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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 ...
Franco Corelli, nome d'arte di Dario Corelli (Ancona, 8 aprile 1921 – Milano, 29 ottobre 2003), è stato un tenore italiano, fra i maggiori dagli anni cinquanta ai settanta del Novecento.
Oct 30, 2003 · 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...
Apr 8, 2019 · Few tenors are as iconic as Franco Corelli. Born on April 8, 1921 in Ancona, he initially set out to follow in the footsteps of his father and studied naval engineering at the University of Bologna.
Prince of Tenors | The decisive Corelli biography. Prince of Tenors recreates Corelli's life as closely as possible, for better or worse. The audience is taken along on a ride to Ancona where Corelli was born.
His emergence as the world's leading tenor was achieved in remarkably little time, although his arrival on the operatic stage took place rather late in life. Born on 8 April 1921, his debut in a Spoleto Festival Carmen occurred as late as 16 August 1951 when the tenor is over thirty years of age.
Franco Corelli was born on April 8, 1921 in Ancona, Marche, Italy. He was an actor, known for Angel Heart (1987), The Immigrant (2013) and The Killing Fields (1984). He was married to Loretta Di Lelio. He died on October 29, 2003 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
