Old school soprano Luisa Tetrazzini sings with Enrico Caruso record - 1932 (pitch corrected)

It only occurred to me today that this clip—which we've all seen and heard before—has almost always been presented with the pitch about a half tone too high. It does make a difference; the voice is slightly darker overall and less shrill seeming. Enjoy!

Enrico Caruso singing M'appari tutt'amor

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[babithehuman]

Tetrazzini's laugh alone can beat all modern opera singing

[LaDivinaLover]

In case anyone can’t catch what she says at the end.

“Hahaha thank you Mr. Clarke, hahahahaha Ha Ha This is the music that I and Caruso sang many many years ago. About 20 or 30 years. YESSS! Lovely, Lovely 😘”

[meiada]

My god, i am in tears again. I have been watching this precious clipping as I learn how to singing. Each time I learn something new. I also feel sad that at the end of her life, she was not living in a situation she deserved. She gave all her life to opera and audiences. She had very little left after been cheated by that young swindler. At the end, she even lost her pearls in the hospital. But she will always live in our heart! She was a true artist with a warm heart and incredible talent. ❤️❤️❤️

[GiovanniJardel]

Una delle voci più belle e rare mai esistite quella del soprano Luisa Tetrazzini e del grande tenore Enrico Caruso. Trovo incredibile che come loro due riuscirono a estrarre e coltivare tutta la bellezza del belcanto, e al momento della registrazione nel 1932, in cui Luisa appariva già anziana a 61 anni, il Belcanto svanì e pian piano cessò di esistere. nelle vecchie scuole della musica italiana. Ogni volta che ascolto e guardo questo video mi viene sempre una lacrima agli occhi perché è così commovente.

Sono Giovanni Jardel, baritono lirico studente di belcanto

[Milo]

Wow her singing is out of this world! Very solid Soprano!! The Greatest!!

[kirkp]

Hearing this again puts the tears in me eyes. She sang so often with 'Rico and they were so close in age. They both liked to party, at least until Dorothy (cough, cough) Benjamin came along. Luisa was one of those truly golden home-country girls that loved and was greatly loved in return!

[ykrgfk]

Beautiful to see and hear this. She was 61 when this was filmed, hadn't released recordings since 1920 and had more or less retired from concert performance. She would go on to teach and died in 1940.

[russell]

wonderful . thank you.thank you . thank you!

[lochness]

A wonderful clip of musical history. Thankyou very much for uploading this gem.

[crazyorganist]

What a beautiful performance from a true coloratura soprano with a proper Bel Canto technique. Singers like Tetrazzini just don't exist anymore

[frankmarter]

She was up in years when this was recorded and she could still bring back her glorious voice to sing with Caruso.

[AlbertoDiaz-lv]

Caruso la mejor voz de todos los tiempos

[chessross]

Cuanta dulzura y belleza.!! La reggina degli staccati!

[G.Andrea_Piras]

Commovente. Due voci di incredibile bellezza.

[luisrossetto]

Cuanta emoción. DIVINA!! soprano Luisa Tetrazzini y excelso tenor Enrico Caruso

[davidevaccarini]

Che grande artista, all’epoca aveva 61 anni e una carriera strepitosa alle spalle, eppure senza alcun problema canta da seduta il finale della romanza con Caruso. Mia nonna l’ascoltó in teatro e mi disse che era eccezionale!!!

[spatslondon]

One of the immortal singers. It is a crime that, apart from this clip, no electrical recording of her voice exists!

[jamesrockland]

a lovely moment captured in time for all the world to revel at (tx to youtube)

[Sharplesss]

A wonderful and precious clip: as far as I know it’s the only film of Tetrazzini singing and the only time her voice was captured by the microphone, rather than the acoustic recording horn. A great pity she wasn’t invited back to the Gramophone Co’s studios when the electrical process was first introduced. But we must be grateful for all the acoustic sides we have (and the two electrical “recreations”). Thanks for adjusting the pitch - it gives the whole thing a different perspective

[alfredobravo]

No me canso de escuchar a esta grande de la ópera