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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 ...
Apr 8, 2019 · Apr 8, 2019. Artist Profile: Franco Corelli, A Legendary Tenor. By David Salazar. 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.
By Anthony Tommasini. Oct. 30, 2003. Franco Corelli, the Italian tenor whose powerhouse voice, charismatic presence and movie-star good looks earned him the adoration of opera fans from the...
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 ...
Apr 19, 2021 · The Wikipedia article on Corelli lists Arturo in Bellini’s I Puritani as one of Corelli’s roles; but I can find no record of it in the Performance Annals of his career. He had the high notes for the role and a lot more voice than the part typically receives.
Corelli blasts his way through a few sacred numbers and a couple dozen classics from the Italian songbook. The recordings arranged by one Raffaele Mingardo waft tastelessly over the top, with sighing choral gushings and 20th Century Fox strings. Those arrangements by Franco Ferraris are exemplary by comparison, though by comparison only.
Nov 2, 2016 · Himself, he often held Don José in Carmen to be one of his best roles, oddly enough he never performed this role at the Met. Franco Corelli passed away in Milano, where he resided, on 29 October 2003 at 82. With his death one of the last great tenors of the 20th century is gone. Opera Vivrà - Franco Corelli.
