Beniamino Gigli gives a little bel canto masterclass

Beniamino Gigli, tenor Gigli gives a tip when talking about vocal technique. Translation: - “Therefore, I’ll do a breath, a breath without diaphragm. I’ll tell you that I’ll do that over the breath: - M’ama, sì m’ama lo vedo... lo vedo (highlight of the aria Una Furtiva Lagrima, from L’Elisir D’Amore - Donizetti). It’s not necessary the diaphragm. Why? I’ll say: this ’canto’ is supported only over the breath, over the ’fiato’, but when: - quando io mi debbo impegna-a-a-re... now is necessary, when is need to pledge, is necessary to find the diaphragm.“ Sorry for my imperfect italian translation, that’s not my natural language.