The movie arrived in 1954 in our village. I was 12 yo. My mother took me with her to the cinema and we both have cryed there for one and a half our. This is Giglis best song. I love this man and his sweet voice ! Hans NL

Franco Corelli said in an interview that the recordings can't really tell you just how beautiful Gigli's voice was live in the theater. Corelli said it was like an angel was singing and Gigli's mezza voce or falsetto could "fill the theater" and no one else had this. It was something unique to Gigli

Who can sing like this today?. Seen opera all over the world, never found anybody even a little close.

The best singer ever!

If he hadn't sobbed, it wouldn't be Gigli. If Ray Charles didn't have a tear in his voice, it wouldn't be Ray Charles. People love Gigli because of the abundant feeling with which he sings - his ability to invoke the deepest emotions within us; an ability to clench a fist in our chests. And when Gigli overflows, he causes us to overflow too. That's a beautiful, human feeling and not mechanical or contrived in any way. Gigli can make me weep whereas Pavarotti can't, despite his power & technique.

Beniamino Gigli was certainly one of the most remarkable voices of the bel canto, and it will always be a pleasure to enjoy his voice.

Gigli tenía una gran técnica aparte de su melodiosa e incomparable voz, pero además, un ingrediente q pocos tienen: Corazón.

mr. Gigli era il tenore del popolo del mondo intero sia come lirico e come persona ha aiutato migliaia di persone

La meravigliosa e incantata voce di Beniamino Gigli. Capolavori che fortunatamente sono arrivati a noi.

How lucky are we to be able to come here and listen to that?

the Greatest tenor of all times! Just to mention that he was a close friend of Padre Pio who would walk away in tears when he heard the maestro sing is favourite song......

A man with a voice such as this is irreplaceable . If there is a heaven he must surely be singing there.

Gigli's singing was like flowing gold,free from the effort you feel in most contemporary tenors. Schipa was also great,but with a "smaller" voice,even if very refined and subtle. I agree with most of you; Gigli is the greatest!

when one asks why I love Gigli's voice so much this is one of the hundred or so songs that I use such beauty, control passion and control who in the last 50 years can sing this well dare I say it no one!

Insuperabile ed insuperato nel"falsetto"!!!!

BENIAMINO GIGLI Quando Beniamino Gigli, célebre tenor italiano, esteve na Igreja De Nossa Senhora da Glória, onde foi agraciado com um título Honorário da Irmandade, igual ao galo: pela manhã carcareja, Cantou as músicas que fizeram em sua vida um novo capítulo. Músicas sacras, no ambiente eletivo, lembradas em ladainha, Foram cantadas por Beniamino Gigli, acompanhado pelo coro Dirigido pelo maestro Jonas Travassos, com sinos e campainha, Refletindo dentro e fora da Igreja, ambientes de sacro decoro. Maestro Jonas Travassos, no restaurante Health´s, bem situado Na Rua Senador Dantas, em frente do Banco do Brasil, a sede da Academia de Letras, ambiente por nós muito bem honrado, Cantou, em voz suave, ária "Je crois entendre encore", da ópera "Os pescadores de pérolas", de Bizet, a música que não excede A beleza manifestada por Beniamino Gigli e que hoje prospera. (*) (*) FERNANDO PINHEIRO, presidente da Academia de Letras dos Funcionários do Banco do Brasil. - BENIAMINO GIGLI (poesia), de Fernando Pinheiro. - in O mundo de Morfeu, de Fernando Pinheiro.

Maestro....the great Baniamino gigli. Unique in every way.

TROPPE EMOZIONI..GRAZIE BENIAMINO RIMANI NEI NOSTRI CUORI

No one had a mezza voce quite like Gigli... well maybe Tito Schipa. But Gigli is my favorite because he can bust out powerful high notes, too. Even in his late 60's singing live at Buenos Aires. Opera would be popular again if he or anyone could sing like this! (I don't count those tenors who perform with 3 microphones in front of their faces)

I absolutely believe Corelli. Gigli's mezza voce was completely unique. If you look at the sound through a spectrograph you see that even his softest singing had a tremendous amount of energy in the high resonances that the human ear responds to, something few, if any, singers ever have accomplished.

Sublime! è semplicemente meraviglioso!

It is unreal. What a wonderful rendition.

Beautiful singing ! Bravo BENIAMINO GIGLI :)

I completely agree with you! What a beautiful voice! What an outstanding technique! What mastery! It gets me excited to learn.

How did he product such a sweet tone? incredible

I keep coming back to this recording. Just sheer heaven One of my all time favorite recordings. A voice of an angel

Magistrale! voce d'altri tempi

Simply great: many many years ago i was living close to his dream villa and sometimes he used to sing in the church which was unbelievably full. If you have Google Maps, digit via serchio 4 roma and you'll see his towered wonderful villa, now an embassy. Thank you for uploading.

Gigli ha il dono di farti venire il groppo in gola, perché oltre alla voce melodiosa cantava con il cuore. La sua tecnica declamar cantando, trasmetteva sempre emozioni infinite. Guardarlo mentre canta è come vedere un usignolo che posato su di un ramo, allunga il collo proteso verso l'alto e gonfiando il petto emette i suoi gorgeggi, meravglia della natura, nessuno come Gigli riusciva con maestria a passare da repertorio elegiaco, a parti drammatiche da lirico spinto. Dopo Caruso, troppo lontano nel tempo, è la summa dei tenori e della lirica. Che il cielo lo tenga in gloria🙏🙏🎶🎶

La voz del Cielo. Qué voz!

Absolutely captivating, charming, and wonderful!

Extraordinary beautyful! What a great piece of singing art.

Interpretazione Principe per tutte quelle future!!!!!

What a beautiful,beautiful,beautiful voice

Nostalgia - it reminds us of what we have lost! Gili was great and it is always a pleasure to find yet another treasure of his.

B. G. one of the greatest tenors all time...183.020 clicks..... almost forgotten????? Amazing voice... sometimes "over-acting", but great tenor-voice....

Edmund said it all........low notes, breath control. and the gift. !

The blonde woman in the wings was Binnie Barnes - a singer/actress from the 30's. In the 50's/60's I saw Gigli in person in Toronto Canada, at Massey Hall on his final world tour. He died a few years later.....Always my favourite tenor. Jim White

Inarrivabile!!

These people don't know how lucky they are.

And thank you for the comment!

Toute la facilité d'une voix ....Pour en faire çà ! Un matériel qui eût mérité d'appartenir à un artiste.

John Gabriel.Gigli sang in my home town in Abruzzo .A great version.Lanza also is a great rendition.One of my mothers favourite songs.

Es interesante conocer mas de los mejores tenores de la historia

What a delightful voice ! Gigli was ,is ,the best one . And who is the beautiful lady crying ? What a expressive face !

MAI PIU' UNA VOCE COSI

speciaal voor Gigli geschreven door De Curtis. zeer mooi gezongen,kippenvel

Aucun effort. Le voile du palais se comporte comme une peau de tambour. Toute la tète, tout le corps résonne. Il n'y a aucun effort. Le souffle régule parfaitement l'instrument. L'équilibre pression sous et sus glottique est sublime. C'est la perfection absolue. Qui chante comme ça maintenant?

Sad that the singer of that time did not have the advanced recording technology.

Si señor!! Ese era Gigli!!! Extraordinario

Beniamino y mi abuelito cantaban juntos en el coro de la iglesia de RECANATI,siempre lo admiro hasta el ultimo día de su vida y creo que no se equivoco no lo creen?

I wish I could have seen him alive. What a warm voice he had! Thanks for uploading.

QUERIDO BENIAMINO. AUN ESTANDO EN LA TIERRA SIEMPRE HABITASTE JUNTO A LOS ANGELES. NOSOTROS, LOS MORTALES QUE HEMOS TENIDO EL INMENSO PRIVILEGIO DE DISFRUTAR CON ARROBAMIENTO EL ORO DE TU VOZ QUE NACE DEL CORAZON, TE AGRADECEREMOS ETERNAMENTE EL QUE TE HAYAS DIGNADO BAJAR A LA TIERRA PARA ACERCARNOS EL PERFUME DEL PARAISO A TRAVES DE TUS GORGEOS DE RUISEÑOR. DIOS TE BENDIGA, ALLÁ DONDE TE ENCUENTRES, CANTANDO PARA LOS ANGELES DEL EMPIREO, QUERIDO BENIAMINO. UNICO EN LA HISTORIA DEL BEL CANTO

grande beniamino gigli ma perche in giro non si trovano dvd bella canzone arrivata ai nostri giorni grazie alle varie incisioni di claudio villa

such dolcissimo at the beginning of the song.. no one will ever again sing it in such style~!!

FANTASTICOOOOOOOOOO

Corelli called Gigli's mezza-voce nightingale-like. I'd have to agree.

The real tradition of bel canto singing. It continues alive.

excelente creo que lejos el mejor en su epoca y de toda la Historia realmente una vos cautivante que deja relajacion en el espiritu... en memoria de su recuerdo por el paso de esta vida, valla mis mas sinceros agradecimiento por regalarnos su don .-

No one sings this better, not even di Stefano. The way he caresses the phrases at 1:39 is incredible. Who ranked him 3rd after Bjorling and Pavarotti? You must be crazy. Bjorling didn't have an Italian voice and Pavarotti certainly was not a greater Italian lyric than Gigli.

Many thanks again for your informations ! I'll keep them .Gigli always moved me ,his voice is incomparable !

Pourtant la souffrance et la tristesse pour toujours. Et primaire. Et l'amour est secondaire

Will all these great singers like Beniamino Gigli and so many others from the early times die with us when we go. I don't see any interest in such beautiful voices in todays generation. This is real singing.

Az egyik kedvenc olasz dalom,és Előadóm

His 1935 HMV recording of this song, where he didn't sing in messa voce was not nearly as good as this one. My favorite Gigli rendition is from a live concert he gave in the mid 30s, where he addresses the audience in Italian and English at the end. It was from an LP my father had called 'Beniamino Gigli recital' released by Everest/Scala Records. Date was not included but I lost the LP a long time ago and I wish I could hear it again. If anyone has any info I would appreciate it.

partirono l rondini dal mio paese freddo e senza sole,cercando primavere didiole,nidi di amore e di felicita,la mia piccola rondini parti,senza lasciarmi un bacio,senza un a dio parti...

Thanks for posting this video!. Never saw Gigli on the big screen before.

AchillesShield, google Bel Canto Society, find the store page. Then find the dvd of DO NOT FORGET ME. They ship internationally. It's a beautiful film, & contains some of Gigli's best mezza voce singing. Enjoy!

what a wonderful voice...

Many thanks for these rare informations !

Cara mio Ben greetings from Ireland and one of your great admirers..good to know that that lovely song was composed for you. Maybe too, youtube will make it available..Bilstew..

Magnificent!

Marvellous comparison. That's what it is all about!

Gigli said that "this is wery good, but you will have to do a lot of work, to be a great singer." It is from Luciano biografy (My life)

Outstanding!

danke

Terciopelo puro.

simplesmente Beniamino Gigli, o maior de todos!!!

Gigli occupies a place, perhaps, second only to Caruso!!!

Wonderful: Non ti Scordar di Me Ernesto de Curtis Gigli The swallows have left My cold and sunless land To seek the spring among the violets Love nests of happiness. My little swallow has flown without leaving me a kiss Without saying goodbye Do not forget me My life is joined to yours My love for you will always grow You will always be in my dreams Do not forget me My life is joined with yours There’ll always be a nest in my heart for you Do not forget me. My life is joined with yours There’ll always be a nest in my heart for you Do not forget me. Partirono le rondini Nel mio paese freddo e senza sole Cercando primavere di viole Nidi d’amore e di felicita. La mia piccolo rondine parti Senza lasciarmi un bacio Senza un addio parti. Non ti scordar di me La vita mia e legata a te Io t’amo sempre piu Nel sogno mio rimani tu Non ti scordar di me La vita mia e legata a te C’ e sempre un nido nel mio cuor per te Non di scordar di me Non ti scordar di me La vita mia e legata a te C’ e sempre un nido nel mio cuor per te Non di scordar di me

It makes me cry too!

I love you Gigli! You are the best!

thank you God...for this man

una voz melodica y dulce!!!!!!

Bravisimo!!

Leonardo Da Vinci Paints , Benamino Gigli .. SINGS

very impressive!

Sublime ***** 10 *****

최고다.. 궁극의 벨칸토

2020!!!

que falsetes... que maravilla

it's the magic combination of singer and song?

perfectly exquisite

@tenorrmanMany tenors went to Melocchi mostly out of neccessity, They could not be heard or wanted a bigger sound. There was no reason for Gigli to go to Melocchi. There was good reason for DelMonaco to go to Melocchi. MDM could not be heard PASSED the 3rd aisle as his wife had mentioned.MDM was Melocchis most successful student which inspired other tenors to study with him, like Gastone Limarilli and GianFranco Cecchele whom both had excellent careers but not as bel canto singers. Enjoy

Groovy!

Oddly, reminds me of Amy Winehouse "unplugged" doing the "Valerie" song on the DL Show. Here at youtube. Soulful.

@oclhie no usa falsete =) en abosoluto es voz completamente trabajada y super bien colocada aki no hay espacio para el falsete, maravilloso

non scherzo abito attaccato alla sua casa natale

Super stimme

How does this one stand out? Listen everyone else perform this and it's about the singer. Gigli's is about the song. Ends with a nice falsetto instead of belting it out.