His attitude range was awsome and some other features as well, and as any single genius he had an unstable personality, breacking the contract and agreements minutes before to start many live operas...
@mauriciomille hard to say, depending of each one choice,in most opera corelli leads but there are some operas, phenomenal singing and acting wich make pavarotti his equal! p.s. that is my personal opinon,and by the way i like all good tenor!
@REGIOMONTANO11 A wevo... ninguno como el gran maestro CORELLI, Aquí hasta domingo se escucha Gay. No existe comparación entre las voces a medias y esta que es una voz completa sin obstáculos. Nada se le compara.
I heard Corelli sing Gounod's Romeo at the Old Met. I sat way up in the Family Circle. I could scarcely believe it when I heard every syllable lofted to the very top rows without a microphone. “Demeure chaste et pure”, floated skyward. Every note he sang was chaste and pure.
@Marcooljerk Good pick up, thanks. It was a long time ago. There is a great tenor aria in Romeo though. I'm sure it was the Gounod. tough wrong opera.
In any case, the point about power and diction is still well taken, I trust.
Tosca... the best Opera..... Franco Corelli... the ONLY Mario Cavaradossi!!! (I would have killed to see this man with Callas in her famous rendition of Tosca... THAT would have been hardcore Opera!!)
When and where was this recorded? Sorry if I come across like a jerk, but I don't know why anybody would post a live recording on YouTube WITHOUT such information --
denasiado griton, y su voz era u poco desagradable la verdad, y si este es el mejor de todos los tiempos yo soy cura, estara eso si entre los 20 primeros, pero entre los diez primeros no, se le quedan muy por encima placido y pavarotti, vamos que no les llega ni a la suela de los zapatos
mauriciomille Not even the great Caruso is better than the Great Franco Corelli on in this beautiful aria, and everything he played, maybe in other than the Grand Corelli did not interpret, nor the Great Pavartotti, who had a beautiful voice and very good technique but not Intenza put the passion in the depth that it makes The Great Corelli.
¡¡¡ BRAVO!!! GRAN MAESTRO FRANCO CORELLI, THE BEST OF ALL TIMES. What a beautiful and powerful voice, also used megistralmente;, the perfect way to take the high notes, low, diminuendos, sustained, in general all perfect singing techniques, as well the feeling and passion that put the Grand Master Franco Corelli made it unique, magnificent, sublime. There was a tenor and there is no better and, now, not to be his equal.
What a pity that such voices do not exist anymore. All these sacred monsters have gone. However, we still have their recordings and I feel deeply obliged to all of you who are posting them. Warmest tanks.
I like his voice. He is great tenor with very attractive face for audiences especillay for women. Is he still alive? His is great singer. I was listening to pavarotti before him, and they are almost tow greatest tenor in last century.
joder a mi me parece que la canta fatal, como si no tuviese fuerza y gritase para llegar a las notas, escuchar las versiones de plácido y viereis que diferencia
Yo soy mexicano y acepto que placido domingo es un tenor que canta HORRIBLE, el gran Franco Corelli fue de los tenores mas importantes del siglo pasado, no puedes compararlo con un mediocre como Domingo, Franco viene de la vieja escuela y es un auténtico Tenor Spinto, Domingo tiene una voz con recursos muy diferentes (no malos o mejores) pero no tiene la anchura de un tenor dramático, escucha in questa reggia con nilsson y corelli, despues con domingo, veras como a domingo lo tapa la orquesta
@rodikgork La cuestion es que era Placido Domingo el suplente de Corelli en el MET, Corelli es uno de los mas grandes tenores que ha dado la historia. Asi como lo es Placido Domingo. Creo que no es necesario que porque te guste mas uno que otro te dediques a agraviar a un artista de la talla de Franco Corelli. Y te lo digo con sumo respeto que si no valoras esta gran performance de Corelli no tienes oido para el Bel Canto.
lógico que era suplente, porque era mas joven, no quiero agraviar, quizás me he excedido, mira donde ha llegado uno y mira donde ha llegado el otro, no voy a volver a criticar de mala manera a corelli, tienes razón.
@dclb1942 pues con sumo respeto plácido no es un gran tenor lo aplauden, es muy conocido, vende discos pero no se le puede decir gran tenor por ello ni mucho menos compararlo con Corelli.
!!!GRAN MAESTRO FRANCO CORELLI!!! EL MEJOR POR SIEMPRE. Su voz es tan bella,potente y varonil, llena de enegía que hace que uno sienta lo que siente el personage que interpreta por que éstas son perfectas y sublimes del gran maestro Corelli. Mientras más tenores escucho,del pasado y presente, más verifico la belleza, prefección y grandesa de ËL. A propósito, surgio un tenor parecido al Gran Maestro Corelli, es Marcello Bedoni, busquénlo y escuchénlo.
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This is a good example of why Corelli is not one of my top five tenors. Where is the tenderness? I hear pain, longing, and even aggression but hardly any sweetness or love. Caruso's is my favorite version of this aria.
Surely you don't mean to compare the two in terms of the same rep. Though both were possessed of immensely noble tonal quality, they were at opposite ends of the tenor spectrum.
Generosity in singing strikes me as well, I adore both Di Stefano and Carreras (I think it's safe to say theirs were some of the most beautiful voices of our century), even though that same passion was their undoing in the end.
Corelli's greatness certainly does not need me to add any words.
But I love fury and drama even more than I love generosity and tenderness and Mario del Monaco will always be the first one for me...
A great tenor voice and a great Mario. Corelli wipes out every Cavaradossi since, including such fine tenors as Bergonzi, Pavarotti and Domingo. Corelli's voice is much bigger and freer than theirs, and they can't match his top tones. For me, the only comparable Marios are those of Gigli and Bjorling. Their voices weren't as large, but each had a fantastic technique, arguably better than Corelli's -- although his was pretty damn good:) --
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.
bocelli does not sound like he supports-the sound should get stronger and more deep with support. his V gets smaller and thin as he goes up.He also does not use "open throat" or place the V in the mask. he just sings lightly against the cords--huh huh with a laryngeal sound. he has little to no resonance and uses a mic always. corelli was a freak of nature.
Angel in 1963 wanted him for it in 63 and had a picture of him and said the coming Otello recording with corelli singing "his greatest role" this before he sang it of course I have the flier ad from 1963 ! Sad he did not do it.
So it all in the end does not really matter many say he was Spinto and many say dramatic, PERHAPS SO he was not a favorite of mine so either is fine but he had a great voice either way and as you say we all our and have opinions. I enjoy him in roles that suit him well like Calaf Aida etc. Thanks for you reply.
Only one company could he could have sung Otello for Angel he was under contract and they had a picture of him 1963 and said he would record Otello and what happened He may have recorded parts of it- who knows? RCA in the 70s said they could not trust him to do it and they wanted him to do duets with Corelli and Merrill Heppner was a lyric spinto but after Otello he took a lot of time off it was a killer and yes Corelli could do it easy but any role he sang even Turandot many spinto's did
No. His record company EMI had wanted for years to make the recording with Corelli. They even gave him an ultimatum in 1969. Karajan wanted to make his Otello film with Corelli originally. Many great opera houses tried to hire him for the role. Bing had tried to convince him for long years to sing the role. The new stage of Otello at the Met was made with the intention to get him for the titel role in 1971. You can hear the presenter saying that on the video of the Bing gala in 1972.
yes I really don't like Bocelli at all he he tries but I said it as a joke his voice is quite small Lanza could have filled any house, Bocelli would need to be heard well anyhow a microphone he sang in Detroit and my friend heard him without the mic. their and said you could barely here him , small tiny sound, you are correct of course.
If FC was a Dramatic tenor as wikpedia says he would sing Otello and Siefried like Melchior and if Melchior had wanted too he could have sung Romeo but I sure would not want to hear it. I may be dead wrong but pav. sang Otello but was not a success in it late in life and he sang Forza, again not a success with a lyric voice yet, Corelli, a spinto with a dark dramatic sound did thats why he was a success in Romeo. Few dramatics ever sang it in our time, amazing voice I give him that for sure.
You can't judge FC's voice fach on the basis of wether he sang Otello. FC's voice was suited Otello very well. Many conductors and the record companies considered his voice perfect for Otello and tried to convince him to take on the role and to make recording but he resisted. Who nows why? Was it due his legendary fear? He said later that he had made a big mistake not to sing Otello. So this argument(he is not dramatic because he never sang Otello) is of no significance in terms of his fach imo.
yes wikpedia says he is dramatic and many sources say tucker was but for sure he was not, corelli had a more heroic voice and darker, tucker more lyric but as much volume on top yet tucker was spinto so maybe corelli was the most exciting tenor ever but not of course for everyone, we all have opinions. Some Like Lanza or Jussi best = oh and Bocelli!
With all due respect, I really wouldn't even place Bocelli in the same sentence with Lanza, Bjorling and Corelli, let alone on the same level. He can sing, but I think that's a bit of a stretch. ;)
Agreed. Bocelli sings in his throat, with no support from the diaphragm. Very little technique involved. But yes, he does have a pleasant voice, but not an opera voice. Notice, he stopped really singing opera a while ago.
No i didn't, but my point is that the throat/support distinction is wrong. I am sure Bocelli has great support. What he doesn't have is vocal chords or a vocal technique whith the capabilities or function of Corelli's
@JussiBiorling Lanza studied with Enrico Rosati who was Gigli's vocal coach, and the direct quote from Rosati on Lanza was " I've waited 30yrs ever since Gigli for a voice like this"...Lanza admired Bjorling and was to have said Bjorling was the only tenor Mario really respected. As for the voice Mario would have blown JB back to Sweden .
@JussiBiorling Lanza studied with Enrico Rosati who was Gigli's vocal coach and teacher, Rosati's quote upon hearing Lanza " I;ve waited 30years ever since Gigli for a voice like this" Mario and Bjorling had a mutual respect for one another and it was said that Bjorling was the only tenor Mario respected. As for the voice Mario would have blown JB back to Sweden.
@mxl2003: I've commented on Bocelli before. He's OK, but his voice is a little thin and dull compared to the likes of Bjorling, Corelli, Pavarotti, and Caruso, to name a few. I can name quite a few more who have richer voices.
I prefer Caruso (1904) and Bjorling to Corelli on this aria. Corelli's still one of my favorites on many performances..
pearlmuth's3 comment about Bocelli was subtly ironical, that is quite obvious. I am afraid he can not answer for himself now, but his earlier comments show him as one of the most knowledgeable opera commentators here .
He did sing Romeo and I think to good reviews which is mind blowing, I like lyrics in it like jussi or kraus but the fact he sang it with a dramatic as you say is amazing and a plus for corelli, still i stand by the spinto sound he had but perhaps he was both.
Better then many but a Dramatic? unless he was a dramatic who could sing spinto also used to be the norm like Franz Volker but Melchior Slezak,and even Vickers had a heavier darker sound Corelli surely sounded dramatic but can you imagine him in Butterfly? His Boheme was only good in the 3rd act which is Spinto, first act too lyric for him try Bjorling who in the 3rd act was not very good but owned the first act with Pav. I heard corelli Boheme here live-- not best for him.
Corellis voice has this sound of an treated voice....I love him becouse he has been very shy and very special with interpretations and an very beautiful boylike man.... But sometimes I miss something.... But he has been great!
If those recordings would be available it would be interesting for young singers especially and if anyone had them outside of Zucker it's doubtful, maybe Ed Rosen of premiere opera since he was also friendly with Corelli, who knows. Thanks for info.
The one I never heard but wanted to hear was Wunderlich, what a great lyric tenor he was and how he would have been our top lyric in his time for sure, sad but has anyone heard him in the house? (1930-1966) died of an accident just before his met debut.
INQUISITIVE Ear, Hearing a singer in the house is quite different then in your home on a record even if it is live, you miss over tones and size can be miss understood as with Bergonzi or Bjorling who sounded larger on record then in the house.
Did Corelli ever sing as a Baritone? Never heard that he did from anyone and I have a friend who sang with him at THE MET in The Chorus in the early 70's and knew him well. This guy writes notes like on the Bjorling RCA 1955 re-issue of the Carneige hall Recital Don Goldberg, he is mentioned in the Bjorling book often and is a Corelli fan also, I will ask him.
In the interviews conducted by Stefan Zucker, Corelli mentions he sang for a short time as a lyric baritone, as his middle register was quite powerful...but was quite unsucessful, as his then lack of technique was causing him to overpush his voice and close the throat. This was also the reason he was not able to sing high notes very freely at first.
When I heard him in Milan the voice in 1959 it was very big especially on top, sounded bigger in the house then Franco but then Giacomini who I heard in Chicago sounded very huge also and I would never believe Jose C. was a dramatic tenor, more lyric OR LYRIC spinto as heard him in Tosca in 74, Domingo not dramatic with a voice of less power then Tucker or Corelli and his Otello well sung HEARD IT IN THE HOUSE IN THE 80'S NOT UP WITH DEL MONACO IN THAT ROLE, BUT SURE A BETTER ARTIST YES.
Yes and if you heard him in 1946 in his first live available opera, Ballo you would hear him sing piano as well but after the early 50's that ended. His 1949 Live opera singing of Aida with Tebaldi again proves it but I heard him in Otello in 59 at La Scala and in that role he was the very best in his time, big not beautiful but exciting and sang with out bad habits, try to get that Ballo, Corelli did not sing the entire role, Tough role for him with his tech. he was a Great Calaf though.
Corelli? A spinto that sings dramatic roles, listen to del monaco and hear a dramatic tenor, did corelli sing Otello? no and why not? Heppner and Domingo where smaller and less dramatic then Corelli so why he never did it is strange he sounds like he could with out a problem,. still a spinto thouigh, listen to Melchior for a dramatic tenor also. Cura I would not comment on, heard him once in the house and not for me a great tenor but everyone has opinions and have that right.
Interestingly, del Monaco was actually a light lyric tenor before his training with Melocchi, and Corelli a lyric baritone. Del Monaco in his early years was even criticized for his SMALL voice and LACK of projection.
Domingo a dramatic? Are you kidding? then Corelli must be a heroic tenor! Domingo sang Otello and I heard it and he was no dramatic in the house, like Heppner a Spinto, hell Tucker had a bigger more dramatic sound then Domingo or Heppner and was a true spinto also as he said in many interviews. Cura was not up with Corelli,Tucker or Domingo, heard his Samson in the house, was not happy with it.
domingo a spinto, tucker a spinto ben heppner a spinto and corelli a spinto, del monaco a dtramatic and bjorling/bergonzi are lyric spintos, Bjorling actually was more lyric then spinto, never a dramatic spinto in any way just an opinion but check it out with voice teachers and other singers to really know.
He WAS a Spinto not dramatic, Melchior, Del Monaco where dramtic tenors and sang Otello etc. Melchior was a heroic and sang Wagner opera's, YES TODAY WE ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY OF GOOD TENORS, SPINTO OR DRAMATIC
ok. you dont HAVE to sing otello to be a dramatic tenor. he's only a spinto in your opinion, but he is a full dramatic tenor. carreras (bad example), or bjorling are lirico-dramatic/spinto tenors. domingo, corelli, del monaco, were all dramatic tenors.
Amazing...he was like a baritone...with the baritone timbre extended into the tenor range! A true heroic dramatic tenor...who can sing like him today?
Cura is dramatic tenor with "the baritone timbre extended into the tenor range! A true heroic dramatic tenor", like you said...
Can you suggest me which dramatic tenor today is like Cura????
Don't think that today there are no singers like in the past... There are too many, and that's the reason why people disrespect today's singers... There are too many of us!!!
Cura is dramatic tenor with "the baritone timbre extended into the tenor range! A true heroic dramatic tenor", like you said...
Can you suggest me which dramatic tenor today is like Cura????
Don't think that today there are no singers like in the past... There are too many, and that's the reason why people disrespect today's singers... There are too many of us!!!
WOW,people disagree when I say that Corelli apart from the massive volume of voice he was able to deliver, also had a lyrical beauty that was usually overlooked.I find this just unreachable by most others.Corelli was a world beyond, and here is a snipit of that lol!
extraordinario, pero no ha habido como vickers
kepatosh 2 weeks ago
Dal vivo un Artista Magnifico!!!!
bodiloto 2 months ago
forse, tra altri 1000 anni nascerà un'altra voce come quella di Franco Corelli. Immenso.
xyreo78 4 months ago
Could I listen others tenors in "Tosca"???...NO! of course... -.-"
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HE WAS BOCELLI'S BELCANTO TEACHER ISNT?
mauriciomille 5 months ago
HE WAS BOCELLI'S BELCANTO TEACHER ISNT?
mauriciomille 5 months ago
who's the baritone????
garikm 5 months ago
@garikm good one but hes a tenor
CarlosSaenzBaritone 2 months ago
@CarlosSaenzBaritone ; )
garikm 2 months ago
@CarlosSaenzBaritone Yep, but i was asking 'bout the "scherza col fanti e lascia stare il santi" line singer! ;)
garikm 2 months ago
@garikm he was bocelli's teacher isn't?
mauriciomille 2 months ago
Franco Corelli seems to be popular in USA, to which I have no comment that would be appropriate.
RudySunseeker 6 months ago
@RudySunseeker He is popular among the opera-lovers all over the world.
tehen162 6 months ago 2
@RudySunseeker Of course he is. He was though the king at MET for 13 years (1961-1974).
Aetion 5 months ago 3
Franco"s voice is very sonorous.
hazelssister 6 months ago
Corelli had the best Bb out there!
Thriller94 7 months ago
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He can't be duplicated.!
sabbath7081 7 months ago
His attitude range was awsome and some other features as well, and as any single genius he had an unstable personality, breacking the contract and agreements minutes before to start many live operas...
jamesoneist 7 months ago
muy bueno coreli exelente pero jamas comparado con la voz mas grande que a parido la tierra jussi bjorling hasta el mismo coreli lo dijo
placidobarrera 8 months ago
in elucevan le stetle, pavarotti and corelli leads. But, in recondita armonía Pavarotti is still leading, dont you youtubers?
mauriciomille 8 months ago
@mauriciomille hard to say, depending of each one choice,in most opera corelli leads but there are some operas, phenomenal singing and acting wich make pavarotti his equal! p.s. that is my personal opinon,and by the way i like all good tenor!
Mr19841504 5 months ago
@Mr19841504 Agree with you Mr.19831504
mauriciomille 5 months ago
MY GOD his voice is amazing, so powerful, so clear, so perfect and well controlled, and his SOOOO handsome! WOW!
KodarKodar 9 months ago
the best tenor of all time singing the best song(along with nessum dorma)
lukakful 9 months ago 2
wonderfull
8MAYT 9 months ago
@REGIOMONTANO11 A wevo... ninguno como el gran maestro CORELLI, Aquí hasta domingo se escucha Gay. No existe comparación entre las voces a medias y esta que es una voz completa sin obstáculos. Nada se le compara.
THESPINTO 10 months ago 2
Nobody sings this aria like Corelli.... Thank´s God for this gift...
jorgeuribeclar 11 months ago
I still prefer pavarotti
mauriciomille 1 year ago
@mauriciomille: You prefer Pav's version to Caruso's 1904 benchmark?
wiseroldfart 1 year ago
@wiseroldfart never heard that version 'carusos 1904 benchmark
mauriciomille 10 months ago
So pathetically under-rated. Awesome voice.
ELLJAY001 1 year ago
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Who under-rates him-not to mention pathetically? And certainly not in roles like this
if anything his legend keeps growing
Labienus 1 year ago
... admirable y emocionante VOZ, Franco Corelli .su potente voz le hace inconfundible. pontente y armonica a la vez. todo un prodigio escucharle.
... gracias. MALLORCA.
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andyrawn 1 year ago
5 personas a las que no les gusta? Diosssss
MrTanguerodeley 1 year ago
I heard Corelli sing Gounod's Romeo at the Old Met. I sat way up in the Family Circle. I could scarcely believe it when I heard every syllable lofted to the very top rows without a microphone. “Demeure chaste et pure”, floated skyward. Every note he sang was chaste and pure.
aristopus 1 year ago
@aristopus wouldn't that opera have been 'Faust'..."Salut, Demeure chaste at pure..."?
Marcooljerk 1 year ago
@Marcooljerk Good pick up, thanks. It was a long time ago. There is a great tenor aria in Romeo though. I'm sure it was the Gounod. tough wrong opera.
In any case, the point about power and diction is still well taken, I trust.
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CStage2 1 year ago
Tosca... the best Opera..... Franco Corelli... the ONLY Mario Cavaradossi!!! (I would have killed to see this man with Callas in her famous rendition of Tosca... THAT would have been hardcore Opera!!)
CuteMcBeauty 1 year ago
When and where was this recorded? Sorry if I come across like a jerk, but I don't know why anybody would post a live recording on YouTube WITHOUT such information --
stevevandien 1 year ago
Where are our standards today?
adeverger 1 year ago
No one can beat Caruso, the most exciting tenor ever, highest notes, and nor pavarotti could against him!...
mauriciomille 1 year ago
@mauriciomille VIccers
mattie51 1 year ago
@mattie51 viccers? whats that?
mauriciomille 1 year ago
@mattie51 viccers? whats that?
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mattie51 1 year ago
Bocelli? Andrea Bocelli couldn't shine Corelli's shoes.How is the world so duped?
tenortobe 1 year ago 24
denasiado griton, y su voz era u poco desagradable la verdad, y si este es el mejor de todos los tiempos yo soy cura, estara eso si entre los 20 primeros, pero entre los diez primeros no, se le quedan muy por encima placido y pavarotti, vamos que no les llega ni a la suela de los zapatos
rodikgork 1 year ago
@rodikgork Amén....
gabysil 1 year ago
Franco was my first opera experience. Start with the best and keep coming back!
63oldgymrat 1 year ago 2
The greatest Tenor of them all. Corelli is the Jimi Hendrix of Opera. Meaning he is the best of the best at what he does... Untouchable!
boxingin 1 year ago 3
mauriciomille Not even the great Caruso is better than the Great Franco Corelli on in this beautiful aria, and everything he played, maybe in other than the Grand Corelli did not interpret, nor the Great Pavartotti, who had a beautiful voice and very good technique but not Intenza put the passion in the depth that it makes The Great Corelli.
pieritlyon 1 year ago
¡¡¡ BRAVO!!! GRAN MAESTRO FRANCO CORELLI, THE BEST OF ALL TIMES. What a beautiful and powerful voice, also used megistralmente;, the perfect way to take the high notes, low, diminuendos, sustained, in general all perfect singing techniques, as well the feeling and passion that put the Grand Master Franco Corelli made it unique, magnificent, sublime. There was a tenor and there is no better and, now, not to be his equal.
pieritlyon 1 year ago 7
@pieritlyon Naaaa... the best of all time, is caruso, no one has beat him yet, nor the biggest pavarotti
mauriciomille 1 year ago
@mauriciomille How do you know what Caruso was like live? We have only few recordings in very poor quality. These are not enough to judge.
tehen162 1 year ago
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Tucker was a shmock,couldn't sing at all.
medusaview 1 year ago
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racheleleeba 1 year ago
From 2:01 and onwards I get the chills - it's simply heavenly. Best rendition I have ever heard.
alsoej 1 year ago
That's the way Cavaradossi is supposed to sound.
musicg1978 1 year ago
What a pity that such voices do not exist anymore. All these sacred monsters have gone. However, we still have their recordings and I feel deeply obliged to all of you who are posting them. Warmest tanks.
Aetion 1 year ago 4
A case can be made for him being the best Mario Cavaradossi ever.
musicg1978 1 year ago 5
El piu grande Maestro Corelli. Il Manrico insuperable¡
1952a 1 year ago 8
Preferisco corelli
alpaone93 1 year ago
He died in Oct 2003.
EricRogg 2 years ago
I like his voice. He is great tenor with very attractive face for audiences especillay for women. Is he still alive? His is great singer. I was listening to pavarotti before him, and they are almost tow greatest tenor in last century.
tabrizlioglan 2 years ago
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Yes, this is one of the most beloved tenor voices ever. Franco Corelli died on 29 October 2003 at the age of 82.
Aetion 2 years ago
che legatto...che timbre......divino...el mejor de todos
dianaloveyoumore 2 years ago 3
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Digais lo que digais este tio es un pelele cantando, no se le puede considerar un grande de ninguna de las maneras
rodikgork 2 years ago
Bueno, no hay duda alguna de que Corelli está entre los mejores en un lugar destacadísimo.
Y no debemos olvidar su excelente Manrico
1952a 2 years ago
Corelli es el Rey, Domingo el bufón!
cremonaspinto 2 years ago 4
Corelli é fantástico. Magnífico.
macyseidler 2 years ago 2
joder a mi me parece que la canta fatal, como si no tuviese fuerza y gritase para llegar a las notas, escuchar las versiones de plácido y viereis que diferencia
rodikgork 2 years ago
¡Al contrario, es Domingo quien debe forzar la voz para lograr los agudos en esta aria!. ¡Que no te confunda ese mal entendido nacionalismo...!.
carovillese 2 years ago
perdona pero este tio no le llego nunca en sus tiempos ni a la suela a Dominguin
rodikgork 2 years ago
Yo soy mexicano y acepto que placido domingo es un tenor que canta HORRIBLE, el gran Franco Corelli fue de los tenores mas importantes del siglo pasado, no puedes compararlo con un mediocre como Domingo, Franco viene de la vieja escuela y es un auténtico Tenor Spinto, Domingo tiene una voz con recursos muy diferentes (no malos o mejores) pero no tiene la anchura de un tenor dramático, escucha in questa reggia con nilsson y corelli, despues con domingo, veras como a domingo lo tapa la orquesta
cremonaspinto 2 years ago 3
@rodikgork La cuestion es que era Placido Domingo el suplente de Corelli en el MET, Corelli es uno de los mas grandes tenores que ha dado la historia. Asi como lo es Placido Domingo. Creo que no es necesario que porque te guste mas uno que otro te dediques a agraviar a un artista de la talla de Franco Corelli. Y te lo digo con sumo respeto que si no valoras esta gran performance de Corelli no tienes oido para el Bel Canto.
dclb1942 2 years ago
lógico que era suplente, porque era mas joven, no quiero agraviar, quizás me he excedido, mira donde ha llegado uno y mira donde ha llegado el otro, no voy a volver a criticar de mala manera a corelli, tienes razón.
rodikgork 2 years ago
@dclb1942 pues con sumo respeto plácido no es un gran tenor lo aplauden, es muy conocido, vende discos pero no se le puede decir gran tenor por ello ni mucho menos compararlo con Corelli.
zagot27 1 year ago 4
I know Franco Corelli is known as the "prince of tenors" but to me he is really the KING!
928nanotech 2 years ago 6
Hey people, let's not forget Jussi Bjoerling!!!
primobaritono77 2 years ago
Too technical and cold for me... I didn't like his vibrato either.
saradamsmc 2 years ago
"prince of tenors"
zagot27 2 years ago 46
@zagot27 More like the "The King Of Tenors" instead.
boxingin 1 year ago
@zagot27 LORD of tenors :)
Moreofthesamez 7 months ago
@zagot27 he's the prince but gigli is the king!
pabloprado77 5 months ago
This overwhelmingly beautiful!
AZo9jojo 2 years ago 5
So beautiful
Ask4bea 2 years ago 5
!!!GRAN MAESTRO FRANCO CORELLI!!! EL MEJOR POR SIEMPRE. Su voz es tan bella,potente y varonil, llena de enegía que hace que uno sienta lo que siente el personage que interpreta por que éstas son perfectas y sublimes del gran maestro Corelli. Mientras más tenores escucho,del pasado y presente, más verifico la belleza, prefección y grandesa de ËL. A propósito, surgio un tenor parecido al Gran Maestro Corelli, es Marcello Bedoni, busquénlo y escuchénlo.
pieritlyon 2 years ago 5
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This is a good example of why Corelli is not one of my top five tenors. Where is the tenderness? I hear pain, longing, and even aggression but hardly any sweetness or love. Caruso's is my favorite version of this aria.
24yotenor 2 years ago
He is Cavaradossi ..
Stefano2071 2 years ago 25
@Stefano2071 who do you mean that is cavaradossi, the man of the picture?, sorry for my english
mauriciomille 1 year ago
@Stefano2071 cavaradossi is the name of the personage of the aria isnt?
mauriciomille 1 year ago
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yes cavarodossi is the main caracter in tosca, the man in the picture is franco corelli, the singer of this version of the "aria" or song
MrJohnnyNoname 10 months ago
@Stefano2071 no question about it...impressive
valeriobert 10 months ago in playlist My most beautiful opera voices 1
wonderful at 2.22
messerg 2 years ago
This is Corelli at his best. The only other tenor that comes close to him in my opinion is the Spaniard; Jose Carreras.
boxingin 2 years ago 2
Surely you don't mean to compare the two in terms of the same rep. Though both were possessed of immensely noble tonal quality, they were at opposite ends of the tenor spectrum.
Nicrhind 2 years ago
No, I meant they're both my two all time favorites.
boxingin 2 years ago
Add Di Stefano to Corelli and Carreras, and you've got MY" trifecta" perfetti.
tuadolcefanciulla 2 years ago 2
I don't know much about Di Stefano. For me it may be Giovanni Martinelli or John Vickers.
boxingin 2 years ago
Dolce mia fanciulla~
I don't know, I personally don't like Carreras all that much. He just doesn't reach me very much. Though I would pick him over Domingo anytime.
I admire Domingo as a person, but he really doesn't reach me either...
saradamsmc 2 years ago
You certainly have good tastes, don't you? ;)
Generosity in singing strikes me as well, I adore both Di Stefano and Carreras (I think it's safe to say theirs were some of the most beautiful voices of our century), even though that same passion was their undoing in the end.
Corelli's greatness certainly does not need me to add any words.
But I love fury and drama even more than I love generosity and tenderness and Mario del Monaco will always be the first one for me...
PickBit 2 years ago
A great tenor voice and a great Mario. Corelli wipes out every Cavaradossi since, including such fine tenors as Bergonzi, Pavarotti and Domingo. Corelli's voice is much bigger and freer than theirs, and they can't match his top tones. For me, the only comparable Marios are those of Gigli and Bjorling. Their voices weren't as large, but each had a fantastic technique, arguably better than Corelli's -- although his was pretty damn good:) --
stevevandien 2 years ago 5
Corelli a fatto caddere la Garnier con la bellezza di sua voce in Tosca !!! IMMORTALE!!!
bodiloto 2 years ago 3
Gaston Rivero was named Placido Domingo successor, but he sound more like Corelli.
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upatoia 2 years ago
bocelli does not sound like he supports-the sound should get stronger and more deep with support. his V gets smaller and thin as he goes up.He also does not use "open throat" or place the V in the mask. he just sings lightly against the cords--huh huh with a laryngeal sound. he has little to no resonance and uses a mic always. corelli was a freak of nature.
btsg 2 years ago
the more I hear other renditions, the more I think this is the best one...
Corelli the best
mgdoom 2 years ago 3
Best interpretation ever!
ElDarkElf 2 years ago 3
Ma il sagrestano è il mitico Alfredo Mariotti? Viva, grandissimo Alfredo!!!!!
prodesica 2 years ago
le tecniche italiane! che perfetta!
huanghebasso 3 years ago 2
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fabriou 3 years ago
che trimone...
longlifeluke 2 years ago
Simplemente Franco Corelli... ese squillo... esa técnica... Maravilloso... sin palabras...
matiasbustafan 3 years ago
Angel in 1963 wanted him for it in 63 and had a picture of him and said the coming Otello recording with corelli singing "his greatest role" this before he sang it of course I have the flier ad from 1963 ! Sad he did not do it.
pearlmuth3 3 years ago
So it all in the end does not really matter many say he was Spinto and many say dramatic, PERHAPS SO he was not a favorite of mine so either is fine but he had a great voice either way and as you say we all our and have opinions. I enjoy him in roles that suit him well like Calaf Aida etc. Thanks for you reply.
pearlmuth3 3 years ago
Only one company could he could have sung Otello for Angel he was under contract and they had a picture of him 1963 and said he would record Otello and what happened He may have recorded parts of it- who knows? RCA in the 70s said they could not trust him to do it and they wanted him to do duets with Corelli and Merrill Heppner was a lyric spinto but after Otello he took a lot of time off it was a killer and yes Corelli could do it easy but any role he sang even Turandot many spinto's did
pearlmuth3 3 years ago
No. His record company EMI had wanted for years to make the recording with Corelli. They even gave him an ultimatum in 1969. Karajan wanted to make his Otello film with Corelli originally. Many great opera houses tried to hire him for the role. Bing had tried to convince him for long years to sing the role. The new stage of Otello at the Met was made with the intention to get him for the titel role in 1971. You can hear the presenter saying that on the video of the Bing gala in 1972.
tehen162 3 years ago
yes I really don't like Bocelli at all he he tries but I said it as a joke his voice is quite small Lanza could have filled any house, Bocelli would need to be heard well anyhow a microphone he sang in Detroit and my friend heard him without the mic. their and said you could barely here him , small tiny sound, you are correct of course.
pearlmuth3 3 years ago
If FC was a Dramatic tenor as wikpedia says he would sing Otello and Siefried like Melchior and if Melchior had wanted too he could have sung Romeo but I sure would not want to hear it. I may be dead wrong but pav. sang Otello but was not a success in it late in life and he sang Forza, again not a success with a lyric voice yet, Corelli, a spinto with a dark dramatic sound did thats why he was a success in Romeo. Few dramatics ever sang it in our time, amazing voice I give him that for sure.
pearlmuth3 3 years ago
You can't judge FC's voice fach on the basis of wether he sang Otello. FC's voice was suited Otello very well. Many conductors and the record companies considered his voice perfect for Otello and tried to convince him to take on the role and to make recording but he resisted. Who nows why? Was it due his legendary fear? He said later that he had made a big mistake not to sing Otello. So this argument(he is not dramatic because he never sang Otello) is of no significance in terms of his fach imo.
tehen162 3 years ago
yes wikpedia says he is dramatic and many sources say tucker was but for sure he was not, corelli had a more heroic voice and darker, tucker more lyric but as much volume on top yet tucker was spinto so maybe corelli was the most exciting tenor ever but not of course for everyone, we all have opinions. Some Like Lanza or Jussi best = oh and Bocelli!
pearlmuth3 3 years ago
With all due respect, I really wouldn't even place Bocelli in the same sentence with Lanza, Bjorling and Corelli, let alone on the same level. He can sing, but I think that's a bit of a stretch. ;)
mxl2003 3 years ago 16
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But strangely enough, Corelli picked Bocelli to be his disciple!
hansquad 3 years ago
Agreed. Bocelli sings in his throat, with no support from the diaphragm. Very little technique involved. But yes, he does have a pleasant voice, but not an opera voice. Notice, he stopped really singing opera a while ago.
Nater389 3 years ago 5
Is that why he has a really low, raspy voice when he talks? His speaking voice isn't tenoral at all.
leadoffeohippus 2 years ago
Bocelli is not my favourite singer, but how do you think Corelli makes sound without his "throat"?
raphaelhudson 2 years ago
You took my comment in the literal sense. Your mistake.
Nater389 2 years ago
No i didn't, but my point is that the throat/support distinction is wrong. I am sure Bocelli has great support. What he doesn't have is vocal chords or a vocal technique whith the capabilities or function of Corelli's
raphaelhudson 2 years ago
@mxl2003 Lanza??? he is 100% voice & 0% technique, his not at the same league (Bjoriling, Gigli, Del Monaco, Corelli, Hipolito Lazaro, Fleta, etc)
JussiBiorling 1 year ago
@JussiBiorling Lanza studied with Enrico Rosati who was Gigli's vocal coach, and the direct quote from Rosati on Lanza was " I've waited 30yrs ever since Gigli for a voice like this"...Lanza admired Bjorling and was to have said Bjorling was the only tenor Mario really respected. As for the voice Mario would have blown JB back to Sweden .
Etnalleb 1 year ago
@JussiBiorling Lanza studied with Enrico Rosati who was Gigli's vocal coach and teacher, Rosati's quote upon hearing Lanza " I;ve waited 30years ever since Gigli for a voice like this" Mario and Bjorling had a mutual respect for one another and it was said that Bjorling was the only tenor Mario respected. As for the voice Mario would have blown JB back to Sweden.
Etnalleb 1 year ago
@mxl2003: I've commented on Bocelli before. He's OK, but his voice is a little thin and dull compared to the likes of Bjorling, Corelli, Pavarotti, and Caruso, to name a few. I can name quite a few more who have richer voices.
I prefer Caruso (1904) and Bjorling to Corelli on this aria. Corelli's still one of my favorites on many performances..
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LaMagnifica13 1 year ago
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pearlmuth's3 comment about Bocelli was subtly ironical, that is quite obvious. I am afraid he can not answer for himself now, but his earlier comments show him as one of the most knowledgeable opera commentators here .
urzulaz 1 year ago
He did sing Romeo and I think to good reviews which is mind blowing, I like lyrics in it like jussi or kraus but the fact he sang it with a dramatic as you say is amazing and a plus for corelli, still i stand by the spinto sound he had but perhaps he was both.
pearlmuth3 3 years ago
Better then many but a Dramatic? unless he was a dramatic who could sing spinto also used to be the norm like Franz Volker but Melchior Slezak,and even Vickers had a heavier darker sound Corelli surely sounded dramatic but can you imagine him in Butterfly? His Boheme was only good in the 3rd act which is Spinto, first act too lyric for him try Bjorling who in the 3rd act was not very good but owned the first act with Pav. I heard corelli Boheme here live-- not best for him.
pearlmuth3 3 years ago
Corellis voice has this sound of an treated voice....I love him becouse he has been very shy and very special with interpretations and an very beautiful boylike man.... But sometimes I miss something.... But he has been great!
Heraopera 3 years ago
corelli at hes best!!
alexninko 3 years ago
sino ad ora consideravo corelli u niente ma adesso ho scoperto ki e' corelli vai sei grande franco!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
dottorgiosu93 3 years ago
If those recordings would be available it would be interesting for young singers especially and if anyone had them outside of Zucker it's doubtful, maybe Ed Rosen of premiere opera since he was also friendly with Corelli, who knows. Thanks for info.
pearlmuth3 3 years ago
The one I never heard but wanted to hear was Wunderlich, what a great lyric tenor he was and how he would have been our top lyric in his time for sure, sad but has anyone heard him in the house? (1930-1966) died of an accident just before his met debut.
pearlmuth3 3 years ago
INQUISITIVE Ear, Hearing a singer in the house is quite different then in your home on a record even if it is live, you miss over tones and size can be miss understood as with Bergonzi or Bjorling who sounded larger on record then in the house.
pearlmuth3 3 years ago
Did Corelli ever sing as a Baritone? Never heard that he did from anyone and I have a friend who sang with him at THE MET in The Chorus in the early 70's and knew him well. This guy writes notes like on the Bjorling RCA 1955 re-issue of the Carneige hall Recital Don Goldberg, he is mentioned in the Bjorling book often and is a Corelli fan also, I will ask him.
pearlmuth3 3 years ago
In the interviews conducted by Stefan Zucker, Corelli mentions he sang for a short time as a lyric baritone, as his middle register was quite powerful...but was quite unsucessful, as his then lack of technique was causing him to overpush his voice and close the throat. This was also the reason he was not able to sing high notes very freely at first.
GermanOperaSinger 3 years ago
also in wikipedia
leonelfran 3 years ago
Look Wikipedia, says the same
leonelfran 3 years ago
When I heard him in Milan the voice in 1959 it was very big especially on top, sounded bigger in the house then Franco but then Giacomini who I heard in Chicago sounded very huge also and I would never believe Jose C. was a dramatic tenor, more lyric OR LYRIC spinto as heard him in Tosca in 74, Domingo not dramatic with a voice of less power then Tucker or Corelli and his Otello well sung HEARD IT IN THE HOUSE IN THE 80'S NOT UP WITH DEL MONACO IN THAT ROLE, BUT SURE A BETTER ARTIST YES.
pearlmuth3 3 years ago
Yes and if you heard him in 1946 in his first live available opera, Ballo you would hear him sing piano as well but after the early 50's that ended. His 1949 Live opera singing of Aida with Tebaldi again proves it but I heard him in Otello in 59 at La Scala and in that role he was the very best in his time, big not beautiful but exciting and sang with out bad habits, try to get that Ballo, Corelli did not sing the entire role, Tough role for him with his tech. he was a Great Calaf though.
pearlmuth3 3 years ago
Pearl-You're missing one point. del Monaco knew only one thing excellently: FULL FORCE AHEAD...
Corelli had a few additional exceptional skills.
Let's be factual.
TheInquisitive4Ever 3 years ago
Corelli? A spinto that sings dramatic roles, listen to del monaco and hear a dramatic tenor, did corelli sing Otello? no and why not? Heppner and Domingo where smaller and less dramatic then Corelli so why he never did it is strange he sounds like he could with out a problem,. still a spinto thouigh, listen to Melchior for a dramatic tenor also. Cura I would not comment on, heard him once in the house and not for me a great tenor but everyone has opinions and have that right.
pearlmuth3 3 years ago
Interestingly, del Monaco was actually a light lyric tenor before his training with Melocchi, and Corelli a lyric baritone. Del Monaco in his early years was even criticized for his SMALL voice and LACK of projection.
GermanOperaSinger 3 years ago
Corelli es extraordinario!!!!!!!
jemonsalvo66 3 years ago 2
Domingo a dramatic? Are you kidding? then Corelli must be a heroic tenor! Domingo sang Otello and I heard it and he was no dramatic in the house, like Heppner a Spinto, hell Tucker had a bigger more dramatic sound then Domingo or Heppner and was a true spinto also as he said in many interviews. Cura was not up with Corelli,Tucker or Domingo, heard his Samson in the house, was not happy with it.
pearlmuth3 3 years ago
domingo a spinto, tucker a spinto ben heppner a spinto and corelli a spinto, del monaco a dtramatic and bjorling/bergonzi are lyric spintos, Bjorling actually was more lyric then spinto, never a dramatic spinto in any way just an opinion but check it out with voice teachers and other singers to really know.
pearlmuth3 3 years ago
Bjorling was a lyric and Domingo is a spinto.
Bjorling was never able to push his voice like a spinto. Domingo
Why do people comment on things when they don't even know about the subject on which you are commenting?!?!?!?!?!?!
srsly...
HerrBresler 3 years ago
He WAS a Spinto not dramatic, Melchior, Del Monaco where dramtic tenors and sang Otello etc. Melchior was a heroic and sang Wagner opera's, YES TODAY WE ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY OF GOOD TENORS, SPINTO OR DRAMATIC
pearlmuth3 4 years ago 2
ok. you dont HAVE to sing otello to be a dramatic tenor. he's only a spinto in your opinion, but he is a full dramatic tenor. carreras (bad example), or bjorling are lirico-dramatic/spinto tenors. domingo, corelli, del monaco, were all dramatic tenors.
iltenoredramatico 3 years ago
Listen to Vladimir Atlantov (before the 80's) and tell me Corelli isn't a dramatic.
And what's wrong with lyric tenors, eh?
HerrBresler 3 years ago
Amazing...he was like a baritone...with the baritone timbre extended into the tenor range! A true heroic dramatic tenor...who can sing like him today?
GermanOperaSinger 4 years ago 3
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JOSE CURA!!!!!!!!
chupszg 3 years ago
Nope sorry, Cura is not in Corelli's league.
GermanOperaSinger 3 years ago 5
Cura is dramatic tenor with "the baritone timbre extended into the tenor range! A true heroic dramatic tenor", like you said...
Can you suggest me which dramatic tenor today is like Cura????
Don't think that today there are no singers like in the past... There are too many, and that's the reason why people disrespect today's singers... There are too many of us!!!
kornlover2 3 years ago
there are too many who think they are good.
granted there are a lot of RIDICULOUSLY GOOD singers out there. but you know there are a lot of bad ones.
I'm not saying anything about anyone, so don't go thinking I'm commenting on anything personal.
on another note, people are nostalgic for the old greats.
and I'm going to have to agree, that there is no one that can compare to Corelli. He is the King, in my opinion.
HerrBresler 3 years ago 4
Cura is dramatic tenor with "the baritone timbre extended into the tenor range! A true heroic dramatic tenor", like you said...
Can you suggest me which dramatic tenor today is like Cura????
Don't think that today there are no singers like in the past... There are too many, and that's the reason why people disrespect today's singers... There are too many of us!!!
chupszg 3 years ago
No one was in Corelli's league!
ucrebel59 3 years ago 7
WOW,people disagree when I say that Corelli apart from the massive volume of voice he was able to deliver, also had a lyrical beauty that was usually overlooked.I find this just unreachable by most others.Corelli was a world beyond, and here is a snipit of that lol!
vickersman 4 years ago 7
Una de mis versiones preferidas de mi aria consentida
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