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Bravo, Caruso!

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2m

William Luce

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

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 i…

Bravo, Caruso!

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Christmas/Holiday, Biography
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior

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Summary
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.
History
Bravo, Caruso! was first presented at The Cleveland Playhouse in January, 1991. It was directed by Peter Mark Schifter.
Cast Attributes
Performing Groups
ENRICO CARUSO - the great tenor about to play his final performance, carries a cane, speaks in a charming broken English
MARIO FANTINI - his dresser, short, slim, dark, bustling and efficient manner, a whimsical and chaplinesque figure.
  • Time Period 1920s
  • Setting Caruso's dressing room in the Metropolitan Opera House. Christmas Eve, 1920.
  • Features Period Costumes

Media

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

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

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  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

William Luce

William Luce
William Luce wrote his Broadway and London success The Belle of Amherst for Julie Harris, who won her fifth Tony Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Emily Dickinson. For American soprano Renée Fleming, Luce wrote My Business Is To Love, which Fleming premiered in Linc ...
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