Casa beniamino gigli biography
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Beniamino Gigli
| Italian opera tenor Date of Birth: 20.03.1890 Country: Italy |
Biography of Beniamino Gigli
Beniamino Gigli (1890-1957) was an Italian tenor, renowned for his performances in lyrical tenor roles.
Casa beniamino gigli biography
He studied at the Santa Cecilia Academy in Rome (1911-1914) under Antonio Cotogni and Enrico Rosati. Gigli won the International Singing Competition in Parma in 1914. That same year, he made his debut in Rovigo as Enzo in Ponchielli's "La Gioconda".
Early in his career, Gigli performed in Genoa, Bologna, Palermo, Naples, and Rome, singing roles in operas such as "Manon Lescaut", "Tosca", and "La Favorita".
In 1918, he debuted at La Scala in Milan, at the invitation of Arturo Toscanini, in the role of Faust in Boito's "Mefistofele". In 1919, Gigli sang the role of Gennaro in Donizetti's "Lucrezia Borgia" at the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, to great acclaim.
From 1920 to 1932, Gigli performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, making his debut as Fa