Franco Corelli in interview and Addio alla madre

[chaten65]

Der größte aller Zeiten für immer.

[joelweisberg]

I speak a little Italian. Is he asking his mother to take care of his daughter Santa in case he doesn't return. In case he is killed? She asks, "why do you talk like this" Is this about right? Anyone? It also seemed dubbed. Either way, Corelli was among the great tenors of all time.

[tehen162]

Yes, but Santa (correctly Santuzza) is not his daugther, but his love. About the video see the description.

[mayflash67]

Thanks for posting!

[kgeorg1979]

I wish the guy had let Corelli talk more...

[girardje70]

great tenor

[Etnalleb]

Subtitles PLEASE!!

[Ankhsnammon]

I will send to you the complete translation of these terrible words.

ankhsnammon

[pearlmuth3]

Yes, some should and most be knocked off as I had one who cursed my dead late mother rest her soul and I do not even know the guy, very sick people out their, thank you for doing a good job.

[sirenadellopera]

Why are ratings disabled?

[tehen162]

Because there are stalkers and haters on youtube, who take enjoyment in degrading videos. Because there is such an option for the video owner. You are free to write your opinion though.

[laonirica]

EL recuerdo filmico de esta entrevista al Maestro FRANCO CORELLI,cada dia toma mas valor en el corazon de quienes guardamos un HERMOSO recuerdo de este GRAN ARTISTA,¡¡¡GRACIAS POR COMPARTIRLO AQUI,EN YOU TUBE!!!BRAVO POR SIEMPRE MAESTRO FRANCO CORELLI!!!

[aspsingr]

I honestly think that his higher speaking voice has to do with the naturally higher placement of the italian language. Italians speak very pure and bright vowels where as americans tend to do a lot of jawing when they speak and the sound gets darker and more back in the throat. Plus i'm sure when corelli breathed to sing he probably dropped out of the way like a tank hence bringing forth his true full throated sound. Also many times tenors are concernced with "speaking like at tenor".

[aarontenor]

You are mostly right. Corelli though, like most real tenors, had a naturally high speaking voice. Not all Italians have well placed speaking voices, but I agree they speak "more forward" than Americans. This why Italian tenors tend to have a very forward bright sound and Americans tend to have a very rich sound.

[ilbacioditosca]

a Tenor friend of mine student of Corelli told me that even in his 70s he would warm up and work in the voice all days.

He was a fanatic technician of the voice.

[sopranosd]

@ilbacioditosca - I have also heard that he was a great technician, taught by a very old respected teacher, which is why he did that pushing the larynx down thing that is sometimes discussed. Whatever it was, it worked. Such glorious sound, although sometimes a bit loud. He also had great emotional commitmenht. I get goosebumps listening to him. He had a hard time singing lighter. Wow, he's even more incredible than I thought, because his pianissimos and diminuendos were amazing.

[Samurai9]

I am one who was surprised that Corelli's speaking voice was relatively light and high. The speaking voice, like the singing voice is pure tenor, not at all baritone. But when singing, Corelli was putting tremendous pressure on the voice to produce the big, resonant sound.

[tehen162]

You have written somewhere, that he had produced the big sound effortless, with total ease. Corelli talked about in an interview, how difficult was him to sing lighter or mezza voce. So I don't think he was putting tremendous pressure on the the voice, the big, resonant sound was natural for him.

[Ankhsnammon]

He was ever a divine tenor:speaking,singing,loving.­..EVER!!!

ankhsnammon

[stand1989]

Can you upload the complete interview? thnx

[cyfieithydd]

I also enjoy listening to great singers speak - and at least listening to Corelli doing so, you can believe he has a singing voice. I have also heard some who speak with a sound as if they gargle on glass. But they also had magnificent singing voices!

[songsofscarlet]

It's so funny, because when I talk everyone thinks I'm a tenor, then I tell them I'm a baritone; then they're shocked, then I sing for them and they say "are you sure you're not a bass?"

[leisterviola]

I love listening to the speaking voices of singers. His higher speaking voice fits for the notes that he can hit, though this interview voice is a bit different that others. I'm a deep voiced female and it sits right in my singing range (towards the bottom).

[poivriere]

Occasionally, one reads comments about the contrast between Corelli's singing voice and what is sometimes called a high-pitched or light speaking voice. Here, his voice sounds fully as rich and baritonal as that of his interviewer, who seems to be a television professional.

[salomenet]

I'm among the ones who find a striking difference between Corelli's singing and speaking voice that amazes me: a speaking voice that I find youthful, fresh, sweet, soothing, and a singing voice of "thunder and lightning, fire and blood". Both beautiful, but so very different!

[mayflash67]

His speacking voice was very pleasing to the ear! And his singing voice was it much more else!