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FEATURES INCLUDE:

A detailed chronological discography of all 496 published and unpublished Caruso recordings, including recording dates and locations, matrix and take numbers, accompaniment details, correct playing speeds, and all known issues in cylinder and 78-rpm format

Introductory chapters examining all aspects of Caruso's recording career and and records, including labels; physical characteristics and markings; recording contracts; piracies and other unusual issues; and Caruso-related records, sheet music, and ephemera

Newly discovered information concerning the recording and manufacture of Caruso's earliest releases

Eight pages of rare or unusual Caruso labels in full color

Complete subject index, plus title, partner, and issue-number indexes for easy location of any recording in the discography

216 pages, illustrated
Deluxe cloth library binding / dustjacket
ISBN 0-9671819-0-9
Library of Congress Control #2002115618

In a Brooklyn townhouse, Cavaliere Ufficiale Aldo Mancusi has assembled one of the finest publicly accessible collections of Caruso memorabilia in the world. The museum opened officially in 1990, with support from Commenatore Michael Sisca, publisher of the Italian magazine La Follia.

The idea of a Caruso museum was conceived by Mancusi (who received the honorary title of Cavaliere Ufficiale for his creation of the Enrico Caruso Museum of America) thirty-five years ago, after he acquired his father's large collection of Caruso records. Mancusi's private collection, and the display space on the second floor of his home, was donated to create the Enrico Caruso Museum of America, with contributions and grants from the National Italian-American Foundation (NIAF), the Sons of Italy, and the Brooklyn Arts Council. Museum memberships and the sale of books, records and opera mementos help to maintain the museum, which produces a wide range of programs in addition to maintaining the collection.

The museum's extensive collection includes Caruso family photographs, books, records, letters, films, Caruso's death mask, and even some of his clothing and personal effects. As Verena Dobnik of the Associated Press reported in a recent article on the museum, "There isn't a corner of the house that's free of images of the great tenor - even a kitchen sink, flanked by a can of 'Enrico Caruso Olive Oil' that's manufactured in Italy as 'The Oil That Sings.'"

The museum also boasts a 20-seat theater - furnished with chairs and other items from the old Metropolitan Opera House - that screens rare films of Caruso's life and times, including his single commercially issued film, My Cousin.

The Enrico Caruso Museum of America is located at 1942 East 19th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11229, and is open by appointment only. The museum also maintains a website at www.enricocarusomuseum.com.

For more information, or to schedule a visit, please contact Cav. Uff. Aldo Mancusi by phone or fax at (718) 368-3993, or by e-mail at CarusoMuseumNY@aol.com.