Historical Recordings 1927-1951

~ Release by Beniamino Gigli (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Rigoletto: “Bella figlia dell'amore”
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1927)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (in 1927)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto) (in 1927)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:24
2Les Pêcheurs de perles: “Mi par d'udir ancora”
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1931)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (in 1931)
recording of:
I pescatori di perle: Atto I. "Mi par d'udir ancor" (in 1931)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
translated version of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 4 Romance « Je crois entendre encore » (Nadir)
part of:
I pescatori di perle
Georges Bizet3:49
3Serse: “Fronde tenere” … “Ombra mai fu”
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1933)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (in 1933)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (“largo”; catch‐all for arrangements) (in 1933)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
Georg Friedrich Händel4:03
4L'elisir d'amore: “Una furtiva lagrima“
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1933)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (in 1933)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino) (in 1933)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:21
5Pagliacci: “No, Pagliaccio non son!”
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1933)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (in 1933)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto II. “No, Pagliaccio non son” (Canio, Coro, Silvio, Nedda) (in 1933)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto II (Pagliacci: Act II)
Ruggero Leoncavallo3:00
6Cavalleria rusticana: “Mamma quel vino è generoso”
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1933)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (in 1933)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Mamma, quel vino è generoso, è certo” (Turiddu, Lucia, Donne) (Addio alla madre) (in 1933)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1890)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni3:54
7Andrea Chénier: “Si fui soldato”
recorded in:
Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1933)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (in 1933)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “Sì, fui soldato” … “Passa la vita mia” (Chénier) (in 1933)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III
Umberto Giordano2:34
8Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle”
recorded in:
Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1933)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (in 1933)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (in 1933)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini2:54
9Carmen: “Il fior che avevi a me”
recorded in:
Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1934)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (in 1934)
recording of:
Carmen: Atto II. “Il fior che avevi a me tu dato” (Don José, Carmen) (in 1934)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
translated version of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song)
part of:
Carmen: Atto II (italian lyrics)
Georges Bizet3:58
10Aida: “Se quel guerrier” … “Celeste Aida”
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1937)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (in 1937)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) (in 1937)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:29
11La bohème: “O soave fanciulla”
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1937)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (in 1937)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì) (in 1937)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini3:09
12Don Giovanni: “Il mio tesoro intanto”
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1939)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (in 1939)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 21 Aria “Il mio tesoro intanto” (Don Ottavio) (in 1939)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:10
13Il trovatore: “Di quella pira”
recorded in:
Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1940)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (in 1940)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men) (in 1940)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi2:09
14La forza del destino: “La vita è inferno all'infinito” / “O tu che in seno agli angeli”
recorded in:
Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1941)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (in 1941)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “La vita è inferno all'infelice" (Alvaro) (in 1941)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “O tu che in seno agli angeli” (Alvaro) (in 1941)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi6:22
15Andrea Chénier: “Come un bel dì di maggio”
recorded in:
Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1941)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (in 1941)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (in 1941)
conductor:
Oliviero de Fabritiis (conductor and composer) (in 1941)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto IV. “Come un bel dì di maggio” (Chénier) (in 1941)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1896)
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto IV
Umberto Giordano3:03
16La Juive : « Rachel, quand du seigneur »
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1946)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (in 1946)
recording of:
La Juive : Acte IV. « Rachel, quand du Seigneur » (Éléazar) (in 1946)
composer:
Fromental Halévy (French composer)
librettist:
Eugène Scribe
part of:
La Juive: Acte IV
Jacques Fromental Halévy4:46
17Werther: “Ah! Non mi ridestar”
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1946)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (in 1946)
recording of:
Werther: Atto III. “Ah, non mi ridestar” (Werther) (in 1946)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
translated version of:
Werther : Acte III. « Toute mon âme est là ! » – « Pourquoi me réveiller ? » (Werther)
part of:
Werther (italian lyrics)
Jules Massenet2:59
18Otello: “Già nella notte densa”
recorded in:
Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1951)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (in 1951)
recording of:
Otello: Atto I, scena 3. “Già nella notte densa” (Otello, Desdemona) (in 1951)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi9:02

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phonographic copyright (℗) by:Movieplay S.A. (Spanish record company, fka Sonoplay, S.A. until 1968) (from 1009 to present)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7557491 [info]
ASIN:DE: B000027TJ3 [info]