Herbert-Caesari, E.
Tradition and Gigli, 1600-1955: A Panegyric

Imprint: London, Robert Hale, 1965
Edition: Second Edition
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Italian tenor. First prize int. contest, Parma, 1914. Début Rovigo 1914 (Enzo in La Gioconda), followed by appearances in Bologna, Naples, Berlin, Dresden, Turin, Rome, Madrid, and Monte Carlo. La Scala début 1918 with Toscanini (Faust in Boito's Mefistofele). NY Met 1920-32 and 1938-9; CG 1930-1, 1938-9, 1946; Salzburg Fest. 1936 (concert). Still sang superbly on tour of USA 1955. Excelled as Rodolfo (La bohème), Duke of Mantua (Rigoletto), and Cavaradossi (Tosca). Sang Ruggero in La rondine at its NY Met première, 1928.. Ex-Library. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Good

Stock number: 024295. ISBN: 0709125488

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£ 75.00 (approx. $US 115.71 )