¡¡¡FRANCO CORELLI GRANDE MAESTRO BRAVO!!! Il megliorit Tenor Per Semper, mai superato, in costante note alte, passò la diminuendo magnifico e ben sostenuta e tutto ciò che la perfezione con una voce bella e potente, anche un bella figura.Pero grande, come "tutto è in vigna del Signore ", alcuni dicono che preferiscono a Domingo di questa interpretazione? assurdo, o in questo o in qualsiasi Domingo è inperfecto, le note alte sono prese e stonate le note alte sono prese male e stonato.
Holy shit! Power! Passion! Effortless! What artistry!
Pretty much like how I sound in the shower (and I am operating under the burden of having to squeeze the pit orchestra in the bathroom with me). Anyhow, this was superb. Bravo Mr. Corelli; thanks Vaimusic.
A huge voice! A tremendous stage presence! Heart rending passion! Isn't this what grand opera is all about? Franco Corelli was a giant among singers. Look around you! Can you see anyone like him, anywhere?.
I only will say a name: Miguel Fleta. If you listen to him, you will ear Mario Cavaradossi with angel's voice. The best "E lucevan le stelle" of history is Fleta.
I can't choose between Caruso, Bjorling, or Corelli. They are my favorites for different reasons. Sure, I like Pavarotti and a few other great tenors, but not quite as much as these three giants.
I prefer caruso's rendition of this (his diminuendo is unsurpassed in all other recordings I heard) in terms of technique, and I prefer Domingo's Cavaradossi mostly because Corelli is a bit "too in your face" for my liking...amazing rendition though :)
the reason is that not all people like the tenor dramatico, but prefer the lyric or spinto tenor in this role, however the 'hero'tenor should sound like this and correli is absolutely top!
Haldirzam. Tienes toda la razón. Esta voz es de una belleza, que te abre el corazón. No importa que seas hombre o mujer, no importe a quien ames, pero escuchando ésta voz AMAS, pues te transporta a una belleza celestial y humana a la vez.
Welch legato, Sinn für Phrasierung und Rubato, ausgewogenen und doch emotionale Dynamik. Und ein Timbre, dass das Herz im Innersten bewegt. Wie traurig, wei traurig, dass dieser Mann nicht mehr lebt.
Ich hätte Herrn Corelli die Füße gewascehn und geküsst.
Por favor. ¿Voz sin anchura? ¿Gritando las notas? Un timbre oscuro y bellísimo, los agudos son de los que ponen la piel de gallina, y es el tenor spinto por excelencia. En palabras de Celleti "la voz de Corelli es inimitable, extraordinaria, es un barítono con una gran extensión tenoril y un temperamento tenoril". Si quieres otro día te pongo lo que opinaba de tu querido Domingo.
But personally I think the era with Bjorling, di Stefano, Gigli, Corelli, Josef Schmidt is a very, very hard act to follow. - Even to this day, tenors can only hope to come close to them. To surpass them is simly impossible!!
Greatest tenor ever bar none! I know I know..... He's doesn't have the best technique and he doesn't have the best blah blah blah. Well just save all of your Bullshit cause it means nothing to me! I go by what I hear and feel and I hear and feel Corelli in my bones not text books!
Greatest tenor ever bar none! I know I know..... He's doesn't have the best technique and he doesn't have the best blah blah blah. Well just save all of your Bullshit cause it means nothing to me! I go by what I hear and feel and I hear and feel Corelli in my bones I don't feel text books!
¡¡¡GREAT BRAVO MAESTRO FRANCO CORELLI!! The Best Tenor of the 20th century and still is, never surpassed, not even matched. Never a deasafinada note, do not strip the voice, or sustained high notes and passed them to diminuendos beautifully sustained and all that perfection in a beautiful and powerful voice, also a great figura.Pero as "everything is in the vineyard of the Lord "Some people say they prefer to Domingo and he has a fault that express.
All the modern day tenors almost all song alike..what a bs standard for singer opera today...even the yeller Lanza is far better than anyone today..who is considered good
@mactopolis Calling Lanza a YELLER is not really accurate.He sings NON TI scordar di me with some piano parts a Vuchella & countless other songs and arias in good taste. Lanza also achieved greatness wthout even trying and was blessed with a beautiful quality of voice with wonderful hi-note facility.No one sang american songs like Lanza.When the likes of Domingo & Carreras attempted them from time to time , they did sound ridiculous.Try Carreras Be My Love.I hope it doesnt make you naucious.
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1- Placido Domingo and Jaime Aragall (ex aequo); 3- (young) Giuseppe Di Stefano 4- Gianni Raimondi 5- Luciano Pavarotti, Nicolai Gedda and Franco Corelli
@jannyska mario caruso non esiste, poi Placido Domingo è un dilettante in confronto con questi grandi, Giuseppe Di Stefano solo i primissimi anni di carriera. Saluti.
una d elas grandes virtudes de Corelli, era su enorme presencia escenica, aunque tal vez su voz tenia ciertas limitaciones para algunos roles, lo suplia con su gran capacidad interpretativa y claro era muy atractivo, digo no es lo mismo ver a Pavarotti o a otros que podian ser superiores en cuanto a tecnica, pero ciertamente este hombre era un agasajo para la vista.
busca la version de pavarotti de esta aria, es visiblemente inferior en interpretacion, forma, color, amor... en todo... esto no significa nada, pero dejemos las comparaciones criticonas a la critica """"especializada""" en exagerar los minimos detalles de aquellos q se acercan a la perfeccion en un arte, y perdonarle todo a los mortales mas amables....
fijense la diversidad de frecuencias simultaneas de la textura vocal...unicas....la vibracion del timbre en ciertos compases, la cromatica suave, el ritmo en que exhala el sonido, sumado una expresividad gestual inigualable.... este tenor realmente estaba interpretando la obra, este aria, de manera perfecta..
Timeless! What a nostalgic voice, very unique. I saw him live when I was 6 or 7 years old in Rome with Mirella Freni. My Mama was studying in Rome on a scholarship at the Santa Cecilia Academy. She took me to the Opera every time she could and I have loved it ever since. Besides Pavarotti, Mario del Monaco and Corelli are one of my favorite tenors.
si bien es cierto que Corelli es un gran tenor, la crítica especializada ha hecho notar que vocalmente tenía una voz limitada para algunos roles y algunos problemas para el passage, sin mencionar los tintes caprinos. En el papel de Cavaradossi, han habido grandes intérpretes como Gigli, Fleta, Del Monaco, Tagliavinni y muchos más. Creo que no es necesario caer en comparaciones , cada uno ha destacado por su calidad, carisma y voz y eso es lo importante. Este es un muy buen video.
Esta interpretación de E lucevan le stelle es sencillamente genial, vocalemente extraordinaria, musicalmente bien conducida y actuada de forma correcta, sin mas ni menos. Es una versión de lujo, una verdadera joya.
No exajero, es la opinión de muchos; basta escucharlo. No comete los errores que detallo, sí los ha cometido Domingo muchas veces, basta escucharlo.Ciertamente éste tiene hermosas interpretaciones pero no siempre y su voz no emociona. igual. Kraus tiene gran técnica, lo que le permitió cantar bién a avanzada edad pero su voz rara vez emociona. El Gran Del Monaco, brillante,Gran voz, si emociona pero hay unas grabaciones de él en que desafina.Grandes voces;Aragal,Bergonzi y muchas más.
!!!BRAVO GRAN MAESTRO FRANCO CORELLI!!! El Mejor Tenor del siglo 20 y sigue siéndolo, jamás superado, ni siquiera igualado.Jamás una nota deasafinada, no le tirita la voz, ni en las notas altas sostenidas y de éstas pasaba a los diminuéndos sostenidos magnificamente y toda esa perfección en una bellisima y potente voz,además, una estupenda figura.Pero como "de todo hay en la viña del señor" hay quienes dicen que prefieren a Domingo en esta interpretacion? y él tiene fallas.
Dear Kievest. Could anyone extoll Corelli's virtues better than you just did? Beautiful description of the great talent of this remarkable tenor. If I could turn back time I'd plant myself right in the front row of this thrilling performance of this great aria. Bless Franco Corelli. Thanks to You Tube you'll never be forgotten.
Corelli was without a doubt the greatest of all Tenors....
I have studied the tenor voice for over 50 years and so I believe I am qualified in saying no-one comes close to his control, power, passion and finesse....
We are very privileged to see the dedication of this man and to hear his voice ...
Nrobinsongs u are right. Donald Braswell's voice is close & looks like Corelli. Especially Donald's Tosca video. Done some reading this guy did study with Corelli.
I found another man that looks like Franco and has the same beautiful operatic sound that Corelli had. In fact, studied under Corelli. His name is Donald Braswell, check out his opera videos and tell what you think. The looks are overwhelming Corelli and so is the voice. Donald has some of his early performances on video on You Tube. Donald is much loved in Australia
This is not the way Corelli sang this aria when I heard him live. He did a big decrescendo on the high note in the middles. I think he must have heard the way Merli did it.
I just got Corelli's biography from Amazon today, I'll check.
As much Corelli as I've heard I missed this-it's great that material keeps showing up. I heard him in Tosca 12x live, and know many of the recordings. The famous diminuendo (hear the Parma one for endless breath, and it's a shock not hearing it ) became his standard way of doing it, and that is the way I heard it, and I suppose it had to do with his perfecting it, and having confidence-for when he did he threw it in everywhere. Di Stefano does a modified one-which may have been Corelli's source
If you like FRANCO CORELLI check THE 30 TENORS in my playlist SUPER TENOR ARIAS ( including CLAUDIO SOTELO performing ARIA DEL CIRUJANO as a world première for YOU TUBE ) and tell me which one you prefer.
I actually saw (heard) him as Cavaradossi at the old Met...with Lucia Albanese as Tosca. It was her final performance at the Met. It was fantastic. And he was GORGEOUS. What a voice and SOOOO handsome.
Yes, there are several: To lo sai, Cavalleria from 1961, La Boheme duett with Kirsten, Andrea Chenier duett with Tebaldi, the whole Forza and Neapolitan songs.
¡¡¡MAGNIFICO CONCIERTO!!! Debe tener DIOS, en el Cielo, Juntos, el Maestro FRANCO CORELLI y el Maestro GIACOMO PUCCINI, iLUMINAN de MUSICALIDAD y TALENTO a su Reino.
Il grande Corelli,dalla voce vibrante e nobilmente metallica,con la Callas in Vestale,Norma,Poliuto,Pirata,Fedora.....bei tempi certo,li ho gustati......
Del Monaco&Corelli ruled the dramatic&spinto repertoire back in 50s&60s.They didnt want to do any crossover performances like Pavarotti had done so frequently in the last 20 years of his career.They were the true opera superstars,earned that status through hard work,commitment to opera and dedication to their roles.Its appaling how many people today still consider Pav greatest ever,but in fact,his true legacy lies in popularisation of opera,not actual opera.He was all but done with opera in 80s
Corelli and Del Monaco sound and look like they did. I mean work hard. I suppose their interested promoters today have to work equally has hard. and to think Tower records has 20X more Caruso items than these two combined. It's appauling. Even in 2009. It must be that crossover stuff. That's the ticket.
That's definetely not true. Pavarotti's success is due to both opera talent and popularisation of opera, but one cannot deny that he was perhaps the greatest lyric tenor ever, although he was very suited for dramatic and spinto roles too.
As for dramatic and spinto operas, I do agree with you. MDM and FC RULE.
Yes Pavarotti was great in opera back in 60s&70s.However,starting from early 80s he gradually replaced stage with recitals, three tenors,charity concerts,not so charming performances with pop stars.Mass media hype&hysteria always followed it.All that doesnt bother me,what bothers me is popular opinion of Pav:Probably 99% of people dont know any other tenor except him.What I mean is that he's far from Pantheon of Opera,so to speak.Therefore his career is divided on 2 periods:Opera&recitals.
I didn't state Delmonoco or carrares so I'm not wrong. It is obvious that those singers continually sought 3rd party teaching. But not Gigli. Gigli said he learned every day by singing himself and Caruso was the same as was Martinelli. Besides record sales tell the story.
Are you really suggesting that Martinelli or Caruso both recorded at the beginning of the XX century sell more recordings than Corelli? This is certainly not the basis these singers can be compared on.
Yes I am suggesting that and I said GIGLI. Just as I'd say Ponselle, or Lanza. Marcello Giordano isn't a bully so I guess his sales in our new electronic media may not have beat Corelli. Who knows. But, the bully personality cannot be hidden from the final balance and sound of the voice. Having sales globally 70 years after you die is just no method to compare. Ha. Maybe I'll check who's name even shows up on the Met's historic timeline, online.
continued.. But if I need to find any more tenors who sing each note as if it's Otello I'll know who to contact. Obviously, if you're not looking back to "XX century" then we'll have to adjust for the present day people - who want loud voices, high Cs, action movies, monsters and casinos. All are attended in droves.
What an amazing tenor Franco was...I wish I knew which of the present day tenors he mentored. I know Andrea Bocelli is one and Texas Tenor Donald Braswell II is another. Donald has just begun a second singing career after an accident that took away his voice in 1995 Hear him on youtube.. Lenski's Aria, Cavaradosi Tosca and Averte Torto. Thank you Franco for passing on a wonderful legacy.
He was initially taking lessons and learned from Volpe. But, reaching a certain launch point in his mind and no longer wanting to wait, he stopped his lessons and, I guess took off.
That's not correct. Corelli studied with Lauri-Volpi from 1962. Corelli was a great star by then by his own efforts (his debut was in 1951) performing regularly at all the great opera houses of the world. He did not stop his lessons, as far as I know, he had been studying with LV until LV 's death.
Well if he 'did not stop his lessons' all that time, there we can see the difference between singers without hearing them. Surely, it is beyond imagination to invision Gigli, Martinelli, or Caruso "taking a lesson' from anyone at all except themselves for many, many years in their careers. But, I'm sure you're right about his being a great star and singing in all the great opera houses at that time. So did Beverly Sills.
Sorry, you are wrong, Gigli himself said that he never had stopped learning. Carreras appealed to Corelli for help at the peak of his carrier. Del Monaco learnt a lot even after he became a star and so on. Learning is not a shame you know, great singers learn throughout their life. LV dealt and tought about Corelli like a colleague and friend, calling him his heir, he tried to transmit his huge experience. They spent 1-4 weeks together every summer in LV house in Valencia (Burjasol).
great singers have so many colors to choose from that it is imperative they get feedback from other colleagues/teachers as to which (colors) are presentable in context to the style desired. True, they "own" their voice, both as teacher and student, but freedom needs confinement (license) as to style.
¡¡¡MAGNIFICO CONCIERTO!!! Debe tener DIOS, en el Cielo, Juntos, el Maestro FRANCO CORELLI y el Maestro GIACOMO PUCCINI,iLUMINAN de MUSICALIDAD y TALENTO a su Reino.
c'mon, guys. corelli is the ideal cavaradossi. the voice, the hurt sensuality, the looks. maybe gigli's was better, but then gigli was gigli. bjoerling had a beautiful voice (and arguably one of the best voice controls ever) but i'll put corelli ahead of him any time.
sobbing every fuckin time
8Goldie 1 week ago
is the full opera available or did they just recorded this aria?
jarto10 2 weeks ago
I believe this was performed on the Bell Telephone Hour show.
aforwood1 1 month ago in playlist CORELLI, FRANCO 3
Nice pants...
richardvergara 1 month ago
he made me cry, absolutely the best performance ever. the best.
8Goldie 1 month ago 2
The best ever performance of the role. And the best voice for this role.
you2rl 2 months ago
¡¡¡FRANCO CORELLI GRANDE MAESTRO BRAVO!!! Il megliorit Tenor Per Semper, mai superato, in costante note alte, passò la diminuendo magnifico e ben sostenuta e tutto ciò che la perfezione con una voce bella e potente, anche un bella figura.Pero grande, come "tutto è in vigna del Signore ", alcuni dicono che preferiscono a Domingo di questa interpretazione? assurdo, o in questo o in qualsiasi Domingo è inperfecto, le note alte sono prese e stonate le note alte sono prese male e stonato.
pieritlyon 2 months ago
Holy shit! Power! Passion! Effortless! What artistry!
Pretty much like how I sound in the shower (and I am operating under the burden of having to squeeze the pit orchestra in the bathroom with me). Anyhow, this was superb. Bravo Mr. Corelli; thanks Vaimusic.
blakley42 3 months ago
Franco Corelli all day BITCHES!!
riquelmerock 4 months ago in playlist riquelmerock's Favorited Videos
I will NOT be caught dead singing this
worldpeace32 5 months ago
SUPER FRANCO FOREVER
66cecilia 5 months ago
grande
eristmag2 5 months ago
Unbeliavable :::))) Bello come il sole, voce straordinaria, un tantin gigione, ma a lui si perdona tutto....adorato Franco !
federricoilgrande 5 months ago
Look how big his fucking hands are!
ltmajorcrunch 6 months ago
THE BEST CAVARADOSSI!!! GRANDE MAESTRO CORELLI!!!!
giancarlomonsalve 6 months ago
is this italian?
DaisyTwinkleTunes 6 months ago
Wow,he is the loudest and most dramatic tennor I have ever heard, the power of his voice is not possable. Is it real?
sabbath7081 6 months ago
@sabbath7081 no its not real they used their digital equipment in the recording studio to make it sound like that lol
Mikee1da 5 months ago
@Mikee1da The recording was made in the 60-s. No digital equipment was used at that time.
tehen162 5 months ago
@tehen162 haha I know I was being sarcastic :]
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racheleleeba 5 months ago
A huge voice! A tremendous stage presence! Heart rending passion! Isn't this what grand opera is all about? Franco Corelli was a giant among singers. Look around you! Can you see anyone like him, anywhere?.
victorio1940 6 months ago
I only will say a name: Miguel Fleta. If you listen to him, you will ear Mario Cavaradossi with angel's voice. The best "E lucevan le stelle" of history is Fleta.
OriginalMelmoth 8 months ago
at 0.02 that little fart is part of the orchestra
kaledutu 9 months ago
VAI you could have done a much better job of transferring this video. The color and image quality it terrible!!
marchesano 9 months ago
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Who cares!
Just close your eyes and listen to the greatest voice ever!
RPG
sdi1111 8 months ago
VAI youcould have done a much better job of transferring this video. The color and image quality it terrible!!
marchesano 9 months ago
Great Cavaradossi,great voice,powerfull!
tenordramaticitm2 10 months ago
bravooooooooo. He is the better
MrWyun 11 months ago
Troppo bello per essere vero !!
feurzauber 11 months ago
YOU KNOW WHEN SOME PIECE OF ART IS UNREACHABLE
cocteaulover 11 months ago 2
HE IS BEYOND COMPARE!!!
reynaldomonterrey 11 months ago 2
You have no heart if this doesn't make you cry.
teeno4ka 1 year ago
This will never be surpassed. What a talant this man had.
MrCapri78 1 year ago
VERY Cool Video ~ Hearty Congratulations! Perhaps You & Your Viewers Would Also Enjoy Watching On You Tube: 1st Lesson FREE !
andyrawn 1 year ago
I can't choose between Caruso, Bjorling, or Corelli. They are my favorites for different reasons. Sure, I like Pavarotti and a few other great tenors, but not quite as much as these three giants.
wiseroldfart 1 year ago
I prefer caruso's rendition of this (his diminuendo is unsurpassed in all other recordings I heard) in terms of technique, and I prefer Domingo's Cavaradossi mostly because Corelli is a bit "too in your face" for my liking...amazing rendition though :)
sadmafios0 1 year ago
He's not corelli.... he is Mario Cavaradossi!!!!
CuteMcBeauty 1 year ago 9
I recently heard E lucevan le stelle with Franco Corelli, Mario Lanza and Luciano Pavarotti, and I definitely prefer Corelli's version.
He's so dramatic when he performs his roles...
Naquru 1 year ago 2
How in the hell do 12 people NOT like this?
jontew 1 year ago
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I do'nt no, maybe there names "is" bieber (!!! ha,ha,ha)
rmarylou19 1 year ago
@jontew Dear Jon,
the reason is that not all people like the tenor dramatico, but prefer the lyric or spinto tenor in this role, however the 'hero'tenor should sound like this and correli is absolutely top!
kfalahi 1 year ago
@jontew It surpassess me! I have no idea.
DanLowBaritone 1 year ago
He's in a class of his own. No other before or after him can compare.
aforwood1 1 year ago 4
@aforwood1 You have spoken the truth!
DanLowBaritone 1 year ago
he is as usual amazing
shalomavner 1 year ago 2
So great to see him singing. He has everything.
sdegrace 1 year ago
Breathtaking! Kievest said it best! Corelli lives forever!
vilabreze 1 year ago
Seen this done before but never as good as this, Corelli is one of the greeatest Tenors of all time.
nigeljwright 1 year ago
The most beautiful thing happened ever in the opera world!
OperaAdmirer 1 year ago 9
Awesome singing and look at the larynx low, lower, Corelli!
Bjoerrelli 1 year ago
one of my favorite tenors, for certain.
Daniel6996ful 1 year ago
magnificent
sawash141 1 year ago
Haldirzam. Tienes toda la razón. Esta voz es de una belleza, que te abre el corazón. No importa que seas hombre o mujer, no importe a quien ames, pero escuchando ésta voz AMAS, pues te transporta a una belleza celestial y humana a la vez.
PapagenoHannover 1 year ago
Das ist einfach wunderschön und natürlich.
Welch legato, Sinn für Phrasierung und Rubato, ausgewogenen und doch emotionale Dynamik. Und ein Timbre, dass das Herz im Innersten bewegt. Wie traurig, wei traurig, dass dieser Mann nicht mehr lebt.
Ich hätte Herrn Corelli die Füße gewascehn und geküsst.
PapagenoHannover 1 year ago
Por favor. ¿Voz sin anchura? ¿Gritando las notas? Un timbre oscuro y bellísimo, los agudos son de los que ponen la piel de gallina, y es el tenor spinto por excelencia. En palabras de Celleti "la voz de Corelli es inimitable, extraordinaria, es un barítono con una gran extensión tenoril y un temperamento tenoril". Si quieres otro día te pongo lo que opinaba de tu querido Domingo.
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como destroza el aria, con una voz sin anchura, y nada profunda, gritando para llegar a las notas, y tirando de gola
rodikgork 1 year ago
There is no "greatest tenor of all times".
Please enjoy them all!
But personally I think the era with Bjorling, di Stefano, Gigli, Corelli, Josef Schmidt is a very, very hard act to follow. - Even to this day, tenors can only hope to come close to them. To surpass them is simly impossible!!
maxhansendk 1 year ago 4
@maxhansendk Don't forget Mario del Monaco, Alfredo Kraus, and Fritz Wunderlich(died before his prime)
CTUMFanfare 2 weeks ago
My first opera experience in 1963!
63oldgymrat 1 year ago
@63oldgymrat That must have been a hard act to follow! I'm so jealous! ;-)
racheleleeba 1 year ago
very strong manly tenor voice.
Fatihtheking 1 year ago
Corelli bellissima voce ,che Artista ! Sublime Ineguagliabile !
bodiloto 1 year ago
Thee greatest tenor ever bar none!
boxingin 1 year ago
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Greatest tenor ever bar none! I know I know..... He's doesn't have the best technique and he doesn't have the best blah blah blah. Well just save all of your Bullshit cause it means nothing to me! I go by what I hear and feel and I hear and feel Corelli in my bones not text books!
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Greatest tenor ever bar none! I know I know..... He's doesn't have the best technique and he doesn't have the best blah blah blah. Well just save all of your Bullshit cause it means nothing to me! I go by what I hear and feel and I hear and feel Corelli in my bones I don't feel text books!
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¡¡¡GREAT BRAVO MAESTRO FRANCO CORELLI!! The Best Tenor of the 20th century and still is, never surpassed, not even matched. Never a deasafinada note, do not strip the voice, or sustained high notes and passed them to diminuendos beautifully sustained and all that perfection in a beautiful and powerful voice, also a great figura.Pero as "everything is in the vineyard of the Lord "Some people say they prefer to Domingo and he has a fault that express.
pieritlyon 1 year ago
i love this tenor
yasminegy 1 year ago
I like to say that younger, modern singers are better than singers of the past, because performance standards have improved markedly over the years.
But after listening to this, I'm so moved, that I'll just shut up.
ybravura 1 year ago
@ybravura
All the modern day tenors almost all song alike..what a bs standard for singer opera today...even the yeller Lanza is far better than anyone today..who is considered good
mactopolis 1 year ago
@mactopolis
sound alike
mactopolis 1 year ago
@mactopolis Calling Lanza a YELLER is not really accurate.He sings NON TI scordar di me with some piano parts a Vuchella & countless other songs and arias in good taste. Lanza also achieved greatness wthout even trying and was blessed with a beautiful quality of voice with wonderful hi-note facility.No one sang american songs like Lanza.When the likes of Domingo & Carreras attempted them from time to time , they did sound ridiculous.Try Carreras Be My Love.I hope it doesnt make you naucious.
sugarbist 10 months ago
Just love this man!!
moanamona 1 year ago 3
chilling.
lovemaxaroni 1 year ago
This is the best version I ever heard.
hatseflatsss 1 year ago
This is the best ever done.
aforwood1 1 year ago 5
Una pequeña aclaración es Franco Corelli, Enrico Caruso y Mario Lanza, excelentes tenores
magdalena1960kike 1 year ago
Corelli e' passione, drammaticita', lamento, visione, Corelli e' tutto.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mrsdarcy123 1 year ago 29
@mrsdarcy123 ABSOLUTAMENTE!HE IS A GOD OF OPERA!
DanLowBaritone 1 year ago
of course is enrico, sure.
jannyska 1 year ago
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sin dudarlo despues de escucharlos a todos mario lanza
StormSquall 1 year ago
yo sin dudarlo un segundo ,, franco corelli
2591740 1 year ago 6
It's not Mario Caruso, but ENRICO Caruso.
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1) mario del monaco, 2) giuseppe di stefano, 3) mario caruso, 4) placido domingo, 5) franco corelli, 6) pavarotti. vale?????
jannyska 2 years ago
MARIO Caruso? Who is he?
tehen162 2 years ago 6
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1- Placido Domingo and Jaime Aragall (ex aequo); 3- (young) Giuseppe Di Stefano 4- Gianni Raimondi 5- Luciano Pavarotti, Nicolai Gedda and Franco Corelli
LordoftheTrapdoors 2 years ago
@jannyska mario caruso non esiste, poi Placido Domingo è un dilettante in confronto con questi grandi, Giuseppe Di Stefano solo i primissimi anni di carriera. Saluti.
AleBro83 1 year ago 5
oddio Domingo un dilettante forse è troppo... no? capisco che dopo Franco Corelli c'è stato il vuoto però...
MrMarprof 1 year ago
my god... he nearly dies xD
remarkable indeed
Cruzyfied 2 years ago 6
the greatest tenor who ever lived without a doubt
gerry4339 2 years ago 5
El mejor Mario Cavaradossi de la historia no veo otro en el firmamento superior al gran Franco Corelli
Inigualable en este rol
melomanemorino 2 years ago 16
Stupendo!!
MusicalFeelings 2 years ago 2
this man has passion.
raigekimaru 2 years ago 4
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no hay como placido domingo interpretando este tema
rodikgork 2 years ago
placido domingo esta entre mis favoritos pero franco corelli tampoco le tiene que envidiar y hay que tener en cuenta que el sonido es antiguo
claudiamer 2 years ago
...I love Franco Corelli...
ritchiereech 2 years ago 5
Incredible!
EROSGODOFGAYS 2 years ago 4
una d elas grandes virtudes de Corelli, era su enorme presencia escenica, aunque tal vez su voz tenia ciertas limitaciones para algunos roles, lo suplia con su gran capacidad interpretativa y claro era muy atractivo, digo no es lo mismo ver a Pavarotti o a otros que podian ser superiores en cuanto a tecnica, pero ciertamente este hombre era un agasajo para la vista.
elizaromen 2 years ago 4
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cocteaulover 2 years ago
busca la version de pavarotti de esta aria, es visiblemente inferior en interpretacion, forma, color, amor... en todo... esto no significa nada, pero dejemos las comparaciones criticonas a la critica """"especializada""" en exagerar los minimos detalles de aquellos q se acercan a la perfeccion en un arte, y perdonarle todo a los mortales mas amables....
cocteaulover 2 years ago 2
I wish Donald Braswell would record this aria
Franco Corelli was a mentor of Donalds in Italy
and Donald did sing this Aria before the accident in 1995 that took away his voice.... DB has a new CD
coming out soon. Its strange how much they look alike too.
Ann
Paulol100 2 years ago
One of the best and realistic opera of Puccini , Corelli is passion , drama , tecnic and vision.
mrsdarcy123 2 years ago 3
Epico, Magnanimo, Imposible...
fijense la diversidad de frecuencias simultaneas de la textura vocal...unicas....la vibracion del timbre en ciertos compases, la cromatica suave, el ritmo en que exhala el sonido, sumado una expresividad gestual inigualable.... este tenor realmente estaba interpretando la obra, este aria, de manera perfecta..
cocteaulover 2 years ago 4
Timeless! What a nostalgic voice, very unique. I saw him live when I was 6 or 7 years old in Rome with Mirella Freni. My Mama was studying in Rome on a scholarship at the Santa Cecilia Academy. She took me to the Opera every time she could and I have loved it ever since. Besides Pavarotti, Mario del Monaco and Corelli are one of my favorite tenors.
greeneyesmexico 2 years ago
Remembers me Caruso. How amazing!
LordMgls 2 years ago
he is much better
krajncrocky1 2 years ago
Caruso. Undoubtedly.
LordMgls 2 years ago
si bien es cierto que Corelli es un gran tenor, la crítica especializada ha hecho notar que vocalmente tenía una voz limitada para algunos roles y algunos problemas para el passage, sin mencionar los tintes caprinos. En el papel de Cavaradossi, han habido grandes intérpretes como Gigli, Fleta, Del Monaco, Tagliavinni y muchos más. Creo que no es necesario caer en comparaciones , cada uno ha destacado por su calidad, carisma y voz y eso es lo importante. Este es un muy buen video.
quijotepanzer6 2 years ago
James Bond singing opera!! lol!!!
GREATWHITEish 2 years ago 3
The top of his voice is incredibly thrilling.
jrynz 2 years ago 7
Esta interpretación de E lucevan le stelle es sencillamente genial, vocalemente extraordinaria, musicalmente bien conducida y actuada de forma correcta, sin mas ni menos. Es una versión de lujo, una verdadera joya.
tenorspinto 2 years ago 4
No exajero, es la opinión de muchos; basta escucharlo. No comete los errores que detallo, sí los ha cometido Domingo muchas veces, basta escucharlo.Ciertamente éste tiene hermosas interpretaciones pero no siempre y su voz no emociona. igual. Kraus tiene gran técnica, lo que le permitió cantar bién a avanzada edad pero su voz rara vez emociona. El Gran Del Monaco, brillante,Gran voz, si emociona pero hay unas grabaciones de él en que desafina.Grandes voces;Aragal,Bergonzi y muchas más.
pieritlyon 2 years ago
Magnifico
jangjangsu 2 years ago 3
!!!BRAVO GRAN MAESTRO FRANCO CORELLI!!! El Mejor Tenor del siglo 20 y sigue siéndolo, jamás superado, ni siquiera igualado.Jamás una nota deasafinada, no le tirita la voz, ni en las notas altas sostenidas y de éstas pasaba a los diminuéndos sostenidos magnificamente y toda esa perfección en una bellisima y potente voz,además, una estupenda figura.Pero como "de todo hay en la viña del señor" hay quienes dicen que prefieren a Domingo en esta interpretacion? y él tiene fallas.
pieritlyon 2 years ago 4
no exageres,es tu opinion creo que el era un grande pero hay otros como del monaco,domingo,alfredo kraus sin molestar a gigli que era de otra epoca
en esta opera domingo no es meno de el
saludos desde roma
andyroma72 2 years ago
Yo me quedo con Domingo Roma 1990.
jovivi22 2 years ago
Corelli's voice was custom made to sing
Puccini!! We are enveloped in an
emotional Niagra Falls! Passion, artistic
phrasing, honest, comprehensible acting
and a powerful, unique voice make
Corelli's performance unforgettable! Plus
the fact that he looks like a Roman god
on a furlow from Mount Olympus doesn't
hurt. Thank you...spectacular!!
Kievest 2 years ago 49
Dear Kievest. Could anyone extoll Corelli's virtues better than you just did? Beautiful description of the great talent of this remarkable tenor. If I could turn back time I'd plant myself right in the front row of this thrilling performance of this great aria. Bless Franco Corelli. Thanks to You Tube you'll never be forgotten.
joelweisberg 2 years ago 3
@Kievest
Nice comments....
Corelli was without a doubt the greatest of all Tenors....
I have studied the tenor voice for over 50 years and so I believe I am qualified in saying no-one comes close to his control, power, passion and finesse....
We are very privileged to see the dedication of this man and to hear his voice ...
RPG
sdi1111 8 months ago
Maravillosa representación! Me he quedado sin palabras, emocionándome hasta las lágrimas...
EvaMagae1983 2 years ago 3
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!
laonirica 2 years ago 4
Maravilloso
centroelba 2 years ago 3
my god
its performances like these that really humble you
bsok1289 2 years ago 2
He's got such a thick, powerful voice. It's quite incredible to hear.
jrynz 2 years ago
He was born under a solar eclipse
yourdearmirror 2 years ago
What the hell?!!
boxingin 2 years ago
No other lyrical tenor has done it better than Corelli, before or after!
boxingin 2 years ago 2
He is the best cavaradossi ever!
MsTurandot 2 years ago 6
Eres lo maximo Corelli, ninguno tenor a dado lo que dabas en escena y tu voz es incomparable.
KATUSHALICIUS 2 years ago 3
Nrobinsongs u are right. Donald Braswell's voice is close & looks like Corelli. Especially Donald's Tosca video. Done some reading this guy did study with Corelli.
manofraysea 2 years ago 4
I found another man that looks like Franco and has the same beautiful operatic sound that Corelli had. In fact, studied under Corelli. His name is Donald Braswell, check out his opera videos and tell what you think. The looks are overwhelming Corelli and so is the voice. Donald has some of his early performances on video on You Tube. Donald is much loved in Australia
Nrobinsongs 2 years ago 7
Agree with Agorante. I haven't heard Corelli live but I've heard an earlier version of this recording. Still awesome though
ronaldo190172 2 years ago
This is not the way Corelli sang this aria when I heard him live. He did a big decrescendo on the high note in the middles. I think he must have heard the way Merli did it.
I just got Corelli's biography from Amazon today, I'll check.
Agorante 2 years ago
As much Corelli as I've heard I missed this-it's great that material keeps showing up. I heard him in Tosca 12x live, and know many of the recordings. The famous diminuendo (hear the Parma one for endless breath, and it's a shock not hearing it ) became his standard way of doing it, and that is the way I heard it, and I suppose it had to do with his perfecting it, and having confidence-for when he did he threw it in everywhere. Di Stefano does a modified one-which may have been Corelli's source
Labienus 2 years ago
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racheleleeba 2 years ago
with his looks,he could have made it big in Hollywood.
citrussorbet 2 years ago 5
There will be Never another like him
a Heroic Tenor with the right mix of Drama, Romance Braveness Masterful depth of Feeling and Expression!!!
BRAVISSIMO CARO MAESTRO FRANCO CORELLI!!!
laonirica 2 years ago 10
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upatoia 2 years ago
name them
waltheone 2 years ago
absolutely amazing
jry370 2 years ago 5
I actually saw (heard) him as Cavaradossi at the old Met...with Lucia Albanese as Tosca. It was her final performance at the Met. It was fantastic. And he was GORGEOUS. What a voice and SOOOO handsome.
judilch 2 years ago 6
Stop trying to score points off each other , sit back and enjoy this fantastic tenor.
cabledeck 2 years ago 5
Mamma mia che passione! Che voce vibrante, stupendo . Magari potessimo vedere ed ascoltare ora un Mario Cavaradossi così....
musetta67 2 years ago 4
chissà che tra non molto non possa succedere!!!
pellegrino1976 2 years ago
are there any other videos with close ups of corelli singing in his prime and not just acting?
raphaelhudson 2 years ago
Yes, there are several: To lo sai, Cavalleria from 1961, La Boheme duett with Kirsten, Andrea Chenier duett with Tebaldi, the whole Forza and Neapolitan songs.
tehen162 2 years ago
Una voce stupenda e un bellissimo uomo, due cose difficili da trovare in una sola persona.
1nizza 2 years ago 7
WOW!!!!! Love him!!!!
What a voice! What a beautiful man!!!
callastoujours 2 years ago 6
¡¡¡MAGNIFICO CONCIERTO!!! Debe tener DIOS, en el Cielo, Juntos, el Maestro FRANCO CORELLI y el Maestro GIACOMO PUCCINI, iLUMINAN de MUSICALIDAD y TALENTO a su Reino.
¡¡¡BRAVOS MAESTROS PUCCINI-CORELLI POR SIEMPRE!!!
laonirica 2 years ago 3
Il grande Corelli,dalla voce vibrante e nobilmente metallica,con la Callas in Vestale,Norma,Poliuto,Pirata,Fedora.....bei tempi certo,li ho gustati......
saverioorlando 2 years ago 2
Looks and a voice to die for!
lornabegbie 2 years ago 4
WOW
springlife 2 years ago
goodness that was intense
trevormartin11 2 years ago 2
What an emotion... gave me goosebumps.
SpiritFelix 3 years ago 2
Del Monaco&Corelli ruled the dramatic&spinto repertoire back in 50s&60s.They didnt want to do any crossover performances like Pavarotti had done so frequently in the last 20 years of his career.They were the true opera superstars,earned that status through hard work,commitment to opera and dedication to their roles.Its appaling how many people today still consider Pav greatest ever,but in fact,his true legacy lies in popularisation of opera,not actual opera.He was all but done with opera in 80s
markovican 3 years ago 2
Corelli and Del Monaco sound and look like they did. I mean work hard. I suppose their interested promoters today have to work equally has hard. and to think Tower records has 20X more Caruso items than these two combined. It's appauling. Even in 2009. It must be that crossover stuff. That's the ticket.
schipa456 3 years ago
And I mean Caruso himself on Tower items not mixed in with fifteen other singers on an album.
schipa456 3 years ago
That's definetely not true. Pavarotti's success is due to both opera talent and popularisation of opera, but one cannot deny that he was perhaps the greatest lyric tenor ever, although he was very suited for dramatic and spinto roles too.
As for dramatic and spinto operas, I do agree with you. MDM and FC RULE.
mgdoom 2 years ago
Yes Pavarotti was great in opera back in 60s&70s.However,starting from early 80s he gradually replaced stage with recitals, three tenors,charity concerts,not so charming performances with pop stars.Mass media hype&hysteria always followed it.All that doesnt bother me,what bothers me is popular opinion of Pav:Probably 99% of people dont know any other tenor except him.What I mean is that he's far from Pantheon of Opera,so to speak.Therefore his career is divided on 2 periods:Opera&recitals.
markovican 2 years ago 2
I didn't state Delmonoco or carrares so I'm not wrong. It is obvious that those singers continually sought 3rd party teaching. But not Gigli. Gigli said he learned every day by singing himself and Caruso was the same as was Martinelli. Besides record sales tell the story.
schipa456 3 years ago
Are you really suggesting that Martinelli or Caruso both recorded at the beginning of the XX century sell more recordings than Corelli? This is certainly not the basis these singers can be compared on.
tehen162 3 years ago
Yes I am suggesting that and I said GIGLI. Just as I'd say Ponselle, or Lanza. Marcello Giordano isn't a bully so I guess his sales in our new electronic media may not have beat Corelli. Who knows. But, the bully personality cannot be hidden from the final balance and sound of the voice. Having sales globally 70 years after you die is just no method to compare. Ha. Maybe I'll check who's name even shows up on the Met's historic timeline, online.
schipa456 3 years ago
continued.. But if I need to find any more tenors who sing each note as if it's Otello I'll know who to contact. Obviously, if you're not looking back to "XX century" then we'll have to adjust for the present day people - who want loud voices, high Cs, action movies, monsters and casinos. All are attended in droves.
schipa456 3 years ago
IL MITO IRRAGGIUNGIBILE
amorevecchiarai 3 years ago
What an amazing tenor Franco was...I wish I knew which of the present day tenors he mentored. I know Andrea Bocelli is one and Texas Tenor Donald Braswell II is another. Donald has just begun a second singing career after an accident that took away his voice in 1995 Hear him on youtube.. Lenski's Aria, Cavaradosi Tosca and Averte Torto. Thank you Franco for passing on a wonderful legacy.
3637ann 3 years ago
Neil Shicoff studied with him too. I notice occasional similarities in phrasing sometimes.
ShawDAMAN 3 years ago
He was initially taking lessons and learned from Volpe. But, reaching a certain launch point in his mind and no longer wanting to wait, he stopped his lessons and, I guess took off.
schipa456 3 years ago
That's not correct. Corelli studied with Lauri-Volpi from 1962. Corelli was a great star by then by his own efforts (his debut was in 1951) performing regularly at all the great opera houses of the world. He did not stop his lessons, as far as I know, he had been studying with LV until LV 's death.
tehen162 3 years ago
Well if he 'did not stop his lessons' all that time, there we can see the difference between singers without hearing them. Surely, it is beyond imagination to invision Gigli, Martinelli, or Caruso "taking a lesson' from anyone at all except themselves for many, many years in their careers. But, I'm sure you're right about his being a great star and singing in all the great opera houses at that time. So did Beverly Sills.
schipa456 3 years ago
Sorry, you are wrong, Gigli himself said that he never had stopped learning. Carreras appealed to Corelli for help at the peak of his carrier. Del Monaco learnt a lot even after he became a star and so on. Learning is not a shame you know, great singers learn throughout their life. LV dealt and tought about Corelli like a colleague and friend, calling him his heir, he tried to transmit his huge experience. They spent 1-4 weeks together every summer in LV house in Valencia (Burjasol).
tehen162 3 years ago
great singers have so many colors to choose from that it is imperative they get feedback from other colleagues/teachers as to which (colors) are presentable in context to the style desired. True, they "own" their voice, both as teacher and student, but freedom needs confinement (license) as to style.
raphabenbenjamin 2 years ago
I love his voice, perfect singer!!!!
WJK829 3 years ago
maldito corelli jajajaa,quiero tener su voz,aunque tenga un rango vocal grande no le llego jajajaja
lateralex90 3 years ago
¡¡¡MAGNIFICO CONCIERTO!!! Debe tener DIOS, en el Cielo, Juntos, el Maestro FRANCO CORELLI y el Maestro GIACOMO PUCCINI,iLUMINAN de MUSICALIDAD y TALENTO a su Reino.
¡¡¡BRAVOS POR SIEMPRE!!!
laonirica 3 years ago
c'mon, guys. corelli is the ideal cavaradossi. the voice, the hurt sensuality, the looks. maybe gigli's was better, but then gigli was gigli. bjoerling had a beautiful voice (and arguably one of the best voice controls ever) but i'll put corelli ahead of him any time.
dubitz11 3 years ago