{"product_id":"23244-caruso-enrico-signed-color-caricature-in-le-prophete","title":"Caruso, Enrico. (1873-1921) Signed Color Caricature in \"Le Prophète\"","description":"Unusual full color lithograph reproduction of a self portrait caricature in Meyerbeer's \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eLe Prophète\u003c\/i\u003e, by the great tenor and talented caricaturist, here shown in profile and signed to a light area in ink \"Enrico Caruso \/ N.Y. 1918.\" The caricature is contained in a fabulous decorative gold lithographic frame. Two horizontal creases and small tears and creases to edges, else fine. 9.5 x 11 inches (24 x 28 cm). Presumably excised from a souvenir program, this is the only signed color image of Caruso we have ever offered.\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eMeyerbeer’s operas were a major staple of Caruso's repertoire. The composer’s work is now rarely performed at any opera house around the world, but Caruso sang a combined 33 performances of “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eL’Africaine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e(three times),” “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eLes Huguenots\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e (13)” and “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eLe Prophète\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e (17).” A March 17, 1918 NY Times review notes that \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eMeyerbeer's \"Le Prophete\" was sung for the fourth time before a capacity audience at the Metropolitan yesterday afternoon, when Caruso, Matzenauer, Muzio, Mardones, Didur, and others, ably led by Bodanzky, gave constant delight, and were as constantly applauded through nearly four hours of famous melodies.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093839630495,"sku":"23244","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Caruso_2C_Enrico_Signed_Color_Caricature_in_Le_Prophete_23244a.jpg?v=1722190728","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/23244-caruso-enrico-signed-color-caricature-in-le-prophete","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}