Museo Beniamino Gigli
Museum dedicated to the tenor Beniamino Gigli in the Sala dei Trenta of the Teatro Persiani: stage costumes, a reconstructed dressing room, photographs and documents.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in the Sala dei Trenta of the Teatro Persiani in Recanati, on the third tier of boxes, and pays tribute to the great tenor from Recanati, Beniamino Gigli. The display was made possible by the donation of the artist’s heirs, in particular his daughter Rina, and was curated by the architect Ferrari Gabbris with the collaboration of the maestro Luigi Vincenzoni, the tenor’s nephew.
The route presents stage costumes, scores, photographs, letters and documents relating to a career lasting forty years, with a reconstruction of the singer’s dressing room and his make-up. Among the most significant mementos are a photograph with a dedication by Arturo Toscanini and the plaque of the “Beniamino Gigli Day” held in New York on 8 October 1997, at the Metropolitan.
The spaces also include a room converted into a small cinema, where films with Gigli are screened on restored period chairs; an international press review, the complete discography and the numerous awards received. The museum belongs to the circuit of the civic museums of Recanati and is in the same building as the Museo della Musica.
Highlights
- Reconstructed dressing room of the tenor
- Stage costumes, scores, letters and photographs
- Photograph with a dedication by Arturo Toscanini
- Plaque of the “Beniamino Gigli Day” at the Metropolitan in New York (8 October 1997)
- Cinema room showing Gigli’s films
- Complete discography and career awards
Permanent exhibition
- Museo Beniamino Gigli – Stage costumes, reconstructed dressing room, photographs, letters, press review, discography and awards of the tenor Beniamino Gigli, with a screening room for his films.
- Operated by
- Comune di Recanati
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €4FAI card holders and teachers |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 13 · Free admission up to 13 years. |
| Visitors with disabilities | –companion free · Free admission for people with disabilities, accompanied by one companion. |
| Groups | –With the combined Circuito Infinito Recanati ticket: reduced A €8 for groups of up to 15 people, reduced B €6 for groups of more than 15 people. |
| Circuito Infinito Recanati (Villa Colloredo Mels, Museo dell’Emigrazione Marchigiana, Torre del Borgo, Museo della Musica, Museo Beniamino Gigli; valid one week) | €9.50Reduced A €8 (groups up to 15 people, FAI card holders, teachers), reduced B €6 (groups over 15 people); does not include Casa Leopardi. |
| Single ticket Macerata and Recanati (valid one week) | €15Reduced €12; Family €30 (2 adults and up to 3 young people aged 14 to 25). |
The single ticket is valid for one day and covers the Museo Beniamino Gigli and the Museo della Musica. Free admission also for ICOM members, journalists, licensed tourist guides holding an ID card and residents of the municipality of Recanati. Tickets are available at the ticket offices of the circuit and at the tourist information office (IAT).
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Dogs are admitted on a leash in all the museums of the circuit.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours, reservations and online purchases are available through the circuit’s portal sistemamuseo.it. |
