Opened at Royal Palace of Naples the Caruso Museum, the first national museum dedicated to Enrico Caruso, one of the most great tenors of all time. The museum, in one large space, the monumental Doric room houses a precious display of memorabilia. The Minister of Culture applauded the opening Gennaro Sangiuliano, together with the general director of the Museums, Massimo Osanna, the director of the Royal Palace of Naples, Mario Epifani and the curator of the museum, the musicologist Laura Valente. “Enrico Caruso is a sublime example of the Italian genius, capable of innovating in the wake of seeds – reiterated the minister – fully understanding how to exploit one's talent in the name of modernity”.
Enrico Caruso National Museum
Among the greatest tenors of all time, “Italian voice in the world, absolute interpreter of bel canto and the Neapolitan tradition. But also a caricaturist, entrepreneur of himself and the embodiment of a personal social redemption. This and so much more it was Enrico Caruso (February 25, 1873 – August 2, 1921) which can finally boast a museum all to itself. A place of memories right in Palazzo Reale, in his beloved Naples, from where his international career as an interpreter of bel canto started.
"It is a living and multimedia museum with an overall itinerary on Caruso among recordings, memorabilia, costumes, gramophones, caricatures, scores with autograph signs". This was underlined by Osanna who thanked the Pituello Fund for his large donation. A heartfelt 'thank you' also to the many "Carusians" from all over the world who have actively contributed to the museum layout. Among these the Ricordi and Puccini Archives, the great opera houses like the San Carlo, La Scala and the Metropolitan. And also the Cineteca di Bologna, which directed the restoration and vocal synchronization work on the film My Cousin.
