operaplot #operaplot from Twitter -What's opera all about?

[sospello]

Some overstatement that Corelli "feared" Otello:-) The tessitura was concentrated in a slightly lower range and Corelli's strength was the higher register which was powerful as well as stunningly beautiful--a gamble to risk it on Otello. The opinion of his mentor Lauri Volpi may have carried weight as he felt the role might compromise Corelli's top range as his was a "structured" rather than a inborn top that Corelli worked to develop and maintain. Corelli is more a natural Radames or Calaf.

[ourvinylcollection]

Seems like operas are all about human emotions being taken to the extreme. :-D