Ingemisco tanquam reus • Beniamino Gigli (EMG Mark Xb Oversize Gramophone)

Tenor Beniamino Gigli sings "Ingemisco tanquam reus" (from Verdi's Messa da Requiem) on Victor Red Seal record 17608-A, played on an EMG Mark Xb Oversize gramophone with a Meltrope III soundbox and a Burmese Colour Needle. Recorded August 1939 at the Royal Opera House in Rome, with the Teatro Reale Orchestra and chorus conducted by Tullio Serafin. I have posted this before, but was able to use ibota wax to help the thorn needle on this slightly-damaged disc. #emg #gramophone #opera #phonograph #verdi #italian #requiem #tenor #manzoni