Beniamino Gigli

Beniamino Gigli was an Italian opera singer. The most famous tenor of his generation, he was renowned internationally for the great beauty of his voice and the soundness of his vocal technique. Music critics sometimes took him to task, however, for what was perceived to be the overemotionalism of his interpretations. Nevertheless, such was Giglis talent, he is considered to be one of the very finest tenors in the recorded history of music.

Gigli was born in Recanati, in the Marche, the son of a shoemaker who loved opera. They did not, however, view music as a secure career. Beniaminos brother Lorenzo became a famous Italian painter.

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