110266 rr Gigli5 EU 19/05/2004 01:56pm Page 1 CMYK N 8.110266 Beniamino Gigli Playing AXOS Historical ADD The Gigli Edition, Vol. 5 Time h broadcasting and copying of this compact disc prohibited. translations reserved. Unauthorised public performance, All rights in this sound recording, artwork, texts and 79:07 2004 Naxos Rights International Ltd. Camden and New York Recordings 1927-28 8.110266 1 BIZET: Les pêcheurs de perles: Del tempio al limitar * The present volume is the fifth in 2 PONCHIELLI: La Gioconda: Enzo Grimaldo, Principe di Santafior! * (Matrix: CVE-41072-1) a series devoted to Beniamino 3 PONCHIELLI: La Gioconda: Enzo Grimaldo, Gigli’s ‘singles’ - his song and aria Principe di Santafior! * (Matrix: CVE-41072-2) recordings not issued as part of Recordings York The Camden and New 5: Vol GIGLI EDITION DONIZETTI: Lucia di Lammermoor: complete opera sets. The aim of 4 Tombe degl’avi miei (Matrix CVE-41227-1) the series is to include every Gigli 5 Giusto cielo, rispondete † (Matrix CVE-41225-1) recording released at the time, as 6 Tu che a Dio spiegasti l’ali † (Matrix CVE-41226-1) ° 7 Tombe degl’avi miei (Matrix CVE-41227-2) well as every published 8 Giusto cielo, rispondete † (Matrix CVE-41225-2) alternative take and, wherever 9 Tu che a Dio spiegasti l’ali † (Matrix CVE-41226-1) ° available, unpublished takes. The g 0 Chi mi frena in tal momento? sides here are presented in the 2004 Naxos Rights International Ltd. with Amelita Galli-Curci, soprano; Louise Homer, contralto; order in which they were Angelo Bada, tenor; Giuseppe De Luca, baritone; Ezio Pinza, bass ! VERDI: Rigoletto: Bella figlia dell’amore ‡ recorded. For this Naxos series, (Matrix CVE-41233-1) restoration engineer Mark Obert- @ VERDI: Rigoletto: Bella figlia dell’amore ‡ Thorn has remastered (Matrix CVE-41233-3) his original, critically-acclaimed # MASCAGNI: Cavalleria rusticana: Viva il vino spumeggiante Romophone transfers, cleaning $ VERDI: La traviata: De’ miei bollenti spiriti them up further and re-doing % THOMAS: Mignon: Ah, non credevi tu ^ THOMAS: Mignon: Addio, Mignon, fa core some tracks in their entirety. Of & MEYERBEER: L’africaine: O paradiso special note in this fifth volume * DE CURTIS: Voce ’e notte are Gigli’s portrayal of Edgardo ( DE CURTIS: Canta pe’ me from Lucia di Lammermoor, a rôle GIGLI EDITION Vol 5: The Camden and New York Recordings York The Camden and New 5: Vol GIGLI EDITION * with Giuseppe De Luca • † with Ezio Pinza, bass he sang 21 times at the ‡ with Amelita Galli-Curci, soprano; Louise Homer, contralto; MADE IN Giuseppe De Luca, baritone Metropolitan Opera and arias THE EU ° Please see Producer’s Note from Mignon sung in Italian. Producer and Audio Restoration Engineer: Mark Obert-Thorn Special thanks to Ward Marston, Lawrence Holdridge, Jim Peters, 8.110266 David Norbeck and Mark Ricaldone • Previously released on Romophone www.naxos.com A complete track list can be found in the booklet AXOS Historical Cover image: Gigli, Studio portrait, New York, circa 1922 N (from the Mark Ricaldone photograph collection of Beniamino Gigli).