Beniamino Gigli.
| Author/creator | Gigli, Beniamino |
| Format | Audio (CD) |
| Publication Info | New York : RCA Victor, ℗1990. |
| Description | 1 audio disc (74 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Bori, Lucrezia, 1887-1960 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Pinza, Ezio performer. |
| Other author/creator | Ruffo, Titta, 1877-1953 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Rethberg, Elisabeth, 1894-1976 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Pasternack, Josef, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Bourdon, Rosario, 1885-1961 conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Setti, Giancarlo, 1935- conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Sivieri, Enrico, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra. |
| Other author/creator | Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus. |
| Series | Gold seal Vocal series Gold Seal. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Andrea Chénier. Un di all'azzurro spazio / Giordano (4:14) -- La favorita. Spirto gentil / Donizetti (3:53) -- Faust. Salut, demeure/Salve, dimora (sung in Italian) (4:31) ; Roméo et Juliette. Ange adorable (4:08) ; Roméo et Juliette. Ah! ne fuis pas encore (with Lucrezia Bori, soprano) (2:06) / Gounod -- Le Roi d'Ys. Vainement, ma bien aimée / Lalo (3:25) -- Tosca. O dolci mani / Puccini (2:05) -- L'elisir d'amore. Una furtiva lagrima (4:15) ; L'elisir d'amore. Quanto è bella (2:47) ; Lucia di Lammermoor. Act III, scene 3 : tomb scene (with Ezio Pinza, bass) (12:59) / Donizetti -- La Gioconda. Enzo Grimaldo, principe di Santafior (with Tita Ruffo) (4:25) ; Cielo e mar (4:32) / Ponchielli -- Les pêcheurs de perles = I pescatori di perle. Je crois entendre encore/Mi par d'udir ancora / Bizet (sung in Italian) (3:58) -- Attila. Te sol quest'anima : trio (with Elisabeth Rethberg, soprano & Ezio Pinza, bass) (2:57) ; I Lombardi. Qual voluttà trascorrere : trio (with Elisabeth Rethberg, soprano & Ezio Pinza, bass) (4:15) / Verdi -- Lo schiavo. Quando nascesti tu (3:13) ; Il guarnay. Vanto io pur (4:09) / Gomes. |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| General note | Analog recordings, digitally remastered. |
| General note | Program notes (17 p.) in English by George Jellinek, with German, French & Italian translations, inserted. |
| Performer | Beniamino Gigli, tenor ; with assisting vocalists ; accompanied by unnamed orchestras conducted by Josef Pasternack, Rosario Bourdon & Enrico Sivieri and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Giulio Setti. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded on various dates, March 21, 1921-October 1951. |
| Publisher number | 7811-2-RG RCA Victor |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | CD-5316 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |