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Life in Words & Music
Artist:
Graeme Kay
Format: CD
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1. 'I Was Born With A Voice And Very Little Else...'
2. Family Background
3. Gigli's Stage Debut And Poverty-Stricken Start
4. Puccini: 'O Soave Fanciulla' From La Boheme
5. Service In The Household Of Countess Spannocchi
6. Donizetti: 'Spirto Gentil' From La Favoria
7. Colonel Delfino, And Giovanno Zerri's Legal Agreement
8. Cannio: O Surdato 'Nnammurato
9. A Hospital Visit And Scholarship
10. Mascabni: 'Ah! Ritrovarla Nella Sua Capanna' From Lodoletta
11. Gigli Graduates And Makes His Debut; He Goes For The High B Flat
12. Puccini: 'E Lucevan Le Stelle' From Tosca
13. Marriage, Rome And A Tuor To Spain
14. Mascagni: 'Apri La Tua Finestra! From Iris
15. A Letter From Fred Gaisberg Of HMV
16. Mascagni: 'Mamma, Quel Vino E Generoso' From Cavalleria Rustican
17. Gigli Conquers South America, And Recieves An Offer From The Met
18. Metropolitan Opera Debut In Mefistofele
19. BoitoL 'Giunto Sul Passo Estremo' From Mefistofele
1. The Critics' Verdict, And More Performances
2. Donizetti: 'Tombe Degl'avi Miei' From Lacuia Di Lammermoor
3. Gigli's Fate Becomes Entwined With Caruso's
4. Giordano: 'Un Di All'azzurri Spazio' From Andrea Chenier
5. Who Will Be Caruso's Sucessor
6. Verdi: 'De'miei Bollenti Spiriti' From La Travita
7. Life Forms A Regular Pattern, And Gigli Learns To Sing In Foreig
8. Lalo: 'Vainement, Ma Bien Aimee' From Le Roi d'Ys
9. Manon At The Met
10. Massenet: 'O Dolce Incanto' From Manon
11. Catalani's Loreley
12. Catalani: 'Nel Verde Maggio' From Loreley
13. Summer In Italy, Then Back To New York And Some Physical Trainin
14. Gounod: 'Ah! Ne Furis Pas Encore!' From Romeo Et Juliette
15. Honorary Captain Of The NYPD
16. Meyerbeer: 'O Paradiso' From L'Africaine
17. Flourishing Finances And Professional Rivalries
18. Crushin Remarks; The Attraction Of Radio
19. Sullivan: The Lost Chord
20. A New Decade, And The Honour Of Playing Nemorino At The Met
21. Donizetti: 'Quanto E Bella' From L'elisir D'amore
1. Debuts In Paris And London, And London's Critical Reception
2. Flotow: 'M'Appari' (Ach! So Fromm) From Marta (Martha)
3. Crisis: The Death Of Gigli's Mother, And Tension At The Met
4. Departure From The Met
5. America's Loss Is Europe's Gain
6. Speech: Gigli In An Interview At The Savoy Hotel, London
7. Cherished London Reviews
8. Leoncavallo: 'No. Pagliaccio Non Son!' From Pagliacci
9. Recording Reflects The Drama
10. Leoncavallo: 'Suvvia, Cosi Terrible' From Pagliacci
11. Touring, Gigli's Working Relationships, And A New Turn Of Events
12. De Curtis: Non Ti Scordar Di Me
13. Film Popularity, Hitler And Goebbels, And The Caracalla Traditio
14. Puccini: 'Che Gelida Manina' From La Boheme
15. Voice Expert John Steane's Recommendation
16. Puccini: 'O Soave Fanciulla' From La Boheme
17. A New Recording Of Tosca
18. Puccini: 'Recondita Armonia' From Tosca
19. Patience And Hard Work Produce A Perfect Set Of Master Recording
20. Puccini: 'E Lucevan Le Stelle' From Tosca
21. Verdi: 'Ingemisco' From The Requiem
22. Verdi: 'Ingemisco' From The Requiem
23. The Recording Of Madama Butterfly
24. Puccini: Closing Moments Of Act I, Madama Butterfly
1. War Keeps Gigli In Italy
2. Introductory Speech To Cavalleria Rusticana By Mascagni
3. Translation Of The Speech
4. Mascani: 'Mamma, Quel Vino E Generoso' From Cavalleria Rusticana
5. More Role Debuts, Gigli's Wartime Films, And Andrea Chenier
6. Giordano: 'Un Di All'azzurro Spazio' From Andrea Chenier
7. John Steane's Verdict
8. Giordano: 'Come Un Bel Di Di Maggio' From Andrea Chenier
9. Rome Opera House Ralies Wartime Spirits
10. Verdi: 'Teco Is Sto - Gran Dio' From Un Ballo In Maschera
11. Verdi: 'Non Sai Tu Che Se L'anima Mia' From Un Ballo In Maschera
12. Verdi: 'Oh, Qual Soave Brivido' From Un Ballo In Maschera
13. Gigli's Political Affliations
14. Verdi: 'Celeste Aida' From Aida
15. Postwar Italy: An HMV Manager's Report
16. Verdi: 'Pur Ti Riveggo, Mia Dolce Aida' From Aida
17. Covent Garden With Rina, Then A Tour Of Britain And Ireland
18. Speech Given By Gigli After A Concert At The Royal Albert Hall
19. The Final Phase - And No Thoughts Of Retirement
20. Di Veroli: Ritorna Amore
21. A Last Visit To The USA
22. Cottrau: Santa Lucia
23. Gigli's Death, His Obituaries, And His Place In The Tenor Lineag
24. Meyerbeer: 'O Paradiso' From L'Africaine
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