Franco Corelli & Regine Crespin sing Verdi (vaimusic.com)

[jarto10]

for some reason,the mics works better with her voice pitch than with his(it is heard much more clearly)

[hans1941Dez]

Klasse!!!

[dapheneo]

Deux voix faites pour chanter ensemble ( ce qu'ils feront souvent pour Tosca ) et aussi des Trovatore a Lisbonne en 56 ? Werther au Met. 2 timbres magnifiques et 2 tres grandes voix.

Une belle epoque avec une concurrence enorme entre des chanteurs irremplaces.

[baltoman24]

Wonderful, I will never forget seeing these two artists in Werther in 1971 at the Met- a searing experience!

They are both gorgeous to hear and see!! thank you.

[stevevandien]

Loved 'em both. Along with his near-nuclear voice, Corelli was of course a fabulously handsome and sexy man. I'm surprised, however, that more commentators haven't found Crespin as sexy as I have. Fabulous singer, fantastic voice and hotter than boiled tar. It's not always about perfect features and a perfect figure. It's about assurance. Crespin radiated that:) --

[ScionOfHeaven]

Corelli=Handsome Tenor <3

[levieuxpiano]

Vive Crespin !!!

[holidaysinsweden]

...and of course, he finishes the last note just a split second after her :-)

[robert13007]

When artists reach such a high level of singing, nothing should be said...

[JoanNilson]

As I've commented before on You Tube for Corelli's Trovatore excerpts - "if testosterone had a sound - it would be Franco's voice!!!" GOD - WHAT AN ARTIST - What an instrument - and a tone of voice that simply remains ingrained in your mind, heart and soul!!! RIP Maestro Corelli - A voice like yours only occurs rarely ...Blessed are we who heard you live in the theater!!

[lamusicahera]

BRAVO to both !

GREAT SINGING

GREAT PERSONS

GREAT VOICES and full of taste and good schooling of this repertoire which is not for smaller and/or liric voices !

BRAVO

[REDWINGNUT1927]

Corelli perfect as always,Crispen no lower register,Corelli did a admirable job of carrying her

[antequem]

Splendide couple et voix merveilleusement assorties! Que n'a t'on enregistré ces deux artistes dans une intégrale de studio de ce superbe Verdi, l'un des plus grands ouvrages de ce maître, à mon modeste goût...

[bodiloto]

Corelli che bellissimo Artista Ineguagliabile ! Grazie !

[unotenore]

Very lovely collaboration between two great artists.

Thanks for the post

[albertfrom]

Sublime. Peccato che tutto è passato ed è solo storia

[adamoperaman]

Oh my gosh....Corelli is the man...that's just balls to wall singing right there

[Cantormatis]

Bravi!

[jorjikia]

corelli is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!

[laonirica]

FRANCO CORELLI

BRAVISSIMO!!!

The heroic tenor par excellence, came to explore and develop all resources of his Beautiful Voice, the nuances between them diminuendo

almost impossible for the voices of great size.

The Romance and Courage that only he knew how to express.

Single Master of expression!

[kgarmaker123]

Fabulous! Crespin, shows why in this video she too had a great career, first as a soprano with a lovely voice, and then as a mezzo.

[Alexsandr44]

Великолепный дуэт Амелии и Ричарда из оперы "Бал маскарад" Дж.Верди. Красивые голоса у Ф.Корелли и Р.Креспин, сценичные певцы.

[bodiloto]

+ 5 !!!!! CORELLI !!!!! IMMORTALE !!!!

[jorgeliebermann]

Bravo Corelli!

Jorge Liebermann Buenos Aires

[martello79]

Interesting head movement Ms Crespin makes at 2.54/2.55: Seems to me a "give me a break" movement because of Corelli feeling the urge to sustain his last note longer than hers :)

[w7md]

A magic moment. There is not much good video of Regine Crespin around which is a pity. Thank you.

[antequem]

Quelle splendeur que la voix "italienne " de Crespin! pourquoi a t'elle perdu son temps à chanter en allemand? ce n'était pas son style ni sa culture! que de regrets d'intégrales verdiennes perdues!!!

[nclysander]

Haha ... the scenery is classic Bell Telephone Hour camp. (Is that a scaffold in the background???) But the singing is beyond lovely. And obviously Crespin did have those top notes at times! Wow!

[goldie1102]

nice

[juancristobal60]

Wonderful Corelli;and she is not far, she was very good as well. Caro maestro aspetiamo che tu sei con Dio; grazie per tanto talento!!!!

[laonirica]

Insuperable!!! digno de Tener como Ejemplo a Seguir, dueño de una Expresividad Comunicativa Absoluta!!!

¡¡¡BRAVO POR SIEMPRE MAESTRO FRANCO CORELLI!!!

[birgitnilsson]

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[JuillHope17]

haha, i love how at the very end they're both like, "screw acting, here's my high c: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAH" lol. lovvvvveeeeee thier performance of this duet though. LOVE it, if only i could see the FIRST half.

[tehen162]

You can see the first half, that is the whole duet on youtube.

[pearlmuth3]

They finally banned him since Bordonova was really jerrodo4330 a horrible nasty guy. She is wonderful no matter what.

[pearlmuth3]

Bordonovo is an idiot who flames singers unless they are corelli or tebaldi

[Samurai9]

Corelli was right not to attempt this role. It is long, difficult, and more suited to a tenor with a lighter, more flexible voice. On the other hand, he would have been great in the two big tenor solos. I believe he recorded the second one.

[Matt75003]

"Amelia, tu m'ami?"

"Si, t'amo"...

Thrilling.

[motardbear15]

Just sad that they have both left this wolrd!I saw them together in TOSCA at the Opera de Paris (with also Bacquier!)what an evening!That was really OPERA in all terms!Stangely the voice of Crespin was not suitable on recordings,speccially in the top range!On stage that impression completely disapered,I am sure that today,with new recording technics it could have been better made!:

[bordonovo]

Just the opposite, Corelli sings relaxed and Mme Crespin is always under strain on top.

[bordonovo]

In all her recordings when Crespin sings above an Aflat she seems as if she were at the dentist's making a treatment withought anestesy.

[DivaDeb1234]

Maybe she is really a mezzo soprano singing soprano rep.? I love her in the mezzo rep..

Just a thought..

[JuillHope17]

you cannot classify any voice by fachs forever. many mezzos will sing soprano rep because it feels comfortable and they can actually do it (like grace bumbury and shirley verrett singing lady macbeth) and vice-versa (maria callas and angela gheorghiu singing carmen) and some people make entire careers of singing all different thing going between soprano and mezzo very healthily, most famously: jessye norman. so it's about what feels right, not that you're simply classified as... she sounds good.

[birgitnilsson]

Give us a break,lady Juill!!!!!

[tdeane34]

He never sang it because, as he said, it wasn't a very popular opera in Italy. It was rarely done. That's what he said anyway. His voice is perfect for the role.

[matm68]

VIVA Régine Crespin!

[massvalz]

Corelli e sempre Corelli !!

[aliosha14]

Corelli is wonderful and his acting convincing.I would not say the same for Crespin...

[BeauTenor]

Wow....as big as Corelli's voice was, you can really hear how HUGE Crespin's sound was.

[Agorante]

Of course. I heard her many times live at SF Opera in the sixties and seventies. Big gorgeous voice.

[adamfrandsen]

You can also hear that the mics fail on his high notes, his voice is too big for a recording like this...

[TheRealEmit]

They both did a great job singing and acting

[TheRealEmit]

what years did you see him live?

[Samurai9]

Corelli was an excellent actor, involved but minimalist. You can view him in situations, such as the end of an aria, when lesser performers would go for the corny, hammy gesture, but not Corelli. He was totally convincing as the romantic hero, dramatically, physically, and vocally. I saw him live a number of times.

[poivriere]

I envy you.

[Johninvan]

Well - maybe not much of an actor, but I saw him sing Romeo in Seattle, and when he made his first entrance in black tights the entire audience gasped! In Italy he was nicknamed 'Golden Thighs'!!!

[jrrtex]

Who the hell cares about Corelli's acting? If you want acting go see a play or a football game. The man was a God. I'll take "park and bark" over meagerly sung fireworks any day. Especially when it is like Corelli who embodied the true essence of opera. It is a VOCAL art.

[DivaDeb1234]

I agree, I prefer "park and bark" too if the singing is of that caliber. In a perfect world I'd like the better acting technique along with it. But I'm not taking anything away from FC. He is a wonderful singer.

[DivaDeb1234]

Love it ,...thanks

Corelli has a great voice but his acting

is always so stiff. He always "holds hands" with the soprano on these duets and it looks so fake....LOL

Hey I'm not knocking it. I know it's hard to sing and look relaxed....

DIVADEB

[tehen162]

But what do you expect him to do? It is a love duet after all. It would be rather strange if they stayed far from each other. Besides, holding hands gives the possibility for the singer to signal when he/she wants to stop a note as you can see here from Crespin.

[DivaDeb1234]

I would expect him to loosen up a bit. relax his shoulders. And relax his arm so it doesn't stick out like a tree branch. He sings wonderfully but every love duet I've ever seen him in he used the same tree branch arm.

[sschimel]

Can you imagine what a glorious stage picture Corelli, with this silver hair, would have made with Dmitri Hvorotovsky? I have to admit that I haven't listened to Ms. Crespin very much, because her usual repertoire wasn't what I prefer to listen to, but I like her Verdi and also her Berlioz.

[marokt]

Very interesting! It's incredible for me that Corelli never sing Riccardo, and neither the arias. As far as I know this is his only Ballo record. What a pity!

[VivaTebaldi]

She does not sound very italian - her voice is not that large. Missing something.

[moreno2394]

You are wrong VivaTebaldi: Crespin voice was huge

[snooppuggypug]

She is almost louder than Corelli. How big does her voice need to be to satisfy you?

[cptnunderwhere]

Check out that look she gives him as he holds the C just a little past her... Hahaha. Such a tenor.

[vickersman]

well maybe...but I would say you have a very creative read on that one lol

[mornaymariedomini]

Why nothing else about her international performances wagnerian one and french repertory, and Shumann liederkreis... and so on.... She has been aked to the best Opera Houses stages all over the world during thirty years ... See you soon Madame Crespin!!!

[katiafeodorovna]

Magnificent voices!!!! Thank you!!!!!!

[Glenmed]

Magic!!! Two of the most powerful voices in one of the most exciting arias. Thanks.