Vincenzo Bellini 1935

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Titles read: 'VINCENZO BELLINI - The Musician of Catania - The singer is GIGLI - the world famous tenor (By courtesy of HMV)'.

Italy.

Shots of sheet music by Vincenzo Bellini. Commentator tells us Bellini died 100 years ago. We hear Gigli singing part of an aria from Bellini's opera...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
52131
Sort Number:
PSP 885
Time in/Out:
01:11:23:00 / 01:12:30:00
Canister:
PSP 885
Film ID:
1644.07
Issue Date:
21/03/1935

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