Record

Performance TitleBeniamino Gigli Song Recital, in aid of The Lord Mayor of London's Flood and Tempest Distress Fund
Performance Date30 March 1953
Performance DayMonday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersBeniamino Gigli - vocal
Secondary PerformersEnrico Sivieri - piano
Set List'Tra Voi Belle', from Manon, Massenet,
'Quando Il Tuo Diavol Nacque', Donaudy,
'O Del Mio Amato Ben', Donaudy,
'Bergere Legere', Weckerlin,
'Ninna Nanna', Cittadini,
'Ah, Non Mi Ridestar', from Werther, Massenet,
'M'Appari', from Marta, Flotow,
'Pur Dolente Son Io', from Gloria, Cilea,
'Vainement Ma Bien Aimee' from Le roi d'Ys, Lalo,
'Mi Par D'Udire Ancora', from Pescatori Di Perle, Bizet,
'Dint'o Suonno', De Curtis,
'Carrettieri', Gibilaro,
'Che Sso Turnato A Fa?', Di Veroli,
'Ch'Ella Mi Creda', from Fanciulla Del West, Puccini,
ENCORES
'Tristes', Chopin,
'Che Gelida Manina', from La Boheme, Puccini,
'Nessun Dorma', from Turandot, Puccini,
Aria from 'Rigoletto', Verdi,
'Core 'Ngrato', Cardillo,
Aria from 'Tosca', Puccini,
'Ritorna Amore', Di Veroli,
'Mamma', Bixio,
'O Sole Mio', Di Capua,
'Una Furtiva Lagrima', from L'Elisir D'Amore, Donizetti
Performance NotesThe event was the third of four to be held at the Royal Albert Hall to raise funds in response to the 1953 'North Sea flood', which was a major flood caused by a heavy storm that occurred on the night of Saturday 31 January 1953 and morning of 1 February 1953. The floods struck the Netherlands, Belgium, England and Scotland, resulting in the deaths of 2,551 people, most of which occurred in the Netherlands.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1953/42), Handbill (RAHE/6/1953/)
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1953/42Beniamino Gigli - Spring Tour 195330 March 1953
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Cfanarol_BeatBeniamino Gigli Song Recital, in aid of The Lord Mayor of London's Flood and Tempest Distress Fund1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/1166Gigli; Beniamino (20 March 1890-30 November 1957); Italian operatic tenor
DS/UK/7349Sivieri; Enrico (fl 1952-1953); Italian pianist
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