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Beniamino Gigli
The Gigli Edition • 8

Compil. UK 2005 on Naxos Historical label
Classical and Soundtrack (Opera, Oratorio, Classical)

Special thanks to Mark Ricaldone, Lawrence Holdridge and Peter Lack. Previously released on Romophone. MADE IN THE EU ℗ & © Naxos Rights International Ltd. The present volume is the eighth in a series devoted to Beniamino Gigli's 'singles' – his song and aria recordings not issued as part of complete opera sets. The aim of the series is to include every Gigli recording released at the time, as well as every published alternative take and, wherever available, unpublished takes. The sides [sic] here are presented in the order in which they were recorded. For this Naxos series, restoration engineer Mark Obert-Thorn has remastered his original, critically-acclaimed Romophone transfers, cleaning them up further and re-doing some tracks in their entirety. Of particular interest in this eighth volume is repertoire not usually associated with Gigli such as the famous castrato aria from Handel's 'Xerxes'; and a rarely heard aria from Gluck's 'Paride ed Elena'.

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	Beniamino Gigli voc, 1890-1957 IT album by
	Carlo Sabajno voc, 1874-1938 IT conductor
	Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala , orchestra
	Sir John Barbirolli vc, 1899-1970 GB conductor
	Herbert Dawson , GB organ
	Franco Ghione vn, 1886-1964 IT conductor
	Dino Olivieri , 1905-1963 IT conductor
	Alois Melichar , 1896-1976 AT arranged by, conductor, composed by
	Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin , DE orchestra

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