BENIAMINO GIGLI
A LIFE IN WORDS & MUSIC
Label: NAXOS
Releasedatum: 07-06-2004
Herkomst: NL
Item-nr: 1599335
EAN: 0636943814826
Levertijd: 6 a 10 werkdagen
Tracks
Disc 1
1. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: 'i Was Born With A Voice And Very Little Else...' / Ponchielli: 'cielo E Mar' From La
2. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Family Background
3. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Gigli's Stage Debut And Poverty-Stricken Start
4. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Puccini: 'o Soave Fanciulla' From La Boheme - 1919
5. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Service In The Household Of Countess Spannocchi
6. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Donizetti: 'spirto Gentil' From La Favorita - 1918
7. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Colonel Delfino, And Giovanni Zerri's Legal Agreement
8. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Cannio: O Surdato 'nnammurato - 1918
9. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: A Hospital Visit And A Scholarship
10. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Mascagni: 'ah! Ritrovarla Nella Sua Capanna' From Lodoletta - 1918
11. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Gigli Graduates And Makes His Debut; He Goes For The High B Flat
12. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Puccini: 'e Lucevan Le Stelle' From Tosca - 1918
13. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Marriage, Rome And A Tour To Spain
14. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Mascagni: 'apri La Tua Finestra!' From Iris - 1918
15. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: A Letter From Fred Gaisberg Of Hmv
16. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Mascagni: 'mamma, Quel Vino E Generoso' From Cavalleria Rusticana - 1919
17. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Gigli Conquers South America, And Receives An Offer From The Met
18. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Metropolitan Opera Debut In Mefistofele
19. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Boito: 'giunto Sul Passo Estremo' From Mefistofele - 1921
Disc 2
1. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: The Critics' Verdict, And More Performances
2. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Donizetti: 'tombe Degl'avi Miei' From Lucia Di Lammermoor - 1927
3. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Gigli's Fate Becomes Entwined With Caruso's
4. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Giordano: 'un Di All'azzurro Spazio' From Andrea Chenier - 1922
5. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Who Will Be Caruso's Successor?
6. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Verdi: 'de'miei Bollenti Spiriti' From La Traviata - 1928
7. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Life Forms A Regular Pattern, And Gigli Learns To Sing In Foreign Languages
8. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Lalo: 'vainement, Ma Bien Aimee' From Le Roi D'ys - 1922
9. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Manon At The Met
10. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Massenet: 'o Dolce Incanto' From Manon - 1931
11. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Catalani's Loreley
12. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Catalani: 'nel Verde Maggio' From Loreley - 1923
13. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Summer In Italy, Then Back To New York And Some Physical Training
14. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Gounod: 'ah! Ne Fuis Pas Encore!' From Romeo Et Juliette - 1923
15. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Honorary Captain Of The Nypd
16. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Meyerbeer: 'o Paradiso' From L'africaine - 1928
17. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Flourishing Finances And Professional Rivalries
18. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Crushing Remarks; The Attraction Of Radio
19. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Sullivan: The Lost Chord - 1931
20. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: A New Decade, And The Honour Of Playing Nemorino At The Met
21. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Donizetti: 'quanto E Bella' From L'elisir D'amore - 1925
Disc 3
1. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Debuts In Paris And London, And London's Critical Reception
2. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Flotow: 'm'appari' [Ach! So Fromm] From Mata [Martha] - 1929
3. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Crisis: The Death Of Gigli's Mother, And Tension At The Met
4. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Departure From The Met
5. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: America's Loss Is Europe's Gain
6. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Speech: Gigli In An Interview At The Savoy Hotel, London - 1946
7. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Cherished London Reviews
8. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Leoncavallo: 'no, Pagliacci Non Son!' From Pagliacci - 1934
9. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Recording Reflects The Drama
10. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Leoncavallo: 'suvvia, Cosi Terribile' From Pagliacci - 1934
11. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Touring, Gigli's Working Relationships, And A New Turn Of Events
12. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: De Curtis: Non Ti Scorder Di Me - 1935
13. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Film Popularity, Hitler And Goebbels, And The Caracalla Tradition
14. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Puccini: 'che Gelida Manina' From La Boheme - 1938
15. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Voice Expert John Steane's Recommendation
16. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Puccini: ' O Soave Fanciulla' From La Boheme - 1938
17. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: A New Recording Of Tosca
18. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Puccini: 'recondita Armonia' From Tosca - 1938
19. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Patience And Hard Work Produce 'a Perfrect Set Of Master Recordings'
20. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Puccini: 'e Lucevan Le Stelle' From Tosca - 1938
21. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: A Return To America And The Met
22. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Verdi: 'ingemisco' From The Requiem - 1939
23. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: The Recording Of Madama Butterfly
24. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Puccini: Closing Moments Of Act I, Madama Butterfly - 1939
Disc 4
1. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: War Keeps Gigli In Italy
2. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Introductory Speech To Cavalleria Rusticana By Mascagni - 1940
3. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Translation Of The Speech
4. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Mascagni: 'mamma, Quel Vino E Generoso' From Cavalleria Rusticana - 1940
5. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: More Role Debuts, Gigli's Wartime Films, And Andrea Chenier
6. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Giordano: 'un Di All'azzurro Spazio' From Andrea Chenier - 1941
7. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: John Steane's Verdict
8. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Giordano: 'come Un Bel Di Di Maggio' From Andrea Chenier - 1941
9. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Rome Opera House Rallies Wartime Spirits
10. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Verdi: 'teco Io Sto - Gran Dio' From Un Ballo In Maschera - 1943
11. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Verdi: 'non Sai Tu Che Se L'anima Mia' From Un Ballo In Maschera - 1943
12. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Verdi: 'oh, Qual Soave Brivido' From Un Ballo In Maschera - 1943
13. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Gigli's Political Affiliations
14. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Verdi: 'celeste Aida' From Aida - 1946
15. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Postwar Italy: An Hmv Manager's Report
16. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Verdi: 'pui Ti Riveggo, Mia Dolce Aida' From Aida - 1946
17. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Covent Garden With Rina, Then A Tour Of Britian And Ireland
18. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Speech Given By Gigli After A Concert At The Royal Albert Hall - 1952
19. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: The Final Phase - And No Thoughts Of Retirement
20. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Di Veroli: Ritorna Amore - 1952
21. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: A Last Visit To The Usa
22. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Cottrau: Santa Lucia - 1949
23. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Gigli's Death, His Obituaries, And His Place In The Tenor Lineage
24. Gigli: A Life In Words And Music: Meyerbeer: 'o Paradiso' From L'africaine (Ending) - 1928
