Beniamino Gigli, (March 20, 1890 - November 30, 1957) 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. Critics sometimes took him to task, however, for what was perceived to be the over-emotionalism of his interpretations. Nevertheless, such was Gigli's talent that he is considered to be one of the very finest tenors in the recorded history of music. (from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamino_Gigli)
Here are two sacred songs sung by the Italian opera singer Benjamino Gigli: a-side: Ave Maria (by Bach/Gounod), b-side: Agnus Dei (by Georges Bizet).
The rare shellac record (78 rpm) was ripped and digitally restored using a 192 kbit/sec mp3 encoding.
download a-side: Ave Maria/Benjamino Gigli
download b-side: Agnus Dei/Benjamino Gigli
