh; Italian kah-roo-zaw ]

/ kəˈru soʊ; Italian kɑˈru zɔ /

noun

En·ri·co

[en-ree-koh; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/, 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.

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Examples from the Web for caruso

I'm not sure many people would say Summer was Caruso, but okay.
A1-Worthy Musical Deaths|Michael Tomasky|May 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And not just an obit, but a sidebar under the hed "Caruso Kept Hoping He Would Return."
A1-Worthy Musical Deaths|Michael Tomasky|May 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
While on the stage I was so entranced with the wonderful singing of Mr. Caruso that I forgot to come in at the right time.
Great Singers on the Art of Singing|James Francis Cooke
Not that it had very far to go,—but still it was second only to Caruso's, and that is something.
West Wind Drift|George Barr McCutcheon

As for his voice, it can at times be more musical than Melba's or Caruso's.
The Joyful Heart|Robert Haven Schauffler
“Cut that out, Caruso,” yelled Arthur, as the recruit started his melody.
Pitching in a Pinch|Christy Mathewson
On another morning he told me that Caruso the singer had married a woman who was his sister-in-law.
The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story|Various

British Dictionary definitions for caruso

Caruso

/ (Italian kaˈruːso) /

noun

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

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