| BENIAMINO GIGLI Operatic Tenor Beniamino Gigli sings 'Largo' by Handel for an HMV recording. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7271 |
| Catalog #: | 190522 | |
| Clip Number: | 190522-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 158 | |
| Timecode: | 01:08:45 - 01:11:08 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Classical ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Traditional, Spirituals ENTERTAINMENT/RECORDING INDUSTRY: Production LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London OCCUPATIONS: Entertainer, Musician / Singer | |
| Description: | BENIAMINO GIGLI Operatic Tenor Beniamino Gigli sings 'Largo' by Handel for an HMV recording. Now Pathetone adds another famous name to its long list of Distinguished Artists - Beniamino Gigli - The World's Greatest Operatic Tenor. Recording for the first time in England - at Kingsway Hall, London, for "His Master's Voice". (at the organ Herbert Dawson) London. Various shots of the opera singer Beniamino Gigli singing 'Largo' by Handel for an HMV record. Several shots show technicians overseeing the recording and adjusting machinery. Some rather fusty looking men sit listening - HMV executives? | |


