Francesco Cilea - È la solita storia del pastore (1897) {Gigli}

Francesco Cilea[a] (23 July 1866 – 20 November 1950) was an Italian composer. Today he is particularly known for his operas L'arlesiana and Adriana Lecouvreur.

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È la solita storia del pastore (Frederico's Lament, Act II) from the opera L'Arlesiana (1897)
Librettist: Leopoldo Marenco (1831–1899)

Beniamini Gigli, tenor and the Staatskapelle Berlin conducted by Bruno Seidler-Winkler
rec. June 2, 1936

At the premiere of 27 November 1897 Federico was sung by Enrico Caruso.

Beniamino Gigli (20 March 1890 – 30 November 1957) was an Italian opera singer (lyric tenor). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest tenors of his generation.