Franco Corelli sings "La donna e mobile"

From a concert in Tokyo.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Primobaritono
• tenor
• opera
• Duca
• Rigoletto
• Aria
• Giuseppe
• Verdi

[WANK83]

@junktank Lots of actual tenors would wish to have Corelli's "gone" voice however.

[MsRuthes]

Corelli at his worst was better than most of today's singers at their best!!!!!

[dziady1]

Tough going here - Kiepura is still the best version on UT

[cccorsetti]

@BERNARDOANUK no you are wrong again,both Lanza and Bocelli have sung complete opera's,Lanza sang M. Butterfly and Bocelli " Boheme" both on the stage,and Bolton could very well be an opera tenor for he is classically trained and most certainly has the voice now if he would get hired is another story I'm only disagreeable when I feel whoever I'm talking to is incorrect,

[BERNARDOANUK]

@cccorsetti It seems to me that we will never agree. And Bocelli and Lance are not professional Opera's tenors because they never have sung a complete Opera in a theatre. Never.

I think for you Michael Bolton is an Opera's tenor and Albano Carrisi too.

The problem for Corelli would be the same if he sings 1 or 2 tones down because his voice no has agility

[cccorsetti]

@BERNARDOANUK Lanza and Bocelli are both certainly opera tenors,anyone who believes differently is not realistic or has an ax to grind with them,both have sung opera's and are capable of a career doing so,and with Corelli he does not have the agile voice for this specifically because the tessitura is to HIGH,your completely missing the point of the conversation

[BERNARDOANUK]

@cccorsetti I understand perfectly your opinion and its true. Franco no have the agility necessary for the las part. Yes...i know. But remember that you say its TOO HIGH for him. And its not to high. The problem is the colour of his voice. Its too much heavy for this aria. And please...don't talk to me about MARIO LANZA...He never was a professional Opera Tenor. Is the same that if you talk me about Boccelli...We talk about really Opera tenors please.

[cccorsetti]

@BERNARDOANUK listen to his tone from 1:58 on,the struggle with the cadenza and most importantly the look on his face,he is uncomfortable ,this last part of this music,is designed for a lyric tenor or at the least a lirico spinto who has agility ,especially in the upper register(listen to Mario Lanza singing the same and you will immediately recognize the difference,regardless of Corelli's age-he shouldn't have sung this even if he was 30 years old,it is just not for him-

[BERNARDOANUK]

@cccorsetti I continue thinking the same to that before and you must listen his " messa di voce " in the minute 1:41 to 1:50. It's not possible to do it if you don't feel good with the tone and he does it with many facility.

[cccorsetti]

@BERNARDOANUK even here it is transposed down 1/2 step and he is still barely getting through it,I love Corelli but this is not him

[cccorsetti]

@BERNARDOANUK the tessitura is to high for him,yes he can sing it ,but that doesn't mean he should,it is obvious that it is uncomfortable for him to sing,this is a piece of music that is for a lighter voiced tenor to sing,not for a heavier voice like Corelli's-just because you can sing something doesn't mean you should

[BERNARDOANUK]

@cccorsetti I know it's easy for him because the high note is a Si bemol (B flat) and that it's very easy for Corelli. Ok?