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Life in Words & Music
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Life in Words & Music on CD

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  • - 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