[78-L] PRONUNCIATION QUESTION

[David Lennick]

I've always pronounced it zheel-yee as well, and I presume much of the world 
does..but it should be djeel-yee, as in agitato and adagio (which most people 
mispronounce as well). "zh" is French.

dl

On 9/15/2014 9:06 PM, Joe Salerno wrote:
>
> I'm no language expert but I pronounce it
>
> ZHEEL YEE
>
> Long E in both syllables. Accent on the first.
>
> Joe Salerno
>
> On 9/15/2014 7:39 PM, Ray Kilcoyne wrote:
>>
>> Thank goodness for all you classical experts here on the list.  I know next to nothing on this subject.
>> (Or maybe Francesco is around.  I’d accept his interpretation also.)
>> Can one of you, please, tell me the correct pronunciation of Beniamino Gigli?
>> RayK
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