"Great Caruso" Premiere, 1951

4 images. "Great Caruso" Premiere, 29 May 1951. Deborah Kerr; Mr. and Mrs. Mario Lanza; Jesse Lasky. Supplementary material reads: "Invitation Premiere of M-G-M's 'The Great Caruso' starring Mario Lanza ... Egyptian Theatre, May 29. Left to right: Deborah Kerr. Supplementary material continues: Left to right: Mr. and Mrs. Mario Lanza & Jesse Lasky". Other supplementary material reads: "In presenting the Hollywood premiere of an unusual musical film,, 'The Great Caruso', Mero-Goldwyn-Mayer pays tribute to a superb artist and his golden voice, the late beloved Enrico Caruso who entertained millions of people throughout the world during his lifetime and even today thrills countless thousands who listen to his recorded songs. Starring Mario Lanza, Ann Blyth, Dorothy Kirsten, Jarmila Novotna and Blanche Thebom, 'The Great Caruso' is probably the most ambitious production of its type ever made in Hollywood. In all, the film presents entire sequences from five favorite operas, montages from fifteen others and six songs sung by Lanza, Miss Blyth and Miss Kirsten. Music highlights include arias from such great operas as 'Aida', 'Rigoletto', 'La Tosca', 'Il Trovatore', 'Lucia', 'Pagliacci', and 'La Boheme'". (For the rest of the description and the list of personalities attending "The Great Caruso" premiere, please see the supplementary material.)

本数据集包含4张图片，记录了1951年5月29日《伟大的卡鲁索》（Great Caruso）首映礼的现场画面，到场嘉宾包括黛博拉·蔻儿（Deborah Kerr）、马里奥·兰扎夫妇（Mr. and Mrs. Mario Lanza）与杰西·拉斯基（Jesse Lasky）。

补充材料说明：“本次为米高梅（M-G-M）出品、马里奥·兰扎主演的《伟大的卡鲁索》举办的邀请制首映礼……于埃及剧院举办，举办时间为5月29日。从左至右依次为：黛博拉·蔻儿。”

后续补充材料进一步说明：“从左至右依次为：马里奥·兰扎夫妇与杰西·拉斯基。”

另有补充材料指出：“此次在好莱坞首映的《伟大的卡鲁索》是一部别具一格的音乐电影，米高梅（M-G-M）借此向已故的伟大艺术家、拥有金嗓之称的恩里科·卡鲁索致敬——他生前曾为全球数百万观众献艺，即便在逝世多年后的今日，其录制的歌曲仍能令无数听众为之动容。本片由马里奥·兰扎、安·布莱思（Ann Blyth）、多萝西·克里斯滕（Dorothy Kirsten）、亚尔米拉·诺沃特娜（Jarmila Novotna）以及布兰奇·特博姆（Blanche Thebom）主演，堪称好莱坞有史以来同类型题材中制作规模最为宏大的作品之一。影片完整呈现了5部经典歌剧的完整段落，剪辑了另外15部歌剧的蒙太奇片段，并收录了兰扎、布莱思与克里斯滕演唱的6首歌曲。音乐亮点包括《阿依达》（Aida）、《弄臣》（Rigoletto）、《托斯卡》（La Tosca）、《游吟诗人》（Il Trovatore）、《拉美莫尔的露琪亚》（Lucia）、《丑角》（Pagliacci）以及《波西米亚人》（La Bohème）等经典歌剧的咏叹调。如需查看《伟大的卡鲁索》首映礼的完整描述及出席嘉宾名单，请参阅补充材料。