Brooklyn Italian-American Group honors founder of Caruso Museum
The Federation of Italian-American Organizations held its 36th annual fundraising gala at the El Caribe County Club on Sunday, April 7, and the dinner helped raise funds for the federation’s new Italian Cultural Center in Brooklyn.
One of the honorees was Cav. Uff. Aldo Mancusi, who has been the caretaker and founder of the Enrico Caruso Museum of America for 25 years. His home at 1942 East 19th St. in Brooklyn has been a shrine to the legendary Neapolitan tenor, and the world has literally beaten a path to his door.
Aldo Mancusi paid homage to his wife Lisa, their daughters Kim and Cindy, and then introduced his special guests, Eric Murray and his wife Lynne. Eric is the grandson of Enrico Caruso and the son of Caruso’s daughter Gloria.