Watch The Great Caruso (1951) Online

Loosely traces the life of tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921). He loves Musetta, in his home town of Naples, and then Dorothy, the daughter of one of the Metropolitan Opera's patrons. Caruso is unacceptable to both women's fathers: to one, because he sings; to Dorothy's, because he is a peasant. To New York patricians, Caruso is short, barrel chested, loud, emotional, unrefined. Their appreciation comes slowly. The film depicts Caruso's lament that "the man does not have the voice, the voice has the man": he cannot be places he wants to be, because he must be elsewhere singing, including the day his mother dies. Throughout, Mario Lanza and stars from the Met sing. Read More

Watch The Great Caruso online. Featuring Mario Lanza and Ann Blyth, The Great Caruso is classified as Drama and Music genre movie with an average rating across the web of 5.8. It is available for streaming online in the USA on 1 services such as HBO Max. The movie was filmed in United States of America and was released on 1951. The Great Caruso was directed by Richard Thorpe. Read Less