Historic Recordings

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1Otello: 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 Verdi9:06
2Mefistofele: 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 Boito3:30
3Werther: 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 Massenet3:02
4La 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 Halévy4:49
5La forza del destino: La vita 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. “La vita è inferno all'infelice" (Alvaro)
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)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi6:25
6Il 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 Verdi2:11
7Don 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 Mozart4:13
8Aida: Celeste Aida
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 Verdi4:33
9Carmen: 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 Bizet4:00
10Rigoletto: 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 Verdi2:16
11Tosca: E lucean 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 Puccini3:02
12L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima
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 Donizetti4:23
13Faust: 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 Gounod4:43
14La Boheme: 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 Puccini4:22
15I 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 (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 Bizet3:46