Product Details

• Actors: Enrico Caruso, Jussi Bjorling
• Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Kultur Video
• DVD Release Date: April 15, 2003
• Run Time: 55 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008DDSQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #167,513 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

A singer’s voice is not simply a sound he or she happens to make, but a reflection of the singer’s life. An understanding of who a singer is can only increase one’s understanding of their art. That is the starting point for this biographical documentary in which the roots of the greatest tenors who have ever lived are discovered: Enrico Caruso, Benjamino Gigli, and Jussi Björling. Filmed entirely on location in Italy, Sweden, and London, this program contains extensive archival footage of all three singers, taken from newsreels, feature films and concerts; extensive examples of their singing; and interviews with people who knew and worked with them, some of whom have never before spoken on camera. By the end of this absorbing documentary--hosted by internationally renowned tenor Nigel Douglas--one knows not only something of their lives, but why these three tenors are legendary singers.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Three Legendary Tenors, February 5, 2004

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JIM EARLEY (Medina, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Three Legendary Tenors (Caruso, Gigli, Bjorling) (DVD)

The singing is great, the historical data is enlightening, but
there is just too much talking. Only one or two arias are sung completely. I would much rather hear exerpts from various operas where these three tenors performed. I would give this DVD a new name. Three Legendary Tenors, Lite.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absorbing Documentary, January 3, 2004

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none (Goleta, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Three Legendary Tenors (Caruso, Gigli, Bjorling) (DVD)

This is an absolutely wonderful look into the lives of the "original" Three Tenors. Some complaints that I have are that they don't have enough footage of the three tenors performing (especially Bjorling) and the sound quality of Gigli and Caruso is mediocre at best. Nevertheless, this is a truly worthy tribute to these three great tenors Highly recommended.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative biographies of the three tenors, January 9, 2007

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Romea (MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Three Legendary Tenors (Caruso, Gigli, Bjorling) (DVD)

This was a very informative and enjoyable biographical DVD on the three famous tenors from their humble beginnings to the end of their lives. The narrator waltzes you through with the tenor's enchanting voices along with the beautiful scenes of Italy including the quaint villages where each tenor had lived and how they became famous. It was quite interesting to know some things about them and how they looked at life in a big way.
If anyone is interested in opera and wants to know some history, this is a DVD to hold onto for your library collection. It was well done.