Giuseppe Borgatti was Italy's first truly great Wagnerian tenor. His voice was big and powerful and had a beautiful timbre withan astonishing dynamic range. It is argued that recordings do not do his voice justice, but this release will be of interest to collectors.
Additional tracks are sung by Isadoro Fagoaga.
Lohengrin: Di´, non t´incantan
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Nel verno al piè
Tosca: E lucevan le stelle
Il loto a schivo (Die Lotusblume)
Tu sei bella, o mia dolcezza (Du bist wie eine Blume)
Lohengrin: Mercè, mercè, cigno gentil
Lohengrin: Di´, non t´incantan
Lohengrin: Da voi lontan
Lohengrin: Cigno gentil
Tannhäuser: Qual cor contrito
Die Walküre: Cede il verno ai rai
Otello: Niun mi tema
Lohengrin: Di´, non t´incantan
Die Walküre: Cede il verno ai rai
Otello: Niun mi tema
Tannhäuser: Qual cor contrito
Die Walküre: Un brando il padre promise
Die Walküre: Cede il verno ai rai
Siegfried: Racconto di Siegfried
Parsifal: Amfortas! La piaga!
Otello: Nuin mi tema
Andrea Chenier: Si, fui soldato!
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Lohengrin: Di´, non t´incantan