Beniamino Gigli sings Donizetti - Una furtiva lagrima (1953)

In this 1953 recording, Italian tenor Beniamino Gigli sings the famous aria "Una furtiva lagrima" from the opera L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love) by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848). Conductor: Nino Sanzogno Orchestra di Milano della RAI

Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti was an Italian composer. Along with Gioachino Rossini and Vincenzo Bellini, Donizetti was a leading composer of the bel canto opera style during the first half of the nineteenth century. Donizetti's close association with the bel canto style was undoubtedly an influence on other composers such as Giuseppe Verdi.

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