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Beniamino Gigli

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Active

1900s - 1940s

Born

March 20, 1890 in Recanati, Italy

Died

November 30, 1957 in Rome, Italy

Genre

Classical International Pop/Rock

Styles

Opera Italian Music Western European Traditions Vocal Music
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Beniamino Gigli

Biography by Anne Feeney

Gigli had a smooth, lush voice, making him the foremost Italian tenor of the 1920s through the 1940s.
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Composition Highlights

Title Year Avg. Duration Genre
Oh, grande sommo Dio
Gigli in an interview at the Savoy Hotel, London (Speech) 1952 Miscellaneous (Classical)
Beniamino Gigli speaks in Recanati (Speech) 1949 Miscellaneous (Classical)
Speech given by Gigli after a concert at the Royal Albert Hall 1952 Miscellaneous (Classical)
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