# Canonical recap data for Enrico Caruso's First Opera Recording (1902)
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title: Enrico Caruso's First Opera Recording
subtitle: The tenor's pioneering gramophone recordings transformed classical music distribution and proved the commercial viability of recorded voice technology.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1902-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1902
decade: 1900
country:
name: Italy
slug: italy
summaryShort: Enrico Caruso was an Italian operatic tenor, who sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of Europe and the Americas, appearing in a wide variety of roles that ranged from the lyric to the dramatic. Generally recognized as the first international recording star, Caruso made around 250 commercially released recor
summaryLong: Enrico Caruso was an Italian operatic tenor, who sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of Europe and the Americas, appearing in a wide variety of roles that ranged from the lyric to the dramatic. Generally recognized as the first international recording star, Caruso made around 250 commercially released recordings from 1902 to 1920.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Enrico Caruso"
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sourceConfidence: 75
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- tech-launch
- award
metaDescription: Enrico Caruso was an Italian operatic tenor, who sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of Europe and the Americas, appearing in a wide variety of role
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