Bel canto

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1Mamma
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Mamma
lyricist:
Bixio Cherubini (in 1940)
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio (in 1940)
Bixio Cherubini & Cesare Andrea Bixio3:36
2Tosca: “È lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
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 Puccini2:51
3Aïda: “Se quel guerrier io fossi … Celeste Aïda”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:12
4Otello: “Già nella notte densa”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Otello: Atto I, scena 3. “Già nella notte densa” (Otello, Desdemona)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi9:03
5Non ti scordar di me
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Non ti scordar di me
lyricist:
Domenico Furnò
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis (composer)
translated version of:
Vergeet mij nooit
Ernesto De Curtis & Domenico Furnò3:19
6Werther: “Ah! Non mi ridestar”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Werther: Atto III. “Ah, non mi ridestar” (Werther)
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 Massenet3:00
7Panis angelicus
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Panis Angelicus (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer)
arrangement of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
César Franck3:54
8La traviata: “Un di' felice eterea - croce e delizia”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Duetto “Un dì felice, eterea” (Alfredo, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi3:46
9La canzone dell'amore (Solo per te Lucia)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
La Canzone dell'amore
lyricist:
Bixio Cherubini
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio
Bixio Cherubini & Cesare Andrea Bixio3:10
10Ninna nanna della vita
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Ninna nanna della vita
lyricist:
Bixio Cherubini
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio
Bixio Cherubini & Cesare Andrea Bixio3:39
11La Juive : “Rachel, quand du seigneur”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
La Juive : Acte IV. « Rachel, quand du Seigneur » (Éléazar)
composer:
Fromental Halévy (French composer)
librettist:
Eugène Scribe
part of:
La Juive: Acte IV
Fromental Halévy4:44
12Ave Maria
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Charles‐François Gounod2:54
13Wiegenlied, Op. 49 N°4
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arrangement of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gute Nacht” (original for voice and piano)
Johannes Brahms1:49
14Messa da Requiem: “Ingemisco”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIh. Dies irae: Ingemisco (tenore)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1873 until 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi3:44
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1Se vuoi goder la vità
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Se vuoi goder la vita e Mamma
lyricist:
Bixio Cherubini
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio
Bixio Cherubini & Cesare Andrea Bixio3:02
2La bohême: “O soave fanciulla”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì)
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 Puccini3:06
3Il trovatore: “Se m'ami ancor' - ai nostri monti”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 2. “Ai nostri monti ritorneremo” (Azucena, Manrico)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 2. “Se m'ami ancor” … “Si, la stanchezza m'opprime” (Manrico, Azucena)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi4:22
4Adeste fideles
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
John Francis Wade2:43
5Cachés dans cet asile (Berceuse)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Jocelyn, op. 100: Acte II. Berceuse “Cachés dans cet asile” (Jocelyn, Op. 100: Act II. Lullaby “Angels Guard Thee”)
composer:
Benjamin Godard (French violinist and composer, 1849-1895) (on 1888-02-25)
librettist:
Victor Capoul and Paul-Armand Silvestre
part of:
Jocelyn, op. 100: Acte II
Benjamin Godard4:44
6Dimmi tu primavera
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Dimmi tu Primavera
lyricist:
Alvaro Ferrante de Torres
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio
Cesare Andrea Bixio & Álvaro Torres3:01
7La paloma
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
La paloma (Spanish original)
lyricist and composer:
Sebastián Iradier (Best know for “La paloma”)
Sebastián Yradier3:30
8La bohême: “Che gelida manina”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:14
9Il trovatore: “Di quella pira”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men)
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 Verdi2:06
10Serse: “Ombra mai fu” (Largo)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
George Frideric Handel4:03
11Agnus Dei
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Agnus Dei
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
arranger:
Ernest Guiraud (French composer)
is based on:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2: II. Intermezzo (for piano, Bizet)
Georges Bizet3:28
12Mefistotele: “Lontano, lontano”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Mefistofele: Atto III. “Lontano sui flutti d’un ampio oceano” (Margherita, Faust)
composer and librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Mefistofele: Atto III
part of:
Mefistofele: Atto III
Arrigo Boito3:25
13La forza del destino: “La vità è inferno all'infinito o tu che in seno agli angeli”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “O tu che in seno agli angeli” (Alvaro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi6:21
14Don Giovanni: “Il mio tesoro intanto”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 21 Aria “Il mio tesoro intanto” (Don Ottavio)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:08
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1L'elisir d'amore: “Una furtiva lacrima”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:17
2Rigoletto: “La donna è mobile”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:10
3Manon Lescaut: “Ah! Manon mi tradisce”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Ah, Manon, mi tradisce” (Des Grieux, Manon)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini2:44
4Soltanto tu, Maria
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Soltanto tu, Maria
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis (composer)
Ernesto De Curtis2:47
5Lolita
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Lolita
lyricist and composer:
Arturo Buzzi‐Peccia
Arturo Buzzi‐Peccia3:02
6Ave Maria
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Franz Schubert4:27
7Carmen: “Il fior che avevi a me tu dato”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Carmen: Atto II. “Il fior che avevi a me tu dato” (Don José, Carmen)
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 Bizet3:54
8La traviata: “Amami Alfredo! - Parigi o cara”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto III. Duetto “Parigi, o cara, noi lasceremo” (Alfredo, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto III (La traviata: Act III)
Giuseppe Verdi4:41
9Pietà signore (Preghiera)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Pietà, Signore
lyricist and previously attributed to:
Alessandro Stradella (composer)
composer:
Louis Niedermeyer
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
Alessandro Stradella4:09
10Manon Lescaut: “Ah, non vi avvicinate”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto III. “Ah, non v’avvicinate!” … “Come io piango ed imploro” (Des Grieux, Comandante, Manon)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini3:09
11Turandot: “Nessun dorma”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:28
12Ave Maria
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Guglielmo Cecconi)
Guglielmo Cecconi3:38
13La danza
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Soirées musicales: No. 8. La danza “Già la luna è in mezzo al mare”
lyricist:
Carlo Pepoli (Italian librettist, 19th c.)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
Soirées musicales
Gioachino Rossini & Carlo Pepoli3:03
14I pescatori di perle: “Mi par d'udire ancora”
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1931)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (in 1931)
conductor:
Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty)
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 Bizet3:45
15Faust: “Salve dimora casta e pura”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Faust: Atto III. “Qual turbamento” … “Salve, dimora casta e pura”
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1859)
translated version of:
Faust : Acte III. « Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre ! » … No. 12 Cavatine « Salut ! demeure chaste et pure » (Faust)
part of:
Faust (Italian translation)
Charles‐François Gounod4:38