On this day in 1903 tenor Enrico Caruso made his Metropolitan Opera debut as the Duke of Mantua. 

Caruso sang 863 performances with the Met across 17 seasons.

WindyCityOperaman

Dan Soda (Windy City Operaman) is a Chicago native whose first visit to opera was at age 17 and Massenet’s Werther with Troyanos and Kraus. Nothing was ever the same. Opera and concert performances, recordings and video are an obsession. He prepares Parterre Box’s daily birthday and anniversary tributes. He also enjoys concerts, live theater and movies.

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