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July 15-24, 1946.

May 24, 1939, London.

`Aida` Fragments of the performance of the Vienna State Opera on May 23, 1937. Dir. Carl Alvin. Beniamino Gigli (Radames), Maria Nemeth (Aida), Rosette Andai (Amneris), Nikolaus Tsek (Pharaoh), Alexander Shved (Amonasro), Alexander Kipnis (Ramfis). Amateur recording (live). Gigli sings in Italian, the rest in German. - For a list of excerpts, see the commentary.

`Aida`: A duet of Aida and Radames from the 3rd (`Nile`) act. Orchestra of the Florentine Teatro Communale. Conductor Victor de Sabata. Radames - B. Gigli, Aida - Gina Chinya. May 14, 1938 (live)

1943.

1941.

`Orpheus`: `decorated` version of Orpheus` aria `Possente srirto`, `Mighty Spirit` (Orpheus addresses Charon). Berlin Chamber Orchestra. Conductor Helmut Koch. 1940.

A lament from `Ariadne`. 1950

The Lament from `Ariadne`. Unknown orchestra. Conductor Rainaldo Zamboni. 1947.

Rodolfo - Beniamino Gigli, Schaunard - Aristide Baracchi, Marcello - Afro Poli, Colline - Duilio Baronti, Mimi - Licia Albanese, Musetta - Tatiana Menotti, Benoit - Carlo Scattola, Alcindoro - Carlo Scattola, Parpignol - Nello Palai. May 1938.