Large photograph of the honey-voiced tenor as he appeared in the 1950 French-Italian comedy film Taxi de Nuit/Taxi di Notte, about a singing taxicab driver who, after finding a baby left abandoned in his cab, tries to find its mother. Boldly signed and inscribed in 1956 to the lower margin in blue ink. Crease to margin upper left, else fine. 10.75 x 8.5 inches; 27.5 x 21.5 cm.
In lyrical and romantic repertory, many regarded Gigli as the legitimate heir of Caruso. He made his professional debut as Enzo in La Gioconda at Rovigo in 1914 and his Rome Opera debut as Faust in Mefistofele in 1916. He later debuted at La Scala in 1918 and first appeared at the Met in 1920, singing every season there until 1932 when he returned to Europe.
Large photograph of the honey-voiced tenor as he appeared in the 1950 French-Italian comedy film Taxi de Nuit/Taxi di Notte, about a singing taxicab driver who, after finding a baby left abandoned in his cab, tries to find its mother. Boldly signed and inscribed in 1956 to the lower margin in blue ink. Crease to margin upper left, else fine. 10.75 x 8.5 inches; 27.5 x 21.5 cm.
In lyrical and romantic repertory, many regarded Gigli as the legitimate heir of Caruso. He made his professional debut as Enzo in La Gioconda at Rovigo in 1914 and his Rome Opera debut as Faust in Mefistofele in 1916. He later debuted at La Scala in 1918 and first appeared at the Met in 1920, singing every season there until 1932 when he returned to Europe.