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Franco Corelli c. 1960. Franco Corelli (8 April 1921 – 29 October 2003) was an Italian tenor who had a major international opera career between 1951 and 1976. Associated in particular with the spinto and dramatic tenor roles of the Italian repertory, he was celebrated universally for his powerhouse voice, electrifying top notes, clear timbre, passionate singing and remarkable performances.
Feb 1, 2004 · Franco Corelli (1921-2003) : A Voice of Thunder and Lightning, Fire and Blood. Now Corelli is gone. No other tenor of the late 20th century generated as much excitement—or controversy. As famous for his matinee-idol looks as for his clarion voice and animal magnetism, he combined nervous idiosyncrasies with technical adeptness, the latter ...
Franco Corelli, Italian tenor whose powerhouse voice, charismatic presence and movie-star good looks earned him adoration of opera fans from 1950's until his retirement in 1976, dies at age 82 ...
Oct 29, 2003 · Franco Corelli (8 April 1921 – 29 October 2003) was an Italian tenor who had a major international opera career between 1951 and 1976. Associated in particular with the spinto and dramatic tenor roles of the Italian repertory, he was celebrated universally for his powerhouse voice, electrifying top notes, clear timbre, passionate singing and remarkable performances.
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Franco Corelli, the tenor for whom the production was mounted, cancelled the opening, which was sung instead by Enrico di Giuseppe, with the superb mezzo Christa Ludwig as Charlotte. In that season alone, 17 performances were given, more than all that Werther had received previously. Corelli returned to the cast after the premiere, and ...
May 23, 2018 · Corelli, Franco , outstanding Italian tenor; b. Ancona, April 8, 1921. He studied naval engineering at the Univ. of Bologna; in 1947 he entered the Pesaro Cons, to study voice; dissatisfied with the academic training, he left the Cons, and proceeded to learn the repertoire by listening to recordings of great singers.
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The thrill of Franco Corelli. As I once wrote in the Dutch Music Magazine Luister, one may compare opera with religion. Both have believers in various Gods,and using only Christianity as an example, there is a striking parallel between BC and AD. The watershed year in opera is 1837, when Gilbert Louis Duprez gave the world 'Il Do di petto ...
