Title:	Life in Words & Music
Genre:	Classical Artists, Box Sets
Composers:	Alfredo Catalani, Amilcare Ponchielli, Arrigo Boito, Arthur Sullivan, Charles Gounod, Edouard Lalo, Enrico Cannio, Ernesto De Curtis, Friedrich von Flotow, Gaetano Donizetti, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Graeme Kay, Jules Massenet, Manlio di Veroli, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Spoken Word, Teodoro Cottrau, Umberto Giordano
Performers:	Beniamino Gigli, Giulio Tomei, Licia Albanese, Lucrezia Bori, Maria Caniglia, Maria Zamboni, Pietro Mascagni, Toti Dal Monte
Label:	Naxos
Number of Discs:	4
Release Date:	5/18/2004

Product Type:	CD
UPC:	636943814826
Item #:	NAX381482

Tracks

- Disc 1 -
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 - Maria Zamboni
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 Rusticana
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
- Disc 2 -
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 Foreign Languages
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 Training
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
- Disc 3 -
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 Tradition
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 Recordings
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
- Disc 4 -
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 Lineage
24 Meyerbeer: 'O Paradiso' from L'africaine

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