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Beniamino Gigli: A Life in Words and Music [Box set]

~ Giulio Tomei (Baritone), Arrigo Boito (Composer), Enrico Cannio (Composer), Alfredo Catalani (Composer), Teodoro Cottrau (Composer), et al.

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Composer: Arrigo Boito, Enrico Cannio, Alfredo Catalani, Teodoro Cottrau, Ernesto de Curtis, et al.
Audio CD (29 Mar 2004)
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 4
Format: Box set
Label: Naxos Educational
ASIN: B0001N9ZES
Other Editions: MP3 Download
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Disc 1:

Extraits

Song Title Time Price

1. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: 'I was born with a voice and very little else...' / Ponchielli: 'Cielo e mar' from La Gioconda - 1918 5:22 �0.79

2. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Family background 5:20 �0.79

3. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Gigli's stage debut and poverty-stricken start 6:36 �0.79

4. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Puccini: 'O soave fanciulla' from La Boheme - 1919 3:36 �0.79

5. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Service in the household of Countess Spannocchi 3:19 �0.79

6. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Donizetti: 'Spirto gentil' from La favorita - 1918 4:03 �0.79

7. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Colonel Delfino, and Giovanni Zerri's legal agreement 5:01 �0.79

8. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Cannio: O surdato 'nnammurato - 1918 2:26 �0.79

9. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: A hospital visit and a scholarship 2:18 �0.79

10. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Mascagni: 'Ah! ritrovarla nella sua capanna' from Lodoletta - 1918 3:42 �0.79

11. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Gigli graduates and makes his debut; he goes for the high B flat 6:31 �0.79

12. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Puccini: 'E lucevan le stelle' from Tosca - 1918 2:56 �0.79

13. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Marriage, Rome and a tour to Spain 4:13 �0.79

14. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Mascagni: 'Apri la tua finestra!' from Iris - 1918 2:35 �0.79

15. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: A letter from Fred Gaisberg of HMV 4:15 �0.79

16. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Mascagni: 'Mamma, quel vino e generoso' from Cavalleria rusticana - 1919 4:18 �0.79

17. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Gigli conquers South America, and receives an offer from the Met 3:35 �0.79

18. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Metropolitan Opera debut in Mefistofele 4:42 �0.79

19. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Boito: 'Giunto sul passo estremo' from Mefistofele - 1921 3:26 �0.79

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Disc 2:

Extraits

Song Title Time Price

1. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: The critics' verdict, and more performances 4:41 �0.79

2. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Donizetti: 'Tombe degl'avi miei' from Lucia di Lammermoor - 1927 4:40 �0.79

3. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Gigli's fate becomes entwined with Caruso's 7:30 �0.79

4. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Giordano: 'Un di all'azzurro spazio' from Andrea Chenier - 1922 4:27 �0.79

5. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Who will be Caruso's successor? 5:49 �0.79

6. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Verdi: 'De'miei bollenti spiriti' from La traviata - 1928 4:22 �0.79

7. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Life forms a regular pattern, and Gigli learns to sing in foreign languages 2:06 �0.79

8. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Lalo: 'Vainement, ma bien aimee' from Le Roi d'Ys - 1922 3:26 �0.79

9. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Manon at the Met 0:57 �0.79

10. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Massenet: 'O dolce incanto' from Manon - 1931 3:35 �0.79

11. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Catalani's Loreley 0:50 �0.79

12. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Catalani: 'Nel verde maggio' from Loreley - 1923 2:28 �0.79

13. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Summer in Italy, then back to New York and some physical training 4:33 �0.79

14. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Gounod: 'Ah! ne fuis pas encore!' from Romeo et Juliette - 1923 2:14 �0.79

15. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Honorary Captain Of The Nypd 2:22 �0.79

16. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Meyerbeer: 'O paradiso' from L'Africaine - 1928 3:57 �0.79

17. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Flourishing finances and professional rivalries 4:49 �0.79

18. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Crushing remarks; the attraction of radio 3:40 �0.79

19. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Sullivan: The Lost Chord - 1931 4:29 �0.79

20. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: A new decade, and the honour of playing Nemorino at the Met 1:31 �0.79

21. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Donizetti: 'Quanto e bella' from L'elisir d'amore - 1925 2:51 �0.79

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Disc 3:

Extraits

Song Title Time Price

1. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Debuts in Paris and London, and London's critical reception 4:43 �0.79

2. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Flotow: 'M'appari' [Ach! So fromm] from Mata [Martha] - 1929 3:39 �0.79

3. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Crisis: the death of Gigli's mother, and tension at the Met 3:44 �0.79

4. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Departure from the Met 4:28 �0.79

5. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: America's loss is Europe's gain 6:40 �0.79

6. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Speech: Gigli in an interview at the Savoy Hotel, London - 1946 0:44 �0.79

7. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Cherished London reviews 1:40 �0.79

8. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Leoncavallo: 'No, Pagliacci non son!' from Pagliacci - 1934 3:14 �0.79

9. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Recording reflects the drama 1:08 �0.79

10. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Leoncavallo: 'Suvvia, cosi terribile' from Pagliacci - 1934 2:57 �0.79

11. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Touring, Gigli's working relationships, and a new turn of events 5:59 �0.79

12. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: De Curtis: Non ti scorder di me - 1935 3:17 �0.79

13. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Film popularity, Hitler and Goebbels, and the Caracalla tradition 4:44 �0.79

14. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Puccini: 'Che gelida manina' from La Boheme - 1938 4:25 �0.79

15. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Voice expert John Steane's recommendation 0:28 �0.79

16. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Puccini: ' O soave fanciulla' from La Boheme - 1938 3:34 �0.79

17. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: A new recording of Tosca 2:41 �0.79

18. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Puccini: 'Recondita armonia' from Tosca - 1938 2:49 �0.79

19. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Patience and hard work produce 'a perfrect set of master recordings' 2:36 �0.79

20. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Puccini: 'E lucevan le stelle' from Tosca - 1938 2:42 �0.79

21. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: A return to America and the Met 4:35 �0.79

22. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Verdi: 'Ingemisco' from the Requiem - 1939 3:39 �0.79

23. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: The recording of Madama Butterfly 0:37 �0.79

24. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Puccini: Closing moments of Act I, Madama Butterfly - 1939 4:19 �0.79

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Disc 4:

Extraits

Song Title Time Price

1. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: War keeps Gigli in Italy 2:56 �0.79

2. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Introductory speech to Cavalleria rusticana by Mascagni - 1940 0:50 �0.79

3. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Translation of the speech 0:58 �0.79

4. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Mascagni: 'Mamma, quel vino e generoso' from Cavalleria rusticana - 1940 4:45 �0.79

5. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: More role debuts, Gigli's wartime films, and Andrea Chenier 6:41 �0.79

6. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Giordano: 'Un di all'azzurro spazio' from Andrea Chenier - 1941 5:09 �0.79

7. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: John Steane's verdict 0:28 �0.79

8. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Giordano: 'Come un bel di di maggio' from Andrea Chenier - 1941 3:04 �0.79

9. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Rome Opera House rallies wartime spirits 1:06 �0.79

10. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Verdi: 'Teco io sto - Gran Dio' from Un ballo in maschera - 1943 1:21 �0.79

11. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Verdi: 'Non sai tu che se l'anima mia' from Un ballo in maschera - 1943 3:32 �0.79

12. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Verdi: 'Oh, qual soave brivido' from Un ballo in maschera - 1943 3:24 �0.79

13. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Gigli's political affiliations 6:32 �0.79

14. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Verdi: 'Celeste Aida' from Aida - 1946 4:35 �0.79

15. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Postwar Italy: an HMV manager's report 1:00 �0.79

16. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Verdi: 'Pui ti riveggo, mia dolce Aida' from Aida - 1946 3:15 �0.79

17. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Covent Garden with Rina, then a tour of Britian and Ireland 6:18 �0.79

18. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Speech given by Gigli after a concert at the Royal Albert Hall - 1952 0:42 �0.79

19. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: The final phase - and no thoughts of retirement 2:47 �0.79

20. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Di Veroli: Ritorna amore - 1952 3:34 �0.79

21. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: A last visit to the USA 1:14 �0.79

22. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Cottrau: Santa Lucia - 1949 3:06 �0.79

23. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Gigli's death, his obituaries, and his place in the tenor lineage 9:04 Album Only

24. Gigli: A Life in Words and Music: Meyerbeer: 'O paradiso' from L'Africaine (ending) - 1928 2:28 �0.79

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