Johnson's Act 2 aria from the recently resurfaced Trieste 1955 Fanciulla - Franco's earliest recorded appearance in this role!
A huge thank you to Vincenzo Messeri who found in his collection the recording of Puccini's La fanciulla del West from December 3, 1955 in Trieste and shared it with us, so it can finally take its rightful place in Franco's artistic legacy, and we can listen to the performance.
ℹ The images in the video are just illustrations, not all of them is from this performance in Trieste, 1955.
Giacomo Puccini: La fanciulla del West
December 3, 1955
Trieste, Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor: Franco Capuana
Minnie Falconer - Gigliola Frazzoni
Jack Rance - Gian Giacomo Guelfi
Dick Johnson (Ramerrez) - Franco Corelli
Nick - Adelio Zagonara
Ashby - Alessandro Maddalena
Sonora - Enzo Sordello
Trin - Raimondo Botteghelli
Sid - Bruno Ferlatti
Bello - Eno Mucchiutti
Harry - Gino Sarri
Joe - Florindo Andreolli
Happy - Mario Sarti
Jim Larkens - Franco Boccoli
Billy Jackrabbit - Uberto Scaglione
Wowkle - Bruna Ronchini
Jake Wallace - Antonio Massaria
Josè Castro - Ettore Geri
Un postiglione - Nicolò Macillis
Timestamps:
00:00 Una parola sola! Non mi difenderò
00:56 Or son sei mesi che mio padre morì
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