Bel canto

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

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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