Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-09-28 | Page 8 | Gigli, Noted Tenor, Featured at World

- - Gigli, Noted Tenor, Featured at World Operatic tenors, as rule, are classified In two distinct and separate sepa-rate categories lyric or dramatic. Rarely, Indeed, doea a singer fit Into both classes, especially a singer sing-er of outstanding reputation. Benlamlno Glgli, rated by many muelcal authorities as ths greatest tenor since Carjiso, who makea his screen debut In "Forever Yours," tha melodic film romance now being be-ing shown nt tha World theater in Bugarhouae, is tha exception to this rule. He is both a lyrlo and dramatic tenor of brilliant quality. . At tha start of his career, Uigll sang heavy dramatic roles, and during dur-ing tha first of his 1 years with ths Metropolitan Opera company, Glgll'a most successful roles were thoee which required beautiful lyric singing.