Enrico Caruso's only passion is to sing. For that, he leaves his hometown of Naples, Italy, and travels to America to sing for the Metropolitan Opera. At first, his lack of education and poor background make him an outcast in the high-class opera world. Eventually, his voice wins him both fans and the hand of his love, Dorothy. But his nonstop pace and desire to perform at any cost eventually take their toll on the singer's health.

Mario Lanza
as Enrico Caruso

Ann Blyth
as Dorothy Benjamin

Dorothy Kirsten
as Louise Heggar

Jarmila Novotná
as Maria Selka

Richard Hageman
as Carlo Santi

Carl Benton Reid
as Park Benjamin

Eduard Franz
as Giulio Gatti-Casazza

Ludwig Donath
as Alfredo Brazzi

Alan Napier
as Jean de Reszke

Blanche Thebom
as Vocalist - Opera Montage
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I thought Richard Thorpe always managed to present these semi-sumptuous dramas quite well, and here - despite the rather simpering presence of Ann Blyth, he does manage to encapsulate effectively the rags to riches story of acclaimed tenor Enrico Caruso (Mario Lanza). Nobody cared much for the man's...