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Life in Words & Music
- By Beniamino Gigli
- Release 18/05/2004
- Media Format CD
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| Composers: | Alfredo Catalani, Amilcare Ponchielli, Arrigo Boito, Arthur Sullivan, Charles Gounod, Edouard Lalo, Enrico Cannio, Ernesto De Curtis, Friedrich von Flotow, Gaetano Donizetti, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Graeme Kay, Jules Massenet, Manlio di Veroli, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Spoken Word, Teodoro Cottrau, Umberto Giordano |
| Performers: | Beniamino Gigli, Giulio Tomei, Licia Albanese, Lucrezia Bori, Maria Caniglia, Maria Zamboni, Pietro Mascagni, Toti Dal Monte |
| Title: | Life in Words & Music |
| Release Date: | 18/05/2004 |
| Label: | Naxos |
| Number of Discs: | 4 |
| Media Format: | CD |
| UPC: | 636943814826 |
| Item #: | NAX381482 |
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1 I Was Born with a Voice and Very Little Else
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2 Family Background
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3 Gigli's Stage Debut and Poverty-Stricken Start
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4 Puccini: 'O Soave Fanciulla' from la Boheme - Maria Zamboni
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5 Service in the Household of Countess Spannocchi
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6 Donizetti: 'Spirto Gentil' from la Favoria
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7 Colonel Delfino, and Giovanno Zerri's Legal Agreement
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8 Cannio: O Surdato 'Nnammurato
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9 A Hospital Visit and Scholarship
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10 Mascabni: 'Ah! Ritrovarla Nella Sua Capanna' from Lodoletta
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11 Gigli Graduates and Makes His Debut; He Goes for the High B Flat
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12 Puccini: 'E Lucevan Le Stelle' from Tosca
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13 Marriage, Rome and a Tuor to Spain
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14 Mascagni: 'Apri la Tua Finestra! from Iris
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15 A Letter from Fred Gaisberg of HMV
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16 Mascagni: 'Mamma, Quel Vino E Generoso' from Cavalleria Rusticana
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17 Gigli Conquers South America, and Recieves An Offer from the Met
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18 Metropolitan Opera Debut in Mefistofele
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19 Boitol 'Giunto Sul Passo Estremo' from Mefistofele
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1 The Critics' Verdict, and More Performances
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2 Donizetti: 'Tombe Degl'avi Miei' from Lacuia Di Lammermoor
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3 Gigli's Fate Becomes Entwined with Caruso's
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4 Giordano: 'Un Di All'azzurri Spazio' from Andrea Chenier
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5 Who Will Be Caruso's Sucessor
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6 Verdi: 'De'miei Bollenti Spiriti' from la Travita
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7 Life Forms a Regular Pattern, and Gigli Learns to Sing in Foreign Languages
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8 Lalo: 'Vainement, Ma Bien Aimee' from Le Roi D'ys
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9 Manon at the Met
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10 Massenet: 'O Dolce Incanto' from Manon
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11 Catalani's Loreley
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12 Catalani: 'Nel Verde Maggio' from Loreley
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13 Summer in Italy, Then Back to New York and Some Physical Training
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14 Gounod: 'Ah! Ne Furis Pas Encore!' from Romeo Et Juliette
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15 Honorary Captain of the Nypd
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16 Meyerbeer: 'O Paradiso' from L'africaine
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17 Flourishing Finances and Professional Rivalries
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18 Crushin Remarks; the Attraction of Radio
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19 Sullivan: The Lost Chord
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20 A New Decade, and the Honour of Playing Nemorino at the Met
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21 Donizetti: 'Quanto E Bella' from L'elisir D'amore
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1 Debuts in Paris and London, and London's Critical Reception
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2 Flotow: 'M'appari' (Ach! So Fromm) from Marta (Martha)
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3 Crisis: The Death of Gigli's Mother, and Tension at the Met
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4 Departure from the Met
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5 America's Loss Is Europe's Gain
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6 Speech: Gigli in An Interview at the Savoy Hotel, London
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7 Cherished London Reviews
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8 Leoncavallo: 'No. Pagliaccio Non Son!' from Pagliacci
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9 Recording Reflects the Drama
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10 Leoncavallo: 'Suvvia, Cosi Terrible' from Pagliacci
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11 Touring, Gigli's Working Relationships, and a New Turn of Events
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12 De Curtis: Non Ti Scordar Di Me
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13 Film Popularity, Hitler and Goebbels, and the Caracalla Tradition
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14 Puccini: 'Che Gelida Manina' from la Boheme
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15 Voice Expert John Steane's Recommendation
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16 Puccini: 'O Soave Fanciulla' from la Boheme
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17 A New Recording of Tosca
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18 Puccini: 'Recondita Armonia' from Tosca
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19 Patience and Hard Work Produce a Perfect Set of Master Recordings
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20 Puccini: 'E Lucevan Le Stelle' from Tosca
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21 Verdi: 'Ingemisco' from the Requiem
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22 Verdi: 'Ingemisco' from the Requiem
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23 The Recording of Madama Butterfly
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24 Puccini: Closing Moments of Act I, Madama Butterfly
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1 War Keeps Gigli in Italy
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2 Introductory Speech to Cavalleria Rusticana By Mascagni
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3 Translation of the Speech
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4 Mascani: 'Mamma, Quel Vino E Generoso' from Cavalleria Rusticana
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5 More Role Debuts, Gigli's Wartime Films, and Andrea Chenier
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6 Giordano: 'Un Di All'azzurro Spazio' from Andrea Chenier
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7 John Steane's Verdict
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8 Giordano: 'Come Un Bel Di Di Maggio' from Andrea Chenier
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9 Rome Opera House Ralies Wartime Spirits
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10 Verdi: 'Teco Is Sto - Gran Dio' from Un Ballo in Maschera
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11 Verdi: 'Non Sai Tu Che Se L'anima Mia' from Un Ballo in Maschera
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12 Verdi: 'Oh, Qual Soave Brivido' from Un Ballo in Maschera
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13 Gigli's Political Affliations
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14 Verdi: 'Celeste Aida' from Aida
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15 Postwar Italy: An HMV Manager's Report
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16 Verdi: 'Pur Ti Riveggo, Mia Dolce Aida' from Aida
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17 Covent Garden with Rina, Then a Tour of Britain and Ireland
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18 Speech Given By Gigli After a Concert at the Royal Albert Hall
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19 The Final Phase - and No Thoughts of Retirement
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20 Di Veroli: Ritorna Amore
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21 A Last Visit to the USA
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22 Cottrau: Santa Lucia
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23 Gigli's Death, His Obituaries, and His Place in the Tenor Lineage
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24 Meyerbeer: 'O Paradiso' from L'africaine
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