Franco Corelli - "O souverain, ô juge, ô père" - Concert in Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

(Massenet: Le Cid) "O souverain, ô juge, ô père" - April 7, 1968.
Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center; New York Philharmonic; maestro direttore Alfredo Antonini
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[@laylaibrahim1552]

Franco Corelli, what a beautiful, magnificent voice. Incomparable.

[@wmnoffaith1]

Am I the only one that cried listening to this? A more perfect song could not have been chosen. I might have this played at my funeral. I speak French, yet have never heard this! It's stunning .

[@terrietackett8964]

Bravo! Bravo! Spectacular! The best singer of this beautiful aria. Amazing breath control, perfect diction, sang as a prayer, slowly and powerfully....

[@leonoradelagardie]

He never ceases to fascinate. He is like no other. Remains supreme.

[@bodiloto]

sublime .

[@robinrice7274]

There are 2 types of singers: Franco Corelli and the rest of us.

[@faucignyhenri9467]

bravo Maestro

[@gustavojimenez4402]

Maestro Corelli!

[@hwh1946]

Great selection for this concert. Franco is fabulous. Lots of former colleagues, now deceased, playing in the orchestra.

[@sugarbist]

Amazing! Very heart felt warm sounding voice that was one with his listeners.

[@aliciasarramida]

bravissimo!!!!

[@fernandowohllkbody1871]

Corelli siempre tremndísimo

[@nicolasdelaforge7420]

that high B to end the aria is breathtaking... too bad people began their applause so soon to interrupt it. I guess they never heard anything like it.

[@jenspflug7473]

It's an Ab.

[@nicolasdelaforge7420]

@@jenspflug7473 yes... now I hear it... I'm a bit disappointed... is it meant to be a B in the score?

[@cena1641]

Ah!
Tout est bien fini.
Mon beau rêve de gloire, mes rêves de bonheur s'envolent
à jamais!
Tu m'as pris mon amour, tu me prends la victoire, Seigneur,
je me soumets!
O souverain, ô juge, ô père, toujours voilé, présent
toujours, je t'adorais au temps prospère, et te bénis aux
sombres jour.
Je vais où ta loi me réclame, libre de tous regrets
humains.
O souverain, ô juge, ô père, ta seule image est dans mon
âme que je remets entre tes mains.
O firmament azur, lumière, esprits d'en haut, penchés sur
moi, c'est le soldat que désespère, mais le chrétien
garde sa foi.
Tu peux venir, tu peux paraître, aurore du jour éternel.
O souverain, ô juge, ô père!
Le serviteur d'un juste maître répond sans crainte à ton
appel, ô souverain, ô juge, ô père!

[@gemmadestate3216]

Quando si vuole conservare un tesoro con amore e dedizione:qui Corelli aveva 57 anni!Che freschezza di voce!

[@sanjamarinkovic9040]

NO! He has 47 year(born 1921). Gemma D'estate!

[@FranciscoArvizuH]

No, the conductor of that concert was Alfredo Silipigni.

[@alfredbernasek6761]

FANTASTISCH

[@patrickcaserta6130]

None better!

[@matOpera]

Spectacular! But does anyone know why he would transpose it down at this point in his career?

[@joseramongonzalez8023]

De qué Planeta fue Franco Corelli?
Los demás rencores eran del Planeta Tierra,pero EL??

[@user-fu4zx9iu1h]

From the most beautiful planet in our Universe.

[@naomikass841]

uuuurrrgggg sickening such perfect spirit

[@daniellelessard7548]

He flubbed the lyrics in the first stanza.