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Beniamino Gigli in opera, 1934-1940.

Title
  1. Beniamino Gigli in opera, 1934-1940.
Published by
  1. [United States?] : Eklipse, 1994.
Author
  1. Gigli, Beniamino, 1890-1957.

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Additional authors
  1. Santini, Gabriele, 1886-1964.
  2. Bellezza, Vincenzo.
  3. Gui, Vittorio, 1885-1975.
  4. Merola, Gaetano.
  5. Serafin, Tullio, 1878-1968.
  6. De Fabritiis, Oliviero.
  7. Rossi, Mario, 1902-1992.
  8. London Philharmonic Orchestra. prf
Description
  1. 1 audio disc (73 min., 26 sec.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Subject
  1. Operas > Excerpts
Contents
  1. Roméo et Juliette. Act II (abridged) / Gounod (Giulietta, Mafalda Favero ; Gregorio, Aristide Baracchi ; orchestra and chorus conducted by Gabriele Santini) (21:35) -- La forza del destino. Act II. Che! Inorridi di Calatrava al nome-- Solenne in quest'ora (5:20) ; La forza del destino. Act IV. Invano Alvaro-- Le minaccie i fieri accenti (6:42) / Verdi (Don Carlo, Carlo Morelli ; orchestra conducted by Gabriele Santini) -- Manon. Act II. O dolce incanto-- Chiudu gli occhi / Massenet (Manon, Pia Tassinari ; orchestra conducted by Vincenzo Bellezza) (5:53) -- Tosca. Act III. E lucevan le stelle-- Ah! franchigia a Floria Tosca / Puccini (Tosca, Iva Pacetti ; London Philharmonic conducted by Vittorio Gui) (3:55) -- Andrea Chenier. Act 1. Comosso, lusingato-- Un di all'azzurro spazio / Giordano (Maddalena, Elisabeth Rethberg ; La Contessa Di Coigny, Doris Doe ; Fleville, John Howell ; l'Abate, Lodovico Oliviero ; orchestra and chorus conducted by Geatano [sic] Merola) (15:41) -- La forza del destino. Act IV. Le miaccie i fieri accenti / Verdi (Don Carlo, Benvenuto Franci ; orchestra conducted by Tullio Serafin) (4:36) -- Il trovatore. Act III. Di quella pira : operatic debut (2:36) ; Il trovatore. Act III. Di quella pira (2:13) / Verdi (orchestra and chorus conducted by Olivero de Fabritis) -- Adraiana Lecouvreur. Act I. La dolcissima effigie / Cilea (Adriana, Magda Olivero ; orchestra conducted by Mario Rossi) (4:13).
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Note
  1. Compact disc.
Event (note)
  1. Originally recorded at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Mar. 31 & Apr. 5, 1934; Teatro Reale dell'Opera, Rome, Apr. 8, 1938, Jul. 4, 1939, Dec. 9, 1939, Dec. 24, 1939 and Mar. 20, 1940; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, Jun. 2, 1938; and, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, Oct. 7 1938.
Language (note)
  1. Sung in Italian; 2 of the works were originally in French.