Experience the timeless elegance of opera with "Gigli At Carnegie Hall," a captivating collection of arias and duets performed by the legendary tenor Beniamino Gigli. Recorded live at the iconic Carnegie Hall, this album showcases Gigli's remarkable vocal prowess and artistic sensitivity, making it a cherished piece for opera enthusiasts.
The album features a stunning array of operatic masterpieces, including arias from Giacomo Meyerbeer's "L'Africana" and "Le Prophète," as well as works by composers such as Puccini, Massenet, and Verdi. Each track is a testament to Gigli's ability to convey deep passion and nuance, from the tender "O Del Mio Amato Ben" to the dramatic "E Lucevan Le Stelle" from "Tosca."
"Gigli At Carnegie Hall" is a must-listen for anyone who appreciates the rich history and beauty of opera. The album's exceptional sound quality and Gigli's unparalleled performance make it a standout in the genre. Whether you're a seasoned opera lover or new to the art form, this collection offers a memorable and enriching listening experience.
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L'Africana: Act IV - Mi Batte Il Cor ... O Paradiso!Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alberto Williams, Vito Carnevali, Alvin Curran, Vincenzo de Crescenzo, Ernesto de Curtis, Manlio Di Veroli, Cesare Andrea Bixio, Eduardo di Capua, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giulio Caccini, Stefano Donaudy, George Frideric Handel, Jules Massenet, Edvard Grieg, Frédéric Chopin, Carlos Gomes, Giacomo Puccini, Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin, Beniamino Gigli, Dino Fedri
AmarilliGiacomo Meyerbeer, Giulio Caccini, Stefano Donaudy, George Frideric Handel, Jules Massenet, Edvard Grieg, Frédéric Chopin, Carlos Gomes, Giacomo Puccini, Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alberto Williams, Vito Carnevali, Alvin Curran, Vincenzo de Crescenzo, Ernesto de Curtis, Manlio Di Veroli, Cesare Andrea Bixio, Eduardo di Capua, Beniamino Gigli, Dino Fedri
O Del Mio Amato BenGiacomo Meyerbeer, Giulio Caccini, Stefano Donaudy, George Frideric Handel, Jules Massenet, Edvard Grieg, Frédéric Chopin, Carlos Gomes, Giacomo Puccini, Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alberto Williams, Vito Carnevali, Alvin Curran, Vincenzo de Crescenzo, Ernesto de Curtis, Manlio Di Veroli, Cesare Andrea Bixio, Eduardo di Capua, Beniamino Gigli, Dino Fedri
Serse: Ombra Mai Fu (Largo)Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giulio Caccini, Stefano Donaudy, George Frideric Handel, Jules Massenet, Edvard Grieg, Frédéric Chopin, Carlos Gomes, Giacomo Puccini, Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alberto Williams, Vito Carnevali, Alvin Curran, Vincenzo de Crescenzo, Ernesto de Curtis, Manlio Di Veroli, Cesare Andrea Bixio, Eduardo di Capua, Beniamino Gigli
Manon: Act II - O Dolce Incanto (Chiudo Gli Occhi)Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giulio Caccini, Stefano Donaudy, George Frideric Handel, Jules Massenet, Edvard Grieg, Frédéric Chopin, Carlos Gomes, Giacomo Puccini, Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alberto Williams, Vito Carnevali, Alvin Curran, Vincenzo de Crescenzo, Ernesto de Curtis, Manlio Di Veroli, Cesare Andrea Bixio, Eduardo di Capua, Beniamino Gigli
Lohengrin: Act I - Mercè, MercèGiacomo Meyerbeer, Giulio Caccini, Stefano Donaudy, George Frideric Handel, Jules Massenet, Edvard Grieg, Frédéric Chopin, Carlos Gomes, Giacomo Puccini, Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alberto Williams, Vito Carnevali, Alvin Curran, Vincenzo de Crescenzo, Ernesto de Curtis, Manlio Di Veroli, Cesare Andrea Bixio, Eduardo di Capua, Beniamino Gigli
Un Rêve, Op. 48, No. 6Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giulio Caccini, Stefano Donaudy, George Frideric Handel, Jules Massenet, Edvard Grieg, Frédéric Chopin, Carlos Gomes, Giacomo Puccini, Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alberto Williams, Vito Carnevali, Alvin Curran, Vincenzo de Crescenzo, Ernesto de Curtis, Manlio Di Veroli, Cesare Andrea Bixio, Eduardo di Capua, Beniamino Gigli
Tristesse, Op. 10, No. 3Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giulio Caccini, Stefano Donaudy, George Frideric Handel, Jules Massenet, Edvard Grieg, Frédéric Chopin, Carlos Gomes, Giacomo Puccini, Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alberto Williams, Vito Carnevali, Alvin Curran, Vincenzo de Crescenzo, Ernesto de Curtis, Manlio Di Veroli, Cesare Andrea Bixio, Eduardo di Capua, Beniamino Gigli
Werther: Act III - Ah! Non Mi RidestarGiacomo Meyerbeer, Giulio Caccini, Stefano Donaudy, George Frideric Handel, Jules Massenet, Edvard Grieg, Frédéric Chopin, Carlos Gomes, Giacomo Puccini, Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alberto Williams, Vito Carnevali, Alvin Curran, Vincenzo de Crescenzo, Ernesto de Curtis, Manlio Di Veroli, Cesare Andrea Bixio, Eduardo di Capua, Beniamino Gigli
Lo Schiavo: Act II - Quando Nascesti TuGiacomo Meyerbeer, Giulio Caccini, Stefano Donaudy, George Frideric Handel, Jules Massenet, Edvard Grieg, Frédéric Chopin, Carlos Gomes, Giacomo Puccini, Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alberto Williams, Vito Carnevali, Alvin Curran, Vincenzo de Crescenzo, Ernesto de Curtis, Manlio Di Veroli, Cesare Andrea Bixio, Eduardo di Capua, Beniamino Gigli
Tosca: Act III - E Lucevan Le StelleGiacomo Meyerbeer, Giulio Caccini, Stefano Donaudy, George Frideric Handel, Jules Massenet, Edvard Grieg, Frédéric Chopin, Carlos Gomes, Giacomo Puccini, Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alberto Williams, Vito Carnevali, Alvin Curran, Vincenzo de Crescenzo, Ernesto de Curtis, Manlio Di Veroli, Cesare Andrea Bixio, Eduardo di Capua, Beniamino Gigli
Bergère LégèreGiacomo Meyerbeer, Giulio Caccini, Stefano Donaudy, George Frideric Handel, Jules Massenet, Edvard Grieg, Frédéric Chopin, Carlos Gomes, Giacomo Puccini, Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alberto Williams, Vito Carnevali, Alvin Curran, Vincenzo de Crescenzo, Ernesto de Curtis, Manlio Di Veroli, Cesare Andrea Bixio, Eduardo di Capua, Beniamino Gigli
Don Giovanni: Act I - Dalla Sua PaceGiacomo Meyerbeer, Giulio Caccini, Stefano Donaudy, George Frideric Handel, Jules Massenet, Edvard Grieg, Frédéric Chopin, Carlos Gomes, Giacomo Puccini, Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alberto Williams, Vito Carnevali, Alvin Curran, Vincenzo de Crescenzo, Ernesto de Curtis, Manlio Di Veroli, Cesare Andrea Bixio, Eduardo di Capua, Beniamino Gigli
Vidalita, Op. 45, No. 3Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giulio Caccini, Stefano Donaudy, George Frideric Handel, Jules Massenet, Edvard Grieg, Frédéric Chopin, Carlos Gomes, Giacomo Puccini, Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alberto Williams, Vito Carnevali, Alvin Curran, Vincenzo de Crescenzo, Ernesto de Curtis, Manlio Di Veroli, Cesare Andrea Bixio, Eduardo di Capua, Beniamino Gigli
Come, Love, With MeGiacomo Meyerbeer, Giulio Caccini, Stefano Donaudy, George Frideric Handel, Jules Massenet, Edvard Grieg, Frédéric Chopin, Carlos Gomes, Giacomo Puccini, Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alberto Williams, Vito Carnevali, Alvin Curran, Vincenzo de Crescenzo, Ernesto de Curtis, Manlio Di Veroli, Cesare Andrea Bixio, Eduardo di Capua, Beniamino Gigli
LifeGiacomo Meyerbeer, Giulio Caccini, Stefano Donaudy, George Frideric Handel, Jules Massenet, Edvard Grieg, Frédéric Chopin, Carlos Gomes, Giacomo Puccini, Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alberto Williams, Vito Carnevali, Alvin Curran, Vincenzo de Crescenzo, Ernesto de Curtis, Manlio Di Veroli, Cesare Andrea Bixio, Eduardo di Capua, Beniamino Gigli
Rondine Al NidoGiacomo Meyerbeer, Giulio Caccini, Stefano Donaudy, George Frideric Handel, Jules Massenet, Edvard Grieg, Frédéric Chopin, Carlos Gomes, Giacomo Puccini, Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alberto Williams, Vito Carnevali, Alvin Curran, Vincenzo de Crescenzo, Ernesto de Curtis, Manlio Di Veroli, Cesare Andrea Bixio, Eduardo di Capua, Beniamino Gigli
Addio Bel SognoGiacomo Meyerbeer, Giulio Caccini, Stefano Donaudy, George Frideric Handel, Jules Massenet, Edvard Grieg, Frédéric Chopin, Carlos Gomes, Giacomo Puccini, Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alberto Williams, Vito Carnevali, Alvin Curran, Vincenzo de Crescenzo, Ernesto de Curtis, Manlio Di Veroli, Cesare Andrea Bixio, Eduardo di Capua, Beniamino Gigli
Ritorna AmoreGiacomo Meyerbeer, Giulio Caccini, Stefano Donaudy, George Frideric Handel, Jules Massenet, Edvard Grieg, Frédéric Chopin, Carlos Gomes, Giacomo Puccini, Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alberto Williams, Vito Carnevali, Alvin Curran, Vincenzo de Crescenzo, Ernesto de Curtis, Manlio Di Veroli, Cesare Andrea Bixio, Eduardo di Capua, Beniamino Gigli
MammaGiacomo Meyerbeer, Giulio Caccini, Stefano Donaudy, George Frideric Handel, Jules Massenet, Edvard Grieg, Frédéric Chopin, Carlos Gomes, Giacomo Puccini, Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alberto Williams, Vito Carnevali, Alvin Curran, Vincenzo de Crescenzo, Ernesto de Curtis, Manlio Di Veroli, Cesare Andrea Bixio, Eduardo di Capua, Beniamino Gigli
O Sole MioGeorge Frideric Handel, Jules Massenet, Edvard Grieg, Frédéric Chopin, Carlos Gomes, Giacomo Puccini, Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alberto Williams, Vito Carnevali, Alvin Curran, Vincenzo de Crescenzo, Ernesto de Curtis, Manlio Di Veroli, Cesare Andrea Bixio, Eduardo di Capua, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giulio Caccini, Stefano Donaudy, Beniamino Gigli
Fanciulla Del West: Act III - Ch'ella Mi Creda LiberoGiacomo Meyerbeer, Giulio Caccini, Stefano Donaudy, George Frideric Handel, Jules Massenet, Edvard Grieg, Frédéric Chopin, Carlos Gomes, Giacomo Puccini, Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alberto Williams, Vito Carnevali, Alvin Curran, Vincenzo de Crescenzo, Ernesto de Curtis, Manlio Di Veroli, Cesare Andrea Bixio, Eduardo di Capua, Beniamino Gigli
Giacomo Meyerbeer, born Jacob Liebmann Beer in 1791, was a German opera composer who reigned supreme in the 19th century, shaping the grand opera genre and setting the stage for the future of music drama. Born into a wealthy Jewish family near Berlin, Meyerbeer's compositions, particularly "Robert le diable," "Les Huguenots," and "Le prophète," were sensational hits that captivated audiences and critics alike. His unique style blended German orchestral traditions with Italian vocal techniques, all wrapped in dramatic libretti by Eugène Scribe and enhanced by cutting-edge theater technology. Meyerbeer's influence was immense, inspiring giants like Richard Wagner and maintaining Paris's status as the opera capital of the world. Despite his past fame, Meyerbeer's works are less frequently performed today, making a journey through his compositions a hidden gem for opera enthusiasts.
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