Paci, Leone

Icon: Beniamino Gigli (7 CDs)

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La favorita; Lucia di Lammermoor; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Pietro Mascagni: Iris; L'amico Fritz; Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Isab...
Performers: Albanese, Licia; Bada, Angelo; Baldosseri, Nerina; Bechi, Gino; Caniglia, Maria; Conti, Gino; de Luca, Giuseppe; Elmo, Cloe; Fedri, Dino; Galli-Curci, Amelita; Giannini, Dusolina; Gigli, Beniamino; M...
Conductors: Pasternack, Joseph; Bourdon, Rosario; Setti, Giulio; Sabajno, Carlo; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Ghione, Franco; Barbirolli, John; Goehr, Walter; Berrettoni, Umberto; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Mascagni, Pie...
Ensemble: ; Neapolitan Novelty Band

Beniamino Gigli was the most popular and successful Italian tenor in the first half of the 20th century. Acclaimed as the second Caruso, he was...continue...

Arias

3 CD / Membran / 2006-05-04

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Iris; Lodoletta; Isabeau; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Andrea Chénier; Francesco Cilè...
Performers: Bechi, Gino; Gigli, Beniamino; Marcucci, Maria; Mario Basiola, Jr.; Nessi, Giuseppe; Pacetti, Iva; Paci, Leone; Rasa, Lina Bruna
Conductors: Mascagni, Pietro; Ghione, Franco

Great Opera Recordings - Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Ghione

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-07-02

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera
Performers: Borghi, Arnaldo; Gigli, Beniamino; Mario Basiola, Jr.; Nessi, Giuseppe; Pacetti, Iva; Paci, Leone
Conductors: Ghione, Franco
Ensemble: Arnaldo Borghi Chorus

In this opera, his masterpiece, Leoncavallo successfully combined instantly memorable melodies with simple and intensely dramatic situations. The dramatic power of the music written for...continue...

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana; Leoncavallo / Morelli, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2001-05-09

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera
Performers: d'Orazi, Attilio; Del Monaco, Mario; di Stasio, Anna; Paci, Leone; Pirino, Antonio; Protti, Aldo [Baritone Vocals]; Simionato, Giulietta; Tucci, Gabriella
Conductors: Morelli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Fujiwara Opera Chorus Group; Tokyo Radio Symphony Orchestra

Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Ghione, Gigli, Nessi, et al

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-09-12

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera
Performers: Gigli, Beniamino; Mario Basiola, Jr.; Nessi, Giuseppe; Pacetti, Iva; Paci, Leone
Conductors: Ghione, Franco
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus

Any recording with Gigli is of course a treasure, but the special treat here is Mario Basiola as Tonio. "A baritone of great presence with...continue...