Corelli: Tosca (Parma, 21 Jan 1967)

[1993MGB]

I've seen two people disliked this. Let's think they clicked the wrong button. I've heard the whole performance, the best Cavaradossi ever recorded.

[federic017]

Mamma mia che interpretazione...da brivido...un'artista immenso...saluti

[sttar1982]

GRazie Franco :)

[ininacsot]

je n'aime pas du tout,,mais que fait Mario??

[Arlinda2nd]

BELLISIMO!!!!!! BRAVISIMO!!!!!!

My father-in-law, the first bassist for the NY Philharmonic, came to America with Toscanini to escape the fascists who wanted them dead. They worked together until Toscanini died.They loved and understood music and genius.They disdained lack of conscience, lack of talent and fools. Toscanini said "Men should be democrats in life and aristocrats in art." Toscanini died before he heard Corelli who my father-in-law saw as an aristocrat.

[dziady1]

It is about serving the music and not using it as a stalking horse to show the

audience you can hang on to a note and in the process ruin whatever the composer

had in mind .If Toscanini were the conductor Corelli would be out on his rear end

before he knew what hit him .

[geoden]

@dziady1 "It is about serving the music..."

I disagree, that kind of thinking is too rigid and stifles musical expression. Any performer whether singer or instrumentalist must have the freedom to experiment with a composer's score. Sometimes performing something "as written" is called for but not all the time, of course not all experimentation is good but often it is.

Finally, all artistes must be allowed to show their skills, audiences want and look for that in a performance.

[dziady1]

Callas - Corelli is worse than awful in this - but it pleases the donkeys in the

audience . Paganini used to imitate the braying of a donkey on the violin for this sort of audience

until they realized he was making a comment on their musical taste and had to take to his heels when they rose up in anger . Bad taste is bad taste whether in Parma or anywhere else. MR. Corelli would have been more at home on

a gondola in Venice yowling to the tourists .

[RudySunseeker]

@dziady1

Well, subtle and refined he was not.

[geoden]

@dziady1 Donkeys?

Judging by the applause I'd say the audience must have been 99% donkeys!

Your "donkey" characterisation of the people who pay for and keep opera alive is reprehensible and arrogantly elitist, whether motivated by jealousy or a desire to appear like a an expert and superior critic I have no idea. However, I would guess your hubristic stance will neither influence nor win you many friends here.

[dziady1]

@geoden - Undoubtedly the same crowd that thought the three tenors horror show was about singing- especially the overweight one who masqueraded as a waiter with his

white tablecloth , artists show their skills by singing correctly what is written - you might

hear Podles to understand singing as an art form -quite different from a 2nd. rate\tenor yowling into the night .

[geoden]

@dziady1 Judging by the comments here and the general opinion of real experts worldwide, your assessment is clearly erroneous! This is not exact science, it's a subjective matter and if the vast majority differ then you have to accept that your opinion carries no weight. We don't know what your credentials are, you might well be a lunatic!

Corelli is a very highly rated tenor, that is a fact; you are confused about the difference between fact and opinion.

[dziady1]

@geoden as well you might be one -- - ever hear of the emperors new clothes

credentials mean nothing when discussing voices and artistry- there are people to this day who think Callas a great singer - I suppose so, whenever she wobbled on to the right note .

Corelli is highly valued by many people is a fact and also a fact many people find his

singing a bore and that is not just an opinion .I prefer to hear music sung the way

the composer wrote it .

[bodiloto]

MAGNIFICO!!!!!

[HellasItalia4]

pubblico senza fiato........e poi in delirio

critici a casa......

Puccini ......contento

Corelli 1967 come non ha cantato nessuno.........

[jeracisi]

Abbastanza fuori le righe..ma se lo poteva permettere

Ai grandi si puo' perdonare..soprattutto se sanno infiammare come sapeva fare lui..

[dziady1]

He ain't no Kiepura - and ruins the line

totally , but the donkeys love it -it's not about the aria it's about him showing off

at what Kiepura does to better taste and concern for the music .

[MariaCaIIas]

@dziady1 I could agree with you if someone with a lesser voice would try the same... but when you are in Parma and you go to see a performance with Corelli in his best years, wouldn't you be a bit disappointed if he sung a critic's version "come scritto"??? I would!

[lll1030]

The best live recording of e lucevan le stelle! amazing

[beignet58]

Certo, non rispetta la filologia, questa prova è puro edonismo vocale eccetera.

MA CHISSENEFREGA, CHISSENESTRAFREGA!!!!!

Darei qualsiasi cosa per sentire e vedere un Artista così a teatro!!!!!!!

[pieritlyon]

BEAUTIFUL AND SUBLIME PERFORMANCE AS ALWAYS, THE GREAT MAESTRO FRANCO CORELLI! YOUR BEAUTIFUL AND POWERFUL VOICE, USADA MASTERFULLY. THE SUSTAINED diminuendo, THE HIGH NOTES AND THEY HELD WITH PERFECTION AND BEAUTY, NO, EVEN, EVEN WHO YOU EVEN, EXCEPT, Super. REFLECTS THAT APPLY TO THIS ARIA''. Also as an addendum, it reflected the manly good looks and poise of Grandmaster Corelli, who still has not been overcome, as his voice

[fabriou]

too much exagerate...and absolutely no sense of measure...even if he can keep breath for 1000 seconds he should keep it 20 seconds if the right measure is 20...I really don't like corelli's cavaradossi. this is superficial singing...based on power and self-centered exhibition. this is EXHIBITIONISM. if you say this is BELCANTO then you have no idea of belcanto

[31122051]

@fabriou : sì, come no. Meglio Pippo de Pippis, sempre ingolato, senza tecnica e, a fine carriera, decisamente VOCIFERANTE, vero ?

SUBLIME CORELLI, il più grande Mario Cavaradossi della storia del canto !

[sugarbist]

@fabriou many times the great singers like lauri volpi gigli de stefano del monaco took liberties with the music espescially when they appeared live . and for the most part the public loved it . CORELLI STUDIED TOSCA FOR FOUR YEARS BEFORE HE TOOK ON THE ROLE AND I THINK HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE CORRECT MEASURE BUT HE AND THE CONDUCTOR PROBABLY DECIDED TO DO IT THIS WAY.i do think it was a chance for him to show off a little bit .DESTEFANO,FILLIPESCHI,FLETA SANG IT IN SIMILAR FASHION

[alguso]

The best E lucevan le stelle I've ever heard.

Alguso

[pramzano69]

Il miglior Cavaradossi di sempre, e non solo di Corelli, ma in assoluto !!!! @ crociato99: è vero che i fortunati che allora c'erano si commuovono ancora a riascoltarlo: chiedi a Gigètt o a Mora...

[Cantormatis]

WOW- now that is singing, boys and girls. Self indulgent? No fucking way! and listen to that audience!!!!

[sugarbist]

@Cantormatis I AGREE WITH YOU .I THINK ITS BEAUTIFUL AND THE AUDIENCE IS VERY EXCITED BUT I CANT THINK OF A TIME WHEN THEY DONT APPLAUD.SOMETIMES THEY ARE IDIOTS.BUT NOT HERE . I THINK ITS WELL DESERVED . I CANT THINK OF ANYBODY OTHER THAN DESTEFANO THAT DOES SUCH A FANTASTIC JOB WITH THIS ARIA . ENJOY

[bodiloto]

Sublime Corelli Grazie !

[troppofiato]

Very sad that someone so incredibly gifted vocally would have such cheap and poor musical taste. Those endlessly held notes are all about effect and appealing to the lowest common denominator in an audience.

[racheleleeba]

So listen to someone else.

[sugarbist]

@troppofiato HE REALLY HAD THE NATURAL GIFT OF MEZZA VOCE &FILATURA AND HE DOES KIND OF SHOW IT OFF. LAURI VOLPI DID IT &DESTEFANO . FILLIPESCHI . PERHAPS NOT AS LONG .IM NOT SURE BUT IT COULD BE AN( OPPURE) IN THE MUSIC WHICH IS AN OPTION .BUT, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR SAYING ABOUT POOR TASTE ALTHOUGH I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY DISCUSSED OR REHEARSED WITH THE CONDUCTOR AHEAD OF TIME.AND I HAVE TO ADMIT I AM ONE OF THOSE (LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATORS IN THE AUDIENCE ) THAT APPRECIATED IT . ENJOY

[pieritlyon]

!!!HERMOSA Y SUBLIME INTERPRETACIÓN, COMO SIEMPRE, DEL GRAN MAESTRO FRANCO CORELLI!!! SU BELLA Y POTENTE VOZ, USADA MAGISTRALMENTE. LOS SOSTENIDOS EN DIMINUÉNDO, LAS NOTAS ALTAS Y ÉSTAS SOSTENIDAS CON PERFECCIÓN Y BELLEZA; NO HAY,AÚN, NI SIQUIERA QUIÉN LO IGUALE, MENOS, SUPERARLO. REFLEJA LO QUE CORRESPONDE A ´'ESTA ARIA. Además como un agregado, se refleja la apostura y prestancia varonil del Gran Maestro Corelli, que aún, no ha sido superada, al igual que su voz .

[Labienus]

I saw him in Tosca about 12 x live one of his best roles the personification of the romantic revolutionary artist in voice and appearance his whole handling of the scene was powerfully acted and believable

actually although he is in splendidly self-indulgent voice here I heard better lucevans from him with some more restraint i think the famous diminuendo is great at that moment but not quite to the extent of this one he could do it and loved showing he could

[tdeane34]

ridiculous!

[Aetion]

This is the very best rendition of this aria I have ever heard.

[ViennaWaltz]

Unbeatable version. I saw him life in several places, also in this part.Always sang his heart out. No other tenor had this ringing top, none looked better, and here you can see that he has finesse as well.

[crociato99]

Mio padre c'era; piange ancora adesso a sentirlo dopo 42 anni . Che spettacolo !!!!!!!!

[jjcbss]

Can someone PLEASE tell me where to dl this recording in good quality? The version I have is so crackly... thanks! :)

[Eddlap]

I felt a nice shiver in my whole body!!!!

Excelent, I am speechless!!!!

[ubedajils]

Crying! Tears in my eyes. Wow!! This is absolutly awsome!

There was only one Callas. And there was only one Corelli.

[BernardProfitendieu]

crying ... but still managing to crawl over to your keyboard and peck out your trite message through your sobs.

lucky us.

[yeongiwon]

Long Praise and Mezza Voce,,,Fantastic!

Best Tenor!

[poivriere]

Tout de même, n'importe quelle année, il etait très beau.

[amanavoice]

not New, an old hat.

[EvaHartwig]

Auf diesem Photo ist Franco um 10 Jahre juenger - noch italienischer Franco. Wie er waehrend der Parmer Auffuerung 1967 aussieht, erleben wir im Kurzfilm "Franco Corelli al Teatro Regio" von CLOPPJ.