Word: beniamino
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...Vienna, Maria Jeritza declared that Tenor Piccaver, with whom she had been singing in Cavallcria Ritsticana, had sabotaged her success, stolen her thunder, seduced her applause, refused to throw her down as his role demanded. Vienna papers recalled what had happened to Maria Jeritza when another embattled tenor, Beniamino Gigli, threw her, as his role did not demand, into the footlights of the Metropolitan Opera House, Manhattan (TIME. Feb. 9). That such another fall, the traditional corollary of pride, might not misbecome the famed soprano, was also suggested by the press, which commented unfavorably on her irritability. In London, Covent...
...compare many with Caruso is, of course, absurd. But there are, in Manhattan, two Italian gentlemen striving for the place of "leading tenor of the Metropolitan." For several seasons, these two have vied with each other; and still some operagoers will emphatically murmur: "Giovanni Martinelli," others vulgarly shout: "Beniamino Gigli." Last week, in an advertisement for a concert, appeared Beniamino Gigli's name with the caption: "The World's Greatest Tenor." To such lengths had the chest-thudding come. More shouts, more murmurs followed. "With what right," asked many operagoers, "does he say that...
...Beniamino Gigli is large of abdomen, has an amiable face, less histrionic ability and a voice. Gigli opens his mouth: the moon rides the sky over Venice, slides on, past the windows of the Procuratie Nuove, into the sea; a thousand nightingales awake in cold orchards, anguished with woe and desire for the rose, the white rose of the moon, that the dawn has taken; under a black balcony rises, from unseen lips, a whisper Juliet heard, and Heloise-which tired, tired ladies in upholstered boxes hear again, not daring to open their eyes. Gigli is a friend of Toscanini...
...second state dinner of the season was given at the White House for the Diplomatic Corps. Diplomats, the Secretary of State, the chairmen of the Congressional committees on Foreign Relations and their wives were the guests. Afterward a musicale was given, with Beniamino Gigli and Mme. Madeleine Brard as artists...
...April 18, 1920, the great Caruso played in Marta for the last time. The opera was not again played by the Metropolitan Opera Company until last week. Then Marta was produced with Mr. Beniamino Gigli in Caruso's role of Lionel. There was new scenery by Joseph Urban and new comedy business embellishing "one of the most delectable of the tutti-frutti operas." Mme. Alda was lovely as Lady Harriet and Mr. Gigli was lovelorn. His voice was a delight "only exceeded by the great Caruso...