Bravissimo Franco! Mucho se habla de su vocalidad, agudos, virilidad, imponencia.... Pero Franco Corelli es mucho más que eso. Ante todo su color de voz es prácticamente inigualable en todo su registro. Si, color de voz, su timbre, son personales sin una mínima imitación. Sin forzar efectos, el sonido que proviene de su garganta es exactamente lo que su intuición le ha hecho sonar. Y eso es invalorable en un artista y su voz, su vocalidad : respetar al compositor y respetar su propia impronta. El modo de encarar la música es honorable. Su modo de enfrentar su talento y lo que la música escrita pide tiene una unión granítica. Es como si fuera una estatua viviente que resuena, un David o un Moisés. Que hablan por sí solos, por su imponente belleza. Y no se sabe si son el escultor o en verdad ellos mismos perpetuados en el tiempo (algo así como El pensador de Rodin, que es más allá que la forma y el artista, aún su título, es el pensar mismo). Franco Corelli es fiel a si mismo, a su don, a su convicción. Su presencia escénica es música, tanto como su canto es el sentido escénico. Como pocos. Voces hermosas de gran carrera hay bastantes. Pero que posean una unicidad, que sean únicos como paradigma de personalidad, pocos. Aclaro, no es mi único favorito, amo la diversidad en la voz humana. Pero también reconozco ciertas voces y el manejo de ellas, como obra de arte en sí, por como son empleadas y puestas en acción. Mi reverencia a una de ellas, a Franco Corelli.
A lighter version of Luciano with more control but he came after Caruso and Lanza but I've listened to everything by Corelli and I've come to the conclusion he's the 🐐
Lucas, yo, lo mismo que usted, soy un admirador sempiterno del excelso maestro Franco Corelli; su excelencia vocal y su presencia escénica eran algo digno de admirar en todos los escenarios que lo vieron y aclamaron en vivo y en directo.
@LucasDebevec Me siento muy identificada con sus palabras. Yo también opino q hay muchas grandes, grandìsimas voces que disfrutar y valorar, femeninas y masculinas y por tanto, serìa imposible determinar una sola como la mejor. O eso creì siempre, hasta q escuche la d Corelli. No es solo su calidad, se trata de su "magia": su color, su resonancia, sus volúmenes, sus "ataques", su nervio, esos diminuendo, la potencia emocional que transmite y que se incrusta en el alma de quien lo escucha (o al menos eso sentì yo desde el primer momento) y es capaz de transportarle a otra dimensión... Como usted dice, una obra de arte, una obra maestra, el aire moldeado para regocijo del espìritu!!! Añàdase a eso la imponente estampa del maestro... No hay palabras. Ojalà existiera una màquina del tiempo que nos permitiera disfrutar en vivo de cualquiera de sus actuaciones!!!
I haven't heard this live recording of Corelli singing Nessun Dorma, but it must have been right at his peak, because you can actually feel the energy and power this man possessed, yet his finesse when he diminuendos on his high registered is also something to marvel at. Sorry, but Corelli did make Pavarotti sound like a choir boy! Sorry too to see so few comments on a voice that has and will be forever the greatest voice of all!
Why you would compare Pavarotti to Corelli is beyond me.. one is a lyric tenor and the other a Spinto/dramatic,,of course Corelli has a much bigger voice..apples and oranges.
No one and NO ONE could equal Franco! If only television had been more developed in his life time, we would have had MORE of this divine tenor.. he has our love forever.
it's a pity there is such a tiny visual record of corelli live. to my knowledge, while there are some good handfulls of live excerpts, i am aware of only two or three that capture what i remember of his presence and energy on stage. 1. a rehearsal segment of Cavalleria Rusticana from Scala with Simionato. 2. a chopped up act III Tosca duet with Lisa Della Casa. not great sound but great singing from him and that wild stage animal thing he had going is there to some extent. 3. core n'grato from a concert in japan mid 70s. the brief smile at the end. yes, corelli did smile. those are the three that remind me most strongly of what i remember of him live and can all be found on youtube.
Franco Corelli owned Nessun Dorma, even though Pavarotti used it as his signature song he did pay tribute to Corelli and his "vocal chords of steel." I believe he performed Calaf in Turandot at the Met, more than any other Tenor even though he started there in 1961 at age 40 and retired at age 50.Thank you for posting . RIP Franco Corelli, Bravo to Infiniti!
I saw Franco Corelli and Lisa Albanese at Lincoln Center in April 1966 on my first date with the woman who would become my wife. But I couldn't take my eyes off him - the Rock Hudson of Opera!
Boris Van Druff I’ve always had a hard time ranking Caruso... we must remember unfortunately none of his recordings are live and in-studio while back then is very very close to live, it is not.
Lohengrin O I'm totally agree with you: indeed, greatest ever! I liked too the opinion of another admirer of Corelli (N. Lidar), who said here earlier that Corelli is the Callas of tenors. How beautiful this compliment! I never heard such inspired think! (Please excuse my English! It's not my predilect language.)
A voice from heaven - the high testosterone section of heaven. Makes me want to go out and be a lumberjack! Wonderful. The male voice at its most beautiful and most virile.
Leaves me breathless; the auditory equivalent of seeing the sun rise over the grand canyon. Anyone else get a bit moist eyed with the overwhelming beauty of this singing?
I dare someone to find one bad thing. I'll be waiting. What a package was our dear Corelli; extremely beautiful voice, physicality and personality. Life is unfair.. No one does Calaf better than him, he is the Callas of tenors...
WOW! „He is the Callas of tenors!" I love you for this inspired formula putting together two of the three Gods of my lyric Universe: Callas, Corelli, and Bastianini!
Corelli had an absolutely Magnificent voice, but I can’t listen to him in good recordings because of his appalling lisp. You can’t really hear it hear because of the grainy acoustic quality. Still no question one of the greats.
Un Calaf di questa dimensione lo si definisce solamente colossale, fraseggio, acuti ben tenuti, legato, messe di voce, passaggi di registro e lucentezza vocale... poi può non piacere, esistono anche persone che non lo ritengono il più grande tenore romantico/eroico di sempre, ma passeranno decenni prima di risentire una simile voce, seppure mai accadrà... godetevi le registrazioni, le sue filature ed i suoi diminuendo incredibili... scherzando li ho definiti, per il perfetto controllo della sua enorme colonna vocale, come tenere le briglie di una quadriga di cavalli arabi al galoppo in una curva del circo Massimo (ricordate Ben Hur?)
E umanamente impossibile questa e una voce mandata da dio ,unica celestiale divina di una bellezza piu brillante di un diadema ,grazie uomo meraviglioso
Bonjour incomparable mr corelli cette voix unique qui manque beaucoup de nos jours merci à vous pour ce superbe partage grâce à vous il reste et restera à jamais le grand et beau ténor de tous les temps merci vraiment et bravo à l immortel
Why can't listeners just be thankful Corelli and Pavarotti sang and stop comparing them.Corelli was a spinto tenor and Pavarotti a lyric tenor both great tenors.To hear another superb tenor sing this aria listen to Jussi Bjorling, tonal quality, technique, effortless singing.
They were both wonderful. Corelli had a darker tone (which he managed by lowering his larynx), similar to Caruso's, a fast vibrato and a bright voice that seemed to jump towards the high notes. In my opinion, Corelli's voice allows him to make a better Mario Cavaradossi than Pavarotti. Pavarotti had a rounder and more mature voice, a better falsetto and the power of his voice was not as bright and young as Corelli's but a little more static but sweet and firm. To me it seems Pavarotti's voice allows him to make a better Rodolfo than Corelli. Excellent tenors, but different nuances.
@@uma22 well stated. Love young pavarotti's voice, his voice is not the same after late 1980's. Most recordings unfortunately made during those 3 tenors time at 1990s... To me, Pavarotti has strong clean diction and techniques, also very wise, he prefer not to do full Calaf as his major operatic repretores, only this aria. Corelli is almost perfect Prince Calaf to go through the hectic act 3 action.
And THIS is how one must sing Nessun Dorma. What a voice, what a presence, class, elegance. Unique and very rare talent. All the others tenors are pale shadows, compared to Corelli. ❤
@@LohengrinO SENZA DUBBIO|||||||IO L'HO VEDUTO, DA RAGAZZINA, MOLTE VOLTE A ROMA! QUANDO ERA IN SCENA, OLTRE AD ESSERE INCANTATI DALLA SUA MERAVIGLIOSA VOCE, NON SI POTEVA CHE TENERGLI GLI OCCHI ADDOSSO||||||UN ATTORE PERFETTO, UNA BELLEZZA SENZA PARI!!!!E UNA PASSIONE NEL RECITARE CHE TRASFORMAVA IN UNA STORIA CREDIBILISSIMA TUTTO QUELLO CHE INTERPRETAVA||||||NESSUNO COME LUI!!
When I first started this video I had my setting set to 2x and I nearly had a hard attack. Also the greatest Calaf forever and ever. Voice of steel but beautiful at the same time... that diminuendo around 1:25... wow
Lohengrin O also I have a story. Recently I’ve been sending my mother, who knows very little about opera, some videos, many from your channel. I sent her Maria’s massive high C from Medea in Florence and she called me saying “when that composer wrote this did he have any idea that someone would be able to sing it LIKE THAT?!”
This and Jussi Bjorling's 1944 rendition cast the longest shadows. But without doubt Corelli was the finest Calaf and Andrea Chenier on stage . in the history of opera.
@@lucaslion1390 Then it's being played back at the wrong speed. This aria is NEVER done at a higher pitch; there's chorus involved, and they wouldn't have the entire chorus relearn it at a higher pitch; no way.
@@lucaslion1390 I think where you heard that was in connection with his practice time with his coaches, pianists and so on. He used to work on all his material half a step up so that when performance time came he was completely confident that he had the notes.
Corelli be like: How do I one-up my Nessun Dorma performance? I know! Sing it one semitone higher! 💡 On a serious note, I rate this performance a VINCERO/10
Sono le h. 1 di notte in Italia....ed un illustre Italiano d.o.c. ...viene alla ribalta....è il mio fantastico e bellissimo Principe Franco Dario Corelli...vestito di tutto punto con il costume di Calaf..che emette un acuto così titanico ...ma ovattato di velluto raffinatissimo che anche la povera Turandot...che pocanzi era cinta di gelo...si scioglie tra le sue possenti...acuti !!! Sicuramente sto celiando un pochino ...perché sul mio Corelli ho scritto di tutto e di più...è il mio Idolo idolatrato e qualsiasi cosa abbiano scritto e commentato qui sotto i signori competenti e per quel mio poco capire ed intuito....sono sicura che i Toni erano tutti favorevoli e poi c'è pure N. Lidar che mi aiuta a sapere qualche cosa in più....Caro Lohengrin O...quel Titanic ti riferivi alla gigantesca voce del mio adorato Corelli???un grazie ed un saluto sincero da Elsa Asta.😚😚😚😚😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥
Caro Lohengrin O....hai per tutti una parola gentile....capisco che non puoi scrivere in italiano....però ti assicuro che il francese lo capisco abbastanza bene...e sarei contenta che tu mi rispondessi anche a piccoli monosillabi...è una mia minima esigenza....ma se non vuoi pazienza !! Mi accontentero' e ben inteso, sempre ringraziando, la tua benevolenza, dei graditissimi cuoricini e congratulazioni...merci ...merci beaucoup....Elsa.
Lohengrin O ...finalmente un accenno in italiano....si..si..ero sicura che ti riferivi alla voce colossale del mio Corelli....pochi tenori illustri possono dire di essere dotati di questa potenza vocale!! Io penso che stare sulla scena...con una orchestra imponente...quasi assordante, specie in alcuni minuti, se non hai la.voce come una cannonata a lunga gittata...sono guai.. Sparisci dalla scena !!! Io adoro tanto il mio Corelli !! Ti confesso una cosa...ogni volta che lo sento mi procura...un groppo alla gola e non lo voglio pensare...assente da questo Mondo !!! Scusami Lohengrin O...per questo piccolo sfogo...ciao ..ciao...bando alla tristezza...😂😂😂 Elsa.
@@elsaasta5164 Cara Elsa, posso vedere dalle tue parole ben scritte quanto sei appassionata e affettuosa con il grande Franco. Come ho commentato in inglese, ho detto: Franco è la Callas dei tenori! Buona giornata, Nuri Lidar
There are some comments comparing Corelli with Pavarotti. There is no competition. Pavarotti was a fine tenor but just not in the same league as Corelli. In fact nobody was. Some have come close but for roles such as Calaf, Cavaradossi, Manrico, etc. Corelli is the best. More powerful, more passionate and more moving. As for the current generation of tenors. Well...,
The only two Tenor i feel i can compare Corelli with are Del Monaco and Kraus. Del Monaco is the perfect dramatic tenor. Kraus is the perfect lyric Tenor. Corelli is the Greatest lyric spinto. So much difference, so great. Kraus was the Technical perfection. Del Monaco was the rude power. Corelli… is the voice of God.
Francesco - he wasn’t cute! My God he was gorgeous!!! And along with Callas in Vestale, Norma and Poliuto they were the most stunning and sensational looking duo to ever be seen on the stages of the world 😍, regards. Dana
Voices are all different, even the great ones. Consequently some voices are better suited to particular roles than others. Corelli is very well suited to Calaf. For myself (and others may think differently, that’s fine) and taken overall, Björling is still my ‘go to’ tenor. But for me, of course Corelli remains ‘up there’, and for some roles it is one of his recordings that I will naturally reach for first.
ξέρετε από ποια ηχογράφηση είναι; έτος και / ή τόπος; Είναι μια απίστευτη ηχογράφηση, ο αγαπημένος μου τενόρος χωρίς αμφιβολία, σας ευχαριστώ για αυτή την όμορφη προσφορά. sorry my greek is not very good
Tuning all instruments in an orchestra by a quarter tone would be impossible - it doesn't exist! I believe you mean 'semitone', as it is the smallest musical increment an instrument can tune by. Most live opera would be in the original key, but this recording was probably electronically (digitally) altered, to sound even MORE vibrant than it was!
Ίσως ο καλύτερος Καλάφ, που έχει ακουσθεί. Το να λέμε, όμως, ότι είναι ο μεγαλύτερος τενόρος, που υπήρξε ποτέ, είναι τουλάχιστον αβάσιμο. Ο μεγαλύτερος σε τι; Ο Κορέλλι ήταν ένας σπίντο-δραματικός και φυσικά διέπρεπε στους ανάλογους ρόλους. Δεν μπορούμε να συγκρίνουμε την φωνή του μ' αυτήν τού Ταλιαβίνι, ή τού Τζίλι στο μπελκάντο, διότι απλούστατα είναι διαφορετικές φωνές. Άκουσε κάποιες άριες, όπως για παράδειγμα αυτήν τού ονείρου από την Μανόν με τον Τζίλι, ή την "Μοναξιά τού Βοσκού" (Αρλεζιάνα) με τον Ταλιαβίνι κλπ., υπάρχουν πολλές, που τις ξέρεις. Πώς να τον συγκρίνεις με τον Τίτο Σκίπα; Πέραν αυτών, υπάρχουν και οι καθαρά δραματικοί ρόλοι, όπως τού Οθέλλο, τον οποίο ο Κορέλλι δεν τραγούδησε ποτέ, για λόγους που δεν γνωρίζω. Μπορείς να τον συγκρίνεις με τον Μάριο Ντελ Μόνακο, το Ρεμόν Βινέ και όχι μόνο; Όσο για τον Καρούζο, είχε μία τελείως ξεχωριστή και εξαιρετικά προσαρμόσιμη φωνή, που τού επέτρεπε να τραγουδά τα πάντα! Ήταν, ας πούμε, μία αρσενική Κάλλας, ένας τενόρος σφογκάτο, αν μπορεί να λεχθεί ο όρος, που δεν μπορούμε να το συγκρίνουμε με κανέναν, πολλώ μάλλον αφού δεν έχουμε καλές εγγραφές, λόγω τεχνικών μέσων τής εποχής. Μονάχα διαβάζουμε κι ακούμε τι γράφουν/λένε αυτοί που τον άκουσαν στην σκηνή. Έγραψα και γράφω ελληνικά, διότι αυτή είναι η γλώσσα μου και δεν βλέπω γιατί ο κάθε Ιταλός, Γάλλος, ή Ρώσσος να γράφουν στην δική τους κι εγώ να γράφω αγγλικά. Τέλος, λατρεύω την φωνή τού Κορέλλι, τού αγαπημένου τενόρου τής Κάλλας, αλλά στους ρόλους που ταίριαζαν στην φωνή του. Ευχαριστώ για την κατανόηση και υπομονή σου.
Ταλιαβίνι ειδικά δεν έχω ακούσει καθόλου... Είχε ψηλές νότες ο Καρούζο? είχα διαβάσει κάποτε οτι έπασχε απο το φαινόμενο Ponselle, δηλαδή δεν επιχειρούσε τις ψηλές νότες ή τις κατέβαζε
Ταλιαβίνι, ο γνήσιος διάδοχος των Σκίπα και Τζίλι, μία από τις ωραιότερες φωνές, που δυστυχώς κατέστρεψε μόνος του με ρόλους που δεν ήταν κατάλληλοι γι αυτήν (ό,τι έκανε δηλαδή και ο Πίππο και όχι μόνο). Εδώ μπορείς να κρίνεις μόνος σου ua-cam.com/video/8d1tJXMvMeQ/v-deo.html Για τον Καρούζο και τις ψηλές νότες οι πληροφορίες είναι μάλλον αντιφατικές. Πολλοί λένε ότι τις απέφευγε, αλλά η αλήθεια είναι ότι μάλλον τις είχε, όπως και ότι μπορούσε να τραγουδήσει ρόλο βαρυτόνου. Ήταν ειδική περίπτωση φωνής.
Όντως, ο άνθρωπος ήταν μεγάλος καλλιτέχνης. Για τον Καρούζο και τις ψηλές νότες, άκουσε τούτο στο 3:34 ua-cam.com/video/ZZXM9x28kuQ/v-deo.html Το πληρέστερο σάιτ για τον Καρούζο είναι αυτό εδώ www.enricocaruso.dk/ Περιέχει ο,τιδήποτε έχει ηχογραφήσει ο Καρούζο, όλα!
@@Monnarchmonnarchy In the 60s there was only one divo, a sacred monster: Franco Corelli, but there were several tenors that filled good casts. Today there are not even "stars" and the theaters of consecration take them as a career, training repertoires. Franco, before arriving at La Scala and the MET, spent endless hours in provincial theaters, even with performances from one day to the next. Today, any mosquito opens a role at La Scala. Saludos desde México.
Excellent but not as good as Pavarotti. If you listen carefully there were a couple of notes in the middle where Corelli tightened up and had to push. With Pavarotti it was effortless, he just stood there, opened his mouth and it came out as if there was a machine inside. You could hear any breathing, there were no veins, there was no movement, no strain even when he was overweight and in pain with his knees.
because this is half step higher than the original key of nessun dorma which makes a difficult piece become more difficult. And the fact that Corelli's spinto voice is heavier thus harder to control than Pavarotti's lyric voice
@@Monnarchmonnarchy ofcourse I'm still a student, you idiot haha I'm not even at senior years in the conservatory. You calling Pavarotti an idiot? you will never match at least half of his achievements. Go troll somewhere else. What a typical loser.
@@Monnarchmonnarchy You don't even know what's happening inside a person's body when singing, because I bet you can :) Try to learn to sing so that you will understand more haha you just blabber without technical knowledge in singing. Every person has their own voice and there are tons of techniques in singing. It doesn't mean that if you don't like that singer's technique makes it wrong.
@@Monnarchmonnarchy The idiocy in this one is too strong. hahahaha what can I learn from conservatory? the fuck is that question haha try to research more about conservatory so that you'll know okay? but ofcourse the amount of toxicity in your body won't accept it :))
Titanic? I was half expecting to open this and find out he cracked at the end or something. 🤣 Come on… There are better descriptors. 🤦🏻♂️ I mean I know it's an adjective in and of itself, but still… The only thing that comes to mind is the ship… There's a reason people usually find a different word…
ahhhhhh no mate Im Greek... for me Titanic comes from Titans who were mightier even than the Gods!!! Never thought someone would think the ship ahahahhahaa I quite often use the word Titan in my descriptions... the Titans were beings greater than the Gods (and I never post singers cracking!!)
Bravissimo Franco!
Mucho se habla de su vocalidad, agudos, virilidad, imponencia....
Pero Franco Corelli es mucho más que eso. Ante todo su color de voz es prácticamente inigualable en todo su registro. Si, color de voz, su timbre, son personales sin una mínima imitación. Sin forzar efectos, el sonido que proviene de su garganta es exactamente lo que su intuición le ha hecho sonar. Y eso es invalorable en un artista y su voz, su vocalidad : respetar al compositor y respetar su propia impronta.
El modo de encarar la música es honorable. Su modo de enfrentar su talento y lo que la música escrita pide tiene una unión granítica. Es como si fuera una estatua viviente que resuena, un David o un Moisés. Que hablan por sí solos, por su imponente belleza. Y no se sabe si son el escultor o en verdad ellos mismos perpetuados en el tiempo (algo así como El pensador de Rodin, que es más allá que la forma y el artista, aún su título, es el pensar mismo). Franco Corelli es fiel a si mismo, a su don, a su convicción. Su presencia escénica es música, tanto como su canto es el sentido escénico. Como pocos. Voces hermosas de gran carrera hay bastantes. Pero que posean una unicidad, que sean únicos como paradigma de personalidad, pocos. Aclaro, no es mi único favorito, amo la diversidad en la voz humana. Pero también reconozco ciertas voces y el manejo de ellas, como obra de arte en sí, por como son empleadas y puestas en acción. Mi reverencia a una de ellas, a Franco Corelli.
Splendide e vere parole...
Si magnifico
A lighter version of Luciano with more control but he came after Caruso and Lanza but I've listened to everything by Corelli and I've come to the conclusion he's the 🐐
Lucas, yo, lo mismo que usted, soy un admirador sempiterno del excelso maestro Franco Corelli; su excelencia vocal y su presencia escénica eran algo digno de admirar en todos los escenarios que lo vieron y aclamaron en vivo y en directo.
@LucasDebevec Me siento muy identificada con sus palabras. Yo también opino q hay muchas grandes, grandìsimas voces que disfrutar y valorar, femeninas y masculinas y por tanto, serìa imposible determinar una sola como la mejor. O eso creì siempre, hasta q escuche la d Corelli. No es solo su calidad, se trata de su "magia": su color, su resonancia, sus volúmenes, sus "ataques", su nervio, esos diminuendo, la potencia emocional que transmite y que se incrusta en el alma de quien lo escucha (o al menos eso sentì yo desde el primer momento) y es capaz de transportarle a otra dimensión... Como usted dice, una obra de arte, una obra maestra, el aire moldeado para regocijo del espìritu!!!
Añàdase a eso la imponente estampa del maestro... No hay palabras. Ojalà existiera una màquina del tiempo que nos permitiera disfrutar en vivo de cualquiera de sus actuaciones!!!
I haven't heard this live recording of Corelli singing Nessun Dorma, but it must have been right at his peak, because you can actually feel the energy and power this man possessed, yet his finesse when he diminuendos on his high registered is also something to marvel at. Sorry, but Corelli did make Pavarotti sound like a choir boy! Sorry too to see so few comments on a voice that has and will be forever the greatest voice of all!
Why you would compare Pavarotti to Corelli is beyond me.. one is a lyric tenor and the other a Spinto/dramatic,,of course Corelli has a much bigger voice..apples and oranges.
Incomparable. Corelli. The most extraordinary and greatest tenor of my lifetime
Franco Corelli is out of this world!!! THE GREATEST TENOR EVER!!!
Callas also thought so
Yes !!!!!
No one and NO ONE could equal Franco! If only television had been more developed in his life time, we would have had MORE of this divine tenor.. he has our love forever.
Absolutely!
it's a pity there is such a tiny visual record of corelli live.
to my knowledge, while there are some good handfulls of live excerpts, i am aware of only two or three that capture what i remember of his presence and energy on stage.
1. a rehearsal segment of Cavalleria Rusticana from Scala with Simionato.
2. a chopped up act III Tosca duet with Lisa Della Casa. not great sound but great singing from him and that wild stage animal thing he had going is there to some extent.
3. core n'grato from a concert in japan mid 70s. the brief smile at the end. yes, corelli did smile.
those are the three that remind me most strongly of what i remember of him live and can all be found on youtube.
@@artistsf1 there exists also his La Forza del Destino complete Opera with Renata Tebaldi. A masterpiece!
There is a live video of the young Corelli!
He was magnificent!
Yes, Corelli was and will always be the greatest tenor of them all!
Franco Corelli owned Nessun Dorma, even though Pavarotti used it as his signature song he did pay tribute to Corelli and his "vocal chords of steel." I believe he performed Calaf in Turandot at the Met, more than any other Tenor even though he started there in 1961 at age 40 and retired at age 50.Thank you for posting . RIP Franco Corelli, Bravo to Infiniti!
Gorgeously coloured, hugely resonant, and vibrato to shake you to your core. Corelli was indisputably on a different level.
I saw Franco Corelli and Lisa Albanese at Lincoln Center in April 1966 on my first date with the woman who would become my wife. But I couldn't take my eyes off him - the Rock Hudson of Opera!
What was the voice like in the house?
that's a heck of a first date!
Corelli was the ultimate tenor of all time. The king of tenors.
The greatest tenor after WW2. Period.
greatest ever..
Lohengrin O I’d be hesitant to put him above Caruso...but then again, I’d be hesitant to put him below Caruso, too.
Boris Van Druff I’ve always had a hard time ranking Caruso... we must remember unfortunately none of his recordings are live and in-studio while back then is very very close to live, it is not.
Lohengrin O I'm totally agree with you: indeed, greatest ever! I liked too the opinion of another admirer of Corelli (N. Lidar), who said here earlier that Corelli is the Callas of tenors. How beautiful this compliment! I never heard such inspired think!
(Please excuse my English! It's not my predilect language.)
@@szilvia2080 Thank you, Bernadette!
A voice from heaven - the high testosterone section of heaven. Makes me want to go out and be a lumberjack! Wonderful. The male voice at its most beautiful and most virile.
You're right! You just can't listen to any other tenor once you have heard Corelli!
Who could top this? So virile, powerful and incredible in this live event!
Leaves me breathless; the auditory equivalent of seeing the sun rise over the grand canyon. Anyone else get a bit moist eyed with the overwhelming beauty of this singing?
Saw him in this a number of times at the Met during the 1960's with Nilsson. Truly Electrifying!!
I dare someone to find one bad thing. I'll be waiting.
What a package was our dear Corelli; extremely beautiful voice, physicality and personality. Life is unfair.. No one does Calaf better than him, he is the Callas of tenors...
Nature is the greatest Racist of them all
@@LohengrinO As Judi Dench said, it is grossly unfair!!!
...to look that way, to be able to sing that way, to be able to act that way... (for Maria!)
WOW! „He is the Callas of tenors!" I love you for this inspired formula putting together two of the three Gods of my lyric Universe: Callas, Corelli, and Bastianini!
Corelli had an absolutely
Magnificent voice, but I can’t listen to him in good recordings because of his appalling lisp. You can’t really hear it hear because of the grainy acoustic quality. Still no question one of the greats.
My favorite tenor while I was growing up.I was very sorry when he retired from the stage at only fifty.
Corelli is Kalaf.
nobody not even caruso had the dynamics the control this man had over his gift he had micheal the arch angels voice !
Un Calaf di questa dimensione lo si definisce solamente colossale, fraseggio, acuti ben tenuti, legato, messe di voce, passaggi di registro e lucentezza vocale... poi può non piacere, esistono anche persone che non lo ritengono il più grande tenore romantico/eroico di sempre, ma passeranno decenni prima di risentire una simile voce, seppure mai accadrà... godetevi le registrazioni, le sue filature ed i suoi diminuendo incredibili... scherzando li ho definiti, per il perfetto controllo della sua enorme colonna vocale, come tenere le briglie di una quadriga di cavalli arabi al galoppo in una curva del circo Massimo (ricordate Ben Hur?)
E umanamente impossibile questa e una voce mandata da dio ,unica celestiale divina di una bellezza piu brillante di un diadema ,grazie uomo meraviglioso
Bonjour incomparable mr corelli cette voix unique qui manque beaucoup de nos jours merci à vous pour ce superbe partage grâce à vous il reste et restera à jamais le grand et beau ténor de tous les temps merci vraiment et bravo à l immortel
Wow! What a voice. Amazing.
Why can't listeners just be thankful Corelli and Pavarotti sang and stop comparing them.Corelli was a spinto tenor and Pavarotti a lyric tenor both great tenors.To hear another superb tenor sing this aria listen to Jussi Bjorling, tonal quality, technique, effortless singing.
Like Comparing Bog Gibson with Jackie Robinson. Both fierce competitors but one was a pitcher and the other an infielder.
@@JRobbySh or my grand mother Rita to my grandmother Adele. WORD 🇫🇷👍💙🤗 Arnuad Bourbon Amaral
You're right - except for one thing (in my opinion) Pavarotti's voice had no soul!
Everyone needs someone else to look down on. Silly, isn't it?
À ce jour, c'est la plus grande /belle voix lyrique que la nature humaine a pu me m'offrir
Magnificent Calaf! Finest craftsmanship on the biggest pipe, Bravo!!
e umanamente impossibile questa e una voce mandata da dio, unica celestiale piu brillante di un diadema ,grazie uomo venuto dal cielo
Such a virile, dashingly heroic sound. It's a disgrace that Pavarotti is best remembered for singing this aria.. he was no Corelli.
Franco is an amazing Calaf, no doubt and certainly my favorite. Luciano had a beautiful color and his phrasing was awesome. It's stunning.
i heard them both live, in the house.
no contest.
i am very fond of Pavarotti, just not in this rep.
Pavarotti may be the same technical level, but this man's timbre and volume, plus artistry is so obvious superior...
They were both wonderful.
Corelli had a darker tone (which he managed by lowering his larynx), similar to Caruso's, a fast vibrato and a bright voice that seemed to jump towards the high notes. In my opinion, Corelli's voice allows him to make a better Mario Cavaradossi than Pavarotti.
Pavarotti had a rounder and more mature voice, a better falsetto and the power of his voice was not as bright and young as Corelli's but a little more static but sweet and firm. To me it seems Pavarotti's voice allows him to make a better Rodolfo than Corelli.
Excellent tenors, but different nuances.
@@uma22 well stated. Love young pavarotti's voice, his voice is not the same after late 1980's. Most recordings unfortunately made during those 3 tenors time at 1990s... To me, Pavarotti has strong clean diction and techniques, also very wise, he prefer not to do full Calaf as his major operatic repretores, only this aria. Corelli is almost perfect Prince Calaf to go through the hectic act 3 action.
O voce dumnezeiasca , incomparabila!
And THIS is how one must sing Nessun Dorma. What a voice, what a presence, class, elegance. Unique and very rare talent. All the others tenors are pale shadows, compared to Corelli. ❤
初めはデル・モナコのネッスンドルマを聞いて鳥肌が立ちましたがコネッリを聞いたら、魂の奥に響き、以後毎日コネッリだけになっています😍💖
Absolute top of the line!
Bonjour sublime mr corelli la voix unique untrestres grand tenor et le plus beau
A Roman God.
Gorgeous man with a voice that makes my knees weak!
Non è isteria, ma entusiasmo. Ho la pelle d'oca anch'io...
Mon Dieu que c'est beau 🤩
Le plus bel homme de l'histoire de l'opéra
Lohengrin O Yesss, yesss, yesssssss! :) 💓💓💓
D’accord! Sa voix est magnifique!
Bonjour oui c edt tres autant la voix sublime que le personnage oui qui a ete le plus beau et de loin
@@LohengrinO SENZA DUBBIO|||||||IO L'HO VEDUTO, DA RAGAZZINA, MOLTE VOLTE A ROMA! QUANDO ERA IN SCENA, OLTRE AD ESSERE INCANTATI DALLA SUA MERAVIGLIOSA VOCE, NON SI POTEVA CHE TENERGLI GLI OCCHI ADDOSSO||||||UN ATTORE PERFETTO, UNA BELLEZZA SENZA PARI!!!!E UNA PASSIONE NEL RECITARE CHE TRASFORMAVA IN UNA STORIA CREDIBILISSIMA TUTTO QUELLO CHE INTERPRETAVA||||||NESSUNO COME LUI!!
Monstruos, absurd, awesome!
Such a dynamic and beautiful singer, brilliant, thank you so much for posting this. 👏👏👏😁👍
ER IST UND BLEIBT DER CALAF DES 20.JAHRHUNDERTS
Лучшего Калафа нет!...
When I first started this video I had my setting set to 2x and I nearly had a hard attack.
Also the greatest Calaf forever and ever. Voice of steel but beautiful at the same time... that diminuendo around 1:25... wow
Drop dead Gorgeous both vocally and physically... some people have it all!!!
Lohengrin O yes and they’re impossible to envy... it is only possible to admire
impossible to envy for u, I think these people become the target of unbelievable envy
Lohengrin O well do I wish I could sing like Franco? Absolutely. Do I hate him for being so great? Never. How could you?
Lohengrin O also I have a story. Recently I’ve been sending my mother, who knows very little about opera, some videos, many from your channel. I sent her Maria’s massive high C from Medea in Florence and she called me saying “when that composer wrote this did he have any idea that someone would be able to sing it LIKE THAT?!”
SIMPLY HEAVEN ON EARTH!
this is IT for me... I am in love....
All the masculinity in the world singing opera
This and Jussi Bjorling's 1944 rendition cast the longest shadows. But without doubt Corelli was the finest Calaf and
Andrea Chenier on stage . in the history of opera.
BELLEZA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bonjour je l adore dans cet air cette voix unique incomparable bravos a notre immense beau tenor immortel ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Gigantisch!
THE ONE AND ONLY❤❤❤❤
Never understood why there wasn't a break in the music after this Aria when it was played in the opera house to give the chance for Applause
puccini died too soon
someone else made the ending Hollywood happy one, not at all Puccini's style, should had been a tragic one instead.
Agreed
Bravo Maestro!
Did corelli actually sing this a half step up live??! Everyday he reminds me why he's the best tenor that ever lived 😭😭(in my opinion)
It's more than an opinion - it's fact! Corelli stands alone!
of course he didn't
@@sananton2821 yes he did, that's half a tone higher than the original key
@@lucaslion1390 Then it's being played back at the wrong speed. This aria is NEVER done at a higher pitch; there's chorus involved, and they wouldn't have the entire chorus relearn it at a higher pitch; no way.
@@lucaslion1390 I think where you heard that was in connection with his practice time with his coaches, pianists and so on. He used to work on all his material half a step up so that when performance time came he was completely confident that he had the notes.
And the charlatans today who dare compare themselves to Corelli - what a joke 😂
PIANGO PER LA GRANDE EMOZIONE MI DA LA SUA VOCE
Fantastico.
Que bueno que tenemos archivo de esto, ovaciones así solo he visto en vídeos de Baryshnikov y Alicia Alonso...
Corelli be like: How do I one-up my Nessun Dorma performance? I know! Sing it one semitone higher! 💡
On a serious note, I rate this performance a VINCERO/10
Sono le h. 1 di notte in Italia....ed un illustre Italiano d.o.c. ...viene alla ribalta....è il mio fantastico e bellissimo Principe Franco Dario Corelli...vestito di tutto punto con il costume di Calaf..che emette un acuto così titanico ...ma ovattato di velluto raffinatissimo che anche la povera Turandot...che pocanzi era cinta di gelo...si scioglie tra le sue possenti...acuti !!! Sicuramente sto celiando un pochino ...perché sul mio Corelli ho scritto di tutto e di più...è il mio Idolo idolatrato e qualsiasi cosa abbiano scritto e commentato qui sotto i signori competenti e per quel mio poco capire ed intuito....sono sicura che i Toni erano tutti favorevoli e poi c'è pure N. Lidar che mi aiuta a sapere qualche cosa in più....Caro Lohengrin O...quel Titanic ti riferivi alla gigantesca voce del mio adorato Corelli???un grazie ed un saluto sincero da Elsa Asta.😚😚😚😚😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥
Caro Lohengrin O....hai per tutti una parola gentile....capisco che non puoi scrivere in italiano....però ti assicuro che il francese lo capisco abbastanza bene...e sarei contenta che tu mi rispondessi anche a piccoli monosillabi...è una mia minima esigenza....ma se non vuoi pazienza !! Mi accontentero' e ben inteso, sempre ringraziando, la tua benevolenza, dei graditissimi cuoricini e congratulazioni...merci ...merci beaucoup....Elsa.
Sì, con Titanic intendo la voce di Corelli
Lohengrin O ...finalmente un accenno in italiano....si..si..ero sicura che ti riferivi alla voce colossale del mio Corelli....pochi tenori illustri possono dire di essere dotati di questa potenza vocale!! Io penso che stare sulla scena...con una orchestra imponente...quasi assordante, specie in alcuni minuti, se non hai la.voce come una cannonata a lunga gittata...sono guai..
Sparisci dalla scena !!! Io adoro tanto il mio Corelli !! Ti confesso una cosa...ogni volta che lo sento mi procura...un groppo alla gola e non lo voglio pensare...assente da questo Mondo !!! Scusami Lohengrin O...per questo piccolo sfogo...ciao ..ciao...bando alla tristezza...😂😂😂 Elsa.
Per me, Franco Corelli è il più grande tenore di sempre
@@elsaasta5164 Cara Elsa, posso vedere dalle tue parole ben scritte quanto sei appassionata e affettuosa con il grande Franco. Come ho commentato in inglese, ho detto: Franco è la Callas dei tenori! Buona giornata, Nuri Lidar
LA VOZ MAS HERMOSA
Come l'acqua di una fonte pura sgorga dalla terra , così la sua voce sgorga dalla musica di Puccini .
There are some comments comparing Corelli with Pavarotti. There is no competition. Pavarotti was a fine tenor but just not in the same league as Corelli. In fact nobody was. Some have come close but for roles such as Calaf, Cavaradossi, Manrico, etc. Corelli is the best. More powerful, more passionate and more moving. As for the current generation of tenors. Well...,
Lauri-Volpi?
The only two Tenor i feel i can compare Corelli with are Del Monaco and Kraus. Del Monaco is the perfect dramatic tenor. Kraus is the perfect lyric Tenor. Corelli is the Greatest lyric spinto. So much difference, so great. Kraus was the Technical perfection. Del Monaco was the rude power. Corelli… is the voice of God.
@@toivonencresto exactly
Insuperabile. Non era di questa Terra.
He was also very cute 😅
..took the words out of my mouth DCFunBud
Francesco - he wasn’t cute! My God he was gorgeous!!! And along with Callas in Vestale, Norma and Poliuto they were the most stunning and sensational looking duo to ever be seen on the stages of the world 😍, regards. Dana
I forgot about their Fedora .. and Tosca 😍
Voina Marius Pirata too!
Manoli S. Oh yeah the 58 Scala production.. jeez to listen to them would be 😍 but who knows what people will discover in the future?
That was just what I needed after a lousy day. Thank you. It is just the epitome of effortless and non-striving. And pure sex.
Sounds good!
TO FREDDIE MERCURY FANS THIS IS WHAT A TRUE OPERETIC TENOR SOUNDS LIKE WITH OUT A MICRAPHONE HALFWAY DOWN YOUR THROAT !
Grandiose !
Angelic ❤
I can't say anything because I'm crying ....so beautiful !
Weirdo
simply the b est
great version of aria exciting no pushing not greatest voice just great voice sang it right bravo corelli sad 2003 you died did lauri volpi proud
Voices are all different, even the great ones. Consequently some voices are better suited to particular roles than others.
Corelli is very well suited to Calaf. For myself (and others may think differently, that’s fine) and taken overall, Björling is still my ‘go to’ tenor.
But for me, of course Corelli remains ‘up there’, and for some roles it is one of his recordings that I will naturally reach for first.
❤❤❤ W O W
The one
Unico💖💐
Easily a top 5 tenor of all time. Needed more exposure.
Lanza, Pavarotti, Bjorling, Carerras and Domingo are also my favorites!
Lanza, c'est une blague j'espère
isn't this transposed up by one step? or am i going crazy? this is amazing btw
yes, he took it up
Pavarotti.... YOU ARE FIRED
why? Luciano was a God as well
@@LohengrinO Corelli did the impossible, defeated Pavarotti
@@LohengrinO If Pav is a God then Corelli must be a Father of God.
Brilliant•♫♪ ॐ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪
ξέρετε από ποια ηχογράφηση είναι; έτος και / ή τόπος; Είναι μια απίστευτη ηχογράφηση, ο αγαπημένος μου τενόρος χωρίς αμφιβολία, σας ευχαριστώ για αυτή την όμορφη προσφορά.
sorry my greek is not very good
This recording, by contrast, is a quarter tone higher..., which alterates the color voice, vibrato and even vocal typology
Tuning all instruments in an orchestra by a quarter tone would be impossible - it doesn't exist! I believe you mean 'semitone', as it is the smallest musical increment an instrument can tune by. Most live opera would be in the original key, but this recording was probably electronically (digitally) altered, to sound even MORE vibrant than it was!
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Ίσως ο καλύτερος Καλάφ, που έχει ακουσθεί. Το να λέμε, όμως, ότι είναι ο μεγαλύτερος τενόρος, που υπήρξε ποτέ, είναι τουλάχιστον αβάσιμο. Ο μεγαλύτερος σε τι; Ο Κορέλλι ήταν ένας σπίντο-δραματικός και φυσικά διέπρεπε στους ανάλογους ρόλους. Δεν μπορούμε να συγκρίνουμε την φωνή του μ' αυτήν τού Ταλιαβίνι, ή τού Τζίλι στο μπελκάντο, διότι απλούστατα είναι διαφορετικές φωνές. Άκουσε κάποιες άριες, όπως για παράδειγμα αυτήν τού ονείρου από την Μανόν με τον Τζίλι, ή την "Μοναξιά τού Βοσκού" (Αρλεζιάνα) με τον Ταλιαβίνι κλπ., υπάρχουν πολλές, που τις ξέρεις. Πώς να τον συγκρίνεις με τον Τίτο Σκίπα; Πέραν αυτών, υπάρχουν και οι καθαρά δραματικοί ρόλοι, όπως τού Οθέλλο, τον οποίο ο Κορέλλι δεν τραγούδησε ποτέ, για λόγους που δεν γνωρίζω. Μπορείς να τον συγκρίνεις με τον Μάριο Ντελ Μόνακο, το Ρεμόν Βινέ και όχι μόνο;
Όσο για τον Καρούζο, είχε μία τελείως ξεχωριστή και εξαιρετικά προσαρμόσιμη φωνή, που τού επέτρεπε να τραγουδά τα πάντα! Ήταν, ας πούμε, μία αρσενική Κάλλας, ένας τενόρος σφογκάτο, αν μπορεί να λεχθεί ο όρος, που δεν μπορούμε να το συγκρίνουμε με κανέναν, πολλώ μάλλον αφού δεν έχουμε καλές εγγραφές, λόγω τεχνικών μέσων τής εποχής. Μονάχα διαβάζουμε κι ακούμε τι γράφουν/λένε αυτοί που τον άκουσαν στην σκηνή.
Έγραψα και γράφω ελληνικά, διότι αυτή είναι η γλώσσα μου και δεν βλέπω γιατί ο κάθε Ιταλός, Γάλλος, ή Ρώσσος να γράφουν στην δική τους κι εγώ να γράφω αγγλικά.
Τέλος, λατρεύω την φωνή τού Κορέλλι, τού αγαπημένου τενόρου τής Κάλλας, αλλά στους ρόλους που ταίριαζαν στην φωνή του.
Ευχαριστώ για την κατανόηση και υπομονή σου.
Ταλιαβίνι ειδικά δεν έχω ακούσει καθόλου... Είχε ψηλές νότες ο Καρούζο? είχα διαβάσει κάποτε οτι έπασχε απο το φαινόμενο Ponselle, δηλαδή δεν επιχειρούσε τις ψηλές νότες ή τις κατέβαζε
Ταλιαβίνι, ο γνήσιος διάδοχος των Σκίπα και Τζίλι, μία από τις ωραιότερες φωνές, που δυστυχώς κατέστρεψε μόνος του με ρόλους που δεν ήταν κατάλληλοι γι αυτήν (ό,τι έκανε δηλαδή και ο Πίππο και όχι μόνο). Εδώ μπορείς να κρίνεις μόνος σου ua-cam.com/video/8d1tJXMvMeQ/v-deo.html
Για τον Καρούζο και τις ψηλές νότες οι πληροφορίες είναι μάλλον αντιφατικές. Πολλοί λένε ότι τις απέφευγε, αλλά η αλήθεια είναι ότι μάλλον τις είχε, όπως και ότι μπορούσε να τραγουδήσει ρόλο βαρυτόνου. Ήταν ειδική περίπτωση φωνής.
Πανέμορφη φωνή πραγματικά... και τόσο ευαίσθητη
Όντως, ο άνθρωπος ήταν μεγάλος καλλιτέχνης. Για τον Καρούζο και τις ψηλές νότες, άκουσε τούτο στο 3:34 ua-cam.com/video/ZZXM9x28kuQ/v-deo.html Το πληρέστερο σάιτ για τον Καρούζο είναι αυτό εδώ www.enricocaruso.dk/ Περιέχει ο,τιδήποτε έχει ηχογραφήσει ο Καρούζο, όλα!
..τρομερά βεβιασμένο φαλσέτο στο Salut η ψηλή νότα
INDIMENTICABILE|||||
Which performance is this from? Is there an album of it?
Which recording is this from?
0:38
When recorded? Where?
La Scala, Opening Night 7 December 1964. Gianandrea Gavazzeni, cond.
@@Monnarchmonnarchy Indeed, it is superior to the EMI registry, Rome Opera, with Molinari-Pradelli.
@@Monnarchmonnarchy In the 60s there was only one divo, a sacred monster: Franco Corelli, but there were several tenors that filled good casts. Today there are not even "stars" and the theaters of consecration take them as a career, training repertoires. Franco, before arriving at La Scala and the MET, spent endless hours in provincial theaters, even with performances from one day to the next. Today, any mosquito opens a role at La Scala. Saludos desde México.
Excellent but not as good as Pavarotti. If you listen carefully there were a couple of notes in the middle where Corelli tightened up and had to push. With Pavarotti it was effortless, he just stood there, opened his mouth and it came out as if there was a machine inside. You could hear any breathing, there were no veins, there was no movement, no strain even when he was overweight and in pain with his knees.
because this is half step higher than the original key of nessun dorma which makes a difficult piece become more difficult. And the fact that Corelli's spinto voice is heavier thus harder to control than Pavarotti's lyric voice
@@Monnarchmonnarchy what a rude comment. wow calling pavarotti an idiot. I would love to hear you sing better :))
@@Monnarchmonnarchy ofcourse I'm still a student, you idiot haha I'm not even at senior years in the conservatory. You calling Pavarotti an idiot? you will never match at least half of his achievements. Go troll somewhere else. What a typical loser.
@@Monnarchmonnarchy You don't even know what's happening inside a person's body when singing, because I bet you can :) Try to learn to sing so that you will understand more haha you just blabber without technical knowledge in singing. Every person has their own voice and there are tons of techniques in singing. It doesn't mean that if you don't like that singer's technique makes it wrong.
@@Monnarchmonnarchy The idiocy in this one is too strong. hahahaha what can I learn from conservatory? the fuck is that question haha try to research more about conservatory so that you'll know okay? but ofcourse the amount of toxicity in your body won't accept it :))
Titanic? I was half expecting to open this and find out he cracked at the end or something. 🤣 Come on… There are better descriptors. 🤦🏻♂️ I mean I know it's an adjective in and of itself, but still… The only thing that comes to mind is the ship… There's a reason people usually find a different word…
ahhhhhh no mate Im Greek... for me Titanic comes from Titans who were mightier even than the Gods!!! Never thought someone would think the ship ahahahhahaa I quite often use the word Titan in my descriptions... the Titans were beings greater than the Gods (and I never post singers cracking!!)
Imensso
@@LohengrinO your description is 100% accurate. thank you for sharing this vid and your channel.
@@andress4780 the James Kameron generation pffff :D
@@LohengrinO tell me about it lol
He's nothing compared to Jussi Björling!
titanico Franco.