{"product_id":"2979-caruso-enrico-blass-robert-caricature-portrait","title":"[Caruso, Enrico. (1873-1921)] Blass, Robert. (1867 - 1930) Caricature Portrait","description":"An unusual caricature depicting Caruso, drawn in ink by the American bass of German parentage.  Caruso, of course, was the most celebrated singer-caricaturist of  his day and this is certainly the first drawing of him we've seen - very much in keeping with his own distinctive style -  executed by one of his colleagues at the Metropolitan Opera.  4 x 5 inches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlass sang at the Metropolitan for 10 consecutive years, beginning in 1900.  \"Although he appears not to have been highly rated at the Metropolitan (‘stodgy’ and ‘thick-voiced’ are descriptions quoted in Kolodin’s history of the house), his few recordings show a voice of considerable beauty and a fine cello-like evenness of production.\" (J.B. Steane, Grove Online)","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093178732703,"sku":"2979","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Caruso_Caricature151.jpg?v=1722186419","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/2979-caruso-enrico-blass-robert-caricature-portrait","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}