Beniamino Gigli was well known for singing the role of this scholar in "Mefistofele"
Some of the roles with which Gigli became particularly associated during this 
period... [DOC] [TLE] Beniamino Gigli, tenor | Opera Fanatic  [PAR] Beniamino Gigli, tenor, as Radames on Opera Fanatic ... Great singers come in 
three varieties: Some, like the 19th-century tenor Rubini, sang ... to Rome where, 
after voice lessons from Agnese Bonucci he won a scholarship to the Liceo ... he 
made his Met debut on November 26, 1920, in Mefistofele, and was well received
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