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Beniamino Gigli ( / ˈdʒiːli / JEE-lee, Italian: [benjaˈmiːno ˈdʒiʎʎi]; 20 March 1890 – 30 November 1957) [1] was an Italian opera singer ( lyric tenor ). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest tenors of his generation. Early life. Gigli was born in Recanati, in the Marche, the son of a shoemaker who loved opera.
Beniamino Gigli (born March 20, 1890, Recanati, near Ancona, Italy—died Nov. 30, 1957, Rome) was one of the greatest Italian operatic tenors of the first quarter of the 20th century. Gigli studied in Rome, and, after winning a competition at Parma in 1914, he made his debut at Rovigo, Italy, as Enzo in Amilcare Ponchielli’s La gioconda.
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Mar 20, 2019 · Mar 20, 2019. Artist Profile: Tenor Beniamino Gigli, One of the Great Italian Tenors. By David Salazar. Beniamino Gigli is one of the most famous tenors in history. Born on March 20, 1890 in Recanati, his father was a shoemaker who was passionate about opera.
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Nov 2, 2016 · Beniamino Gigli. [fancy_header3]Grandi Tenori week [/fancy_header3] Few other tenors have enjoyed a success equal to that of Italian tenor Beniamino Gigli, considered the only, true successor of legendary Enrico Caruso. Gigli was born some 17 years later than Caruso, on 20 March 1890 in the small Italian township of Recanati near Ancona on the ...
May 25, 2023 · One of the foremost Italian operatic singers of the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s, Beniamino Gigli possessed the finest lyric tenor of the 20th century. His voice was one of extraordinary beauty; it was velvety and mellifluous. He could sing with passion and vigour and ringing thrilling top tones.
Apr 11, 2018 · Gigli became the foremost Italian tenor of the 1920s through the 1940s, possessed of a smooth, lush voice with a lyric sweetness often described as “honeyed.”. He became a Metropolitan Opera star, singing 28 roles there, and was a legitimate heir to the tenor Enrico Caruso, who had died at the beginning of the 1920s.
