Stereo: I thought I might try my hand at the cage match/sing-off business---what better way than with Faust's famous high C in his aria “Salut! demeure chaste et pure“! rank/list your favorites---your tenors in chronological order: 1. Enrico Caruso, 1910; studio recording 2. Giacomo Lauri-Volpi, 1928; studio recording 3. George Thill, 1930; studio recording 4. Beniamino Gigli, 1935; studio recording 5. Richard Tucker, 1953; New Orleans 6. Jan Peerce, 1955 - Metropolitan Opera 7. Jussi Bjoerling , 1959 - Metropolitan Opera 8. Nicolai Gedda, 1971 - Teatro Colon 9. Jaime Aragall, 1971 - Barcelona Liceu 10. Placido Domingo, 1972 - Metropolitan Opera 11. Alfredo Kraus, 1973 - Tokyo 12. Neil Shicoff, 1987 - Lyric Opera of Chicago 13. Richard Leech, 1991 - Metropolitan Opera 14. Roberto Alagna, 2004 - Metropolitan Opera 15. Piotr Beczala, 2005 - Bad-Kisse
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