Gigli: Beniamino Gigli - A Life in Words and Music (KAY)

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

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Family background (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Gigli's stage debut and poverty-stricken start (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Puccini: 'O soave fanciulla' from La Boheme - 1919 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Service in the household of Countess Spannocchi (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Donizetti: 'Spirto gentil' from La favorita - 1918 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Colonel Delfino, and Giovanni Zerri's legal agreement (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Cannio: O surdato 'nnammurato - 1918 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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A hospital visit and a scholarship (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Mascagni: 'Ah! ritrovarla nella sua capanna' from Lodoletta - 1918 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Gigli graduates and makes his debut; he goes for the high B flat (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Puccini: 'E lucevan le stelle' from Tosca - 1918 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Marriage, Rome and a tour to Spain (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Mascagni: 'Apri la tua finestra!' from Iris - 1918 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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A letter from Fred Gaisberg of HMV (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Mascagni: 'Mamma, quel vino e generoso' from Cavalleria rusticana - 1919 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Gigli conquers South America, and receives an offer from the Met (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Metropolitan Opera debut in Mefistofele (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Boito: 'Giunto sul passo estremo' from Mefistofele - 1921 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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The critics' verdict, and more performances (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Donizetti: 'Tombe degl'avi miei' from Lucia di Lammermoor - 1927 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Gigli's fate becomes entwined with Caruso's (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Giordano: 'Un di all'azzurro spazio' from Andrea Chenier - 1922 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Who will be Caruso's successor? (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Verdi: 'De'miei bollenti spiriti' from La traviata - 1928 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Life forms a regular pattern, and Gigli learns to sing in foreign languages (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Lalo: 'Vainement, ma bien aimee' from Le Roi d'Ys - 1922 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Manon at the Met (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Massenet: 'O dolce incanto' from Manon - 1931 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Catalani's Loreley (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Catalani: 'Nel verde maggio' from Loreley - 1923 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Summer in Italy, then back to New York and some physical training (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Gounod: 'Ah! ne fuis pas encore!' from Romeo et Juliette - 1923 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Honorary Captain of the NYPD (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Meyerbeer: 'O paradiso' from L'Africaine - 1928 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Flourishing finances and professional rivalries (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Crushing remarks; the attraction of radio (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Sullivan: The Lost Chord - 1931 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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A new decade, and the honour of playing Nemorino at the Met (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Donizetti: 'Quanto e bella' from L'elisir d'amore - 1925 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Debuts in Paris and London, and London's critical reception (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Flotow: 'M'appari' [Ach! So fromm] from Mata [Martha] - 1929 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Crisis: the death of Gigli's mother, and tension at the Met (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Departure from the Met (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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America's loss is Europe's gain (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Speech: Gigli in an interview at the Savoy Hotel, London - 1946 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Cherished London reviews (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Leoncavallo: 'No, Pagliacci non son!' from Pagliacci - 1934 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Recording reflects the drama (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Leoncavallo: 'Suvvia, cosi terribile' from Pagliacci - 1934 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Touring, Gigli's working relationships, and a new turn of events (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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De Curtis: Non ti scorder di me - 1935 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Puccini: 'Che gelida manina' from La Boheme - 1938 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Voice expert John Steane's recommendation (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Puccini: ' O soave fanciulla' from La Boheme - 1938 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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A new recording of Tosca (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Puccini: 'Recondita armonia' from Tosca - 1938 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Patience and hard work produce 'a perfrect set of master recordings' (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Puccini: 'E lucevan le stelle' from Tosca - 1938 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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A return to America and the Met (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Verdi: 'Ingemisco' from the Requiem - 1939 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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The recording of Madama Butterfly (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Puccini: Closing moments of Act I, Madama Butterfly - 1939 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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War keeps Gigli in Italy (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Introductory speech to Cavalleria rusticana by Mascagni - 1940 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Translation of the speech (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Mascagni: 'Mamma, quel vino e generoso' from Cavalleria rusticana - 1940 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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More role debuts, Gigli's wartime films, and Andrea Chenier (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Giordano: 'Un di all'azzurro spazio' from Andrea Chenier - 1941 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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John Steane's verdict (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Giordano: 'Come un bel di di maggio' from Andrea Chenier - 1941 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Rome Opera House rallies wartime spirits (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Verdi: 'Teco io sto - Gran Dio' from Un ballo in maschera - 1943 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Verdi: 'Non sai tu che se l'anima mia' from Un ballo in maschera - 1943 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Verdi: 'Oh, qual soave brivido' from Un ballo in maschera - 1943 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Gigli's political affiliations (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Verdi: 'Celeste Aida' from Aida - 1946 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Postwar Italy: an HMV manager's report (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Verdi: 'Pui ti riveggo, mia dolce Aida' from Aida - 1946 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Covent Garden with Rina, then a tour of Britian and Ireland (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Speech given by Gigli after a concert at the Royal Albert Hall - 1952 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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The final phase - and no thoughts of retirement (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Di Veroli: Ritorna amore - 1952 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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A last visit to the USA (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Cottrau: Santa Lucia - 1949 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Gigli's death, his obituaries, and his place in the tenor lineage (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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Meyerbeer: 'O paradiso' from L'Africaine (ending) - 1928 (Gigli: A Life in Words and Music)

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