Bravo, Caruso!
by William Luce

Bravo, Caruso! Book Cover
Bravo, Caruso! Cover

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1920sAll MenInterior SetPeriod CostumesAmerican

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Readers find the play to be funny, charming, and entertaining. The overall impression is positive, highlighting its appeal to a wide audience.

Funny and charmingVery entertaining

Synopsis

"The author of The Belle of Amherst, The Last Flapper, Bronte and Lucifer's Child takes you backstage at the Metropolitan opera, Christmas 1920, to meet the greatest tenor in history.

You become a reporter conducting an interview in Enrico Caruso's dressing room as his valet Mario helps him prepare for a performance which, unknown to both men, will be his last"--Page 4 of cover.

Press Reviews

"An exciting, funny, bittersweet play...Eloquent...[and] engaging."

— Variety

Characters

Character
Mario Fantini

his dresser, short, slim, dark, bustling and efficient manner, a whimsical and chaplinesque figure.

Enrico Caruso

the great tenor about to play his final performance, carries a cane, speaks in a charming broken English

Publication

PublisherSamuel French
Year1992
BindingPaperback
Pages73
PlaceNew York
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780573693304
ISBN-100573693307
LCCN93217691
LCCPS3562.U254 B67 1992
DCC812/.54

Bravo, Caruso! is a American play written by William Luce and published by Samuel French in New York (1992).

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Samuel French · 1992 · 73 pp

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