Franco Corelli MP3 Downloads
Downloadable operas, interviews, and other performances featuring Franco Corelli, tenor
Tosca | Corelli, Gordoni
(Parma, Jan. 21, 1967, live). Corelli, Gordoni, D'Orazi, Carbonari, Maionica; Morelli; Chor. and Orch. of the Teatro Regio di Parma.
"Cavaradossi? This one's my best!"--Franco Corelli
This "E lucevan le stelle" is the most sensual of all live tenor recordings of the 20th century. Corelli considered this one of his three greatest performances of anything.--Stefan Zucker
La Gioconda | Franco Corelli
Two Performances
(Philadelphia, Feb. 18, 1964; complete performance). Corelli, Curtis-Verna, M. Dunn, Bardelli, Giaiotti; Guadagno, cond.; Philadelphia Lyric Opera.
Plus La Gioconda (October 18, 1966; 71 mins. of highlights). Corelli, Tebaldi, M. Dunn, Chookasian, Colzani, Hecht; Guadagno, cond.; Philadelphia Lyric Opera.
Carmen | Franco Corelli, Giulietta Simionato
(1959). Corelli, Simionato, Freni, Guelfi; Dervaux. Sung in Italian. 20-p. booklet with Simionato interview in which she compares Björling, Di Stefano, Del Monaco and Corelli
Robert Levine, reviewing in Classics Today
Franco Corelli Interviewed on "Opera Fanatic," March 3, 1990
On March 3, 1990, Franco was interviewed by Stefan Zucker on the radio show "Opera Fanatic." Below are topics discussed. You can purchase the Interview at the Bel Canto Society Store.
Franco Corelli, Jerome Hines, Dodi Protero, Guests
Stefan Zucker, Host
TOPICS Include:
1. Total Interview Time: 2 hours, 56 minutes
2. Callas vs. Olivero
3. Callas’s technique
Franco Corelli interviewed on "Opera Fanatic," March 30, 1991
On March 30, 1991, Franco was interviewed by Stefan Zucker on the radio show "Opera Fanatic." Below are topics discussed. You can purchase the Interview at the Bel Canto Society Store.
Stefan Zucker, Host
Note:
The three singers who influenced Corelli most were Del Monaco and Lauri Volpi for emission and Pertile for interpretation. (Franco once told me, "I copied my interpretation of 'Ah sì! ben mio' and the fourth act of Carmen from Pertile." Listening to this program you get to share Franco's perceptions of Pertile's white-hot, pathos-scented and painterly art.
Franco Corelli Interviewed on "Opera Fanatic," May 12, 1990
On May 12, 1990 Franco was interviewed by Stefan Zucker on the radio show "Opera Fanatic." Below are topics discussed. You can purchase the Interview at the Bel Canto Society Store.
Franco Corelli, guest
Stefan Zucker, Host
Topics :
1. Corelli a no-show?
2. Poliuto , Maria Callas, Ettore Bastianini
3. Gino Penno
4. Giangiacomo Guelfi, Robert Merrill, Leonard Warren, Gino Bechi
5. Caterina Mancini and Maria Caniglia
Carmen Highlights | Franco Corelli
Franco Corelli, Pia Tassinari, Margherita Benetti, Giangiacomo Guelfi; Arturo Basile. Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Torino della RAI. 18 Aprile 1957
For an interview with Franco Corelli by Stefan Zucker, reprinted from Opera News click here.
Corelli's first recording of Carmen
Carmen...Pia Tassinari
Don José...Franco Corelli
Micaëla...Margherita Benetti
Escamillo...Giangiacomo Guelfi
Frasquita/Mercedes....Soloisti del coro
