Belcanto: The Tenors of the 78 Era, Part I

Some incredible talents from the world of opera are presented on this documentary. The title, BELCANTO: THE TENORS OF THE 78 ERA, harks back to an era when records were played at 78 rpm, and thick, heavy-set needles worked their way across a slab of vinyl that cranked out some delightful sounds through a creaky old gramophone. Scant footage exists of the artists from this era, but luckily this film presents some of them, including Benjamino Gigli, Enrico Caruso, Richard Tauber, and many others.