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[Disc 1]
1. I Was Born With A Voice And Very Little Else...
2. Family Background
3. Giglis Stage Debut And Poverty-Stricken Start
4. Puccini: O Soave Fanciulla From La Boheme - Maria Zamboni
5. Service In The Household Of Countess Spannocchi
6. Donizetti: Spirto Gentil From La Favoria
7. Colonel Delfino, And Giovanno Zerris Legal Agreement
8. Cannio: O Surdato Nnammurato
9. A Hospital Visit And Scholarship
10. Mascabni: Ah! Ritrovarla Nella Sua Capanna From Lodoletta
11. Gigli Graduates And Makes His Debut; He Goes For The High B Flat
12. Puccini: E Lucevan Le Stelle From Tosca
13. Marriage, Rome And A Tuor To Spain
14. Mascagni: Apri La Tua Finestra! From Iris
15. A Letter From Fred Gaisberg Of HMV
16. Mascagni: Mamma, Quel Vino E Generoso From Cavalleria Rusticana
17. Gigli Conquers South America, And Recieves An Offer From The Met
18. Metropolitan Opera Debut In Mefistofele
19. BoitoL Giunto Sul Passo Estremo From Mefistofele
[Disc 2]
1. The Critics Verdict, And More Performances
2. Donizetti: Tombe Deglavi Miei From Lacuia Di Lammermoor
3. Giglis Fate Becomes Entwined With Carusos
4. Giordano: Un Di Allazzurri Spazio From Andrea Chenier
5. Who Will Be Carusos Sucessor
6. Verdi: Demiei Bollenti Spiriti From La Travita
7. Life Forms A Regular Pattern, And Gigli Learns To Sing In Foreign Languages
8. Lalo: Vainement, Ma Bien Aimee From Le Roi dYs
9. Manon At The Met
10. Massenet: O Dolce Incanto From Manon
11. Catalanis Loreley
12. Catalani: Nel Verde Maggio From Loreley
13. Summer In Italy, Then Back To New York And Some Physical Training
14. Gounod: Ah! Ne Furis Pas Encore! From Romeo Et Juliette
15. Honorary Captain Of The NYPD
16. Meyerbeer: O Paradiso From LAfricaine
17. Flourishing Finances And Professional Rivalries
18. Crushin Remarks; The Attraction Of Radio
19. Sullivan: The Lost Chord
20. A New Decade, And The Honour Of Playing Nemorino At The Met
21. Donizetti: Quanto E Bella From Lelisir Damore
[Disc 3]
1. Debuts In Paris And London, And Londons Critical Reception
2. Flotow: MAppari (Ach! So Fromm) From Marta (Martha)
3. Crisis: The Death Of Giglis Mother, And Tension At The Met
4. Departure From The Met
5. Americas Loss Is Europes Gain
6. Speech: Gigli In An Interview At The Savoy Hotel, London
7. Cherished London Reviews
8. Leoncavallo: No. Pagliaccio Non Son! From Pagliacci
9. Recording Reflects The Drama
10. Leoncavallo: Suvvia, Cosi Terrible From Pagliacci
11. Touring, Giglis Working Relationships, And A New Turn Of Events
12. De Curtis: Non Ti Scordar Di Me
13. Film Popularity, Hitler And Goebbels, And The Caracalla Tradition
14. Puccini: Che Gelida Manina From La Boheme
15. Voice Expert John Steanes Recommendation
16. Puccini: O Soave Fanciulla From La Boheme
17. A New Recording Of Tosca
18. Puccini: Recondita Armonia From Tosca
19. Patience And Hard Work Produce A Perfect Set Of Master Recordings
20. Puccini: E Lucevan Le Stelle From Tosca
21. Verdi: Ingemisco From The Requiem
22. Verdi: Ingemisco From The Requiem
23. The Recording Of Madama Butterfly
24. Puccini: Closing Moments Of Act I, Madama Butterfly
[Disc 4]
1. War Keeps Gigli In Italy
2. Introductory Speech To Cavalleria Rusticana By Mascagni
3. Translation Of The Speech
4. Mascani: Mamma, Quel Vino E Generoso From Cavalleria Rusticana
5. More Role Debuts, Giglis Wartime Films, And Andrea Chenier
6. Giordano: Un Di Allazzurro Spazio From Andrea Chenier
7. John Steanes Verdict
8. Giordano: Come Un Bel Di Di Maggio From Andrea Chenier
9. Rome Opera House Ralies Wartime Spirits
10. Verdi: Teco Is Sto - Gran Dio From Un Ballo In Maschera
11. Verdi: Non Sai Tu Che Se Lanima Mia From Un Ballo In Maschera
12. Verdi: Oh, Qual Soave Brivido From Un Ballo In Maschera
13. Giglis Political Affliations
14. Verdi: Celeste Aida From Aida
15. Postwar Italy: An HMV Managers Report
16. Verdi: Pur Ti Riveggo, Mia Dolce Aida From Aida
17. Covent Garden With Rina, Then A Tour Of Britain And Ireland
18. Speech Given By Gigli After A Concert At The Royal Albert Hall
19. The Final Phase - And No Thoughts Of Retirement
20. Di Veroli: Ritorna Amore
21. A Last Visit To The USA
22. Cottrau: Santa Lucia
23. Giglis Death, His Obituaries, And His Place In The Tenor Lineage
24. Meyerbeer: O Paradiso From LAfricaine

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