"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.)