Zinka Milanov & Franco Corelli "Vicino a te" (MET, 17/11/1962)

This is a real rare recording, that feauture the only time that Milanov and Corelli ever sang the complete Andrea Chenier in a sigle performance at the MET!! Milanov was at the end of her career and Corelli at his absolute prime!!! Hope to enjoy!!

[@GarthAstrology]

During their 1957 run of Toscas at Covent Garden Corelli said to Milanov, "Signora, to me you are a Gigli in female clothing." Milanov was 56 at the time of this performance and singing with a sheen and control that put sopranos 20 years younger to shame.

[@luigimaffei9132]

È una gara tra le alte sfere, amalgama perfetto, entambi vincitori perfetti nei personaggi. Bellezza infinita!!!!!!! per fortuna abbiamo queste testimonianze che ascoltandole e riascoltandole ci portano via dalle miserie che ci circondano e ci fanno vivere momenti di serenità. Meravigliosi, grazie❤

[@barrymalkin4404]

These were two complementary voices - large and dramatic but capable of elegant pianissimo phrasing. As always, your recordings offer opera fans wonderful singing and just as wonderful nostalgia. 🥲

[@operajlb562]

Saw them both in this at the "Old Met", him with Tebaldi, Zinka with Tucker. Unforgettable!

[@Sutherland2]

Me, too. Those days were Golden, never forgotten. Today's Met looks like a Las Vegas brothel with two-bit talent.

[@tobiasandrews3778]

@@Sutherland2😂😂😂😂 It’s embarrassing for humanity that people don’t boo these hacks right off the stage. Instead they applaud and give standing ovations to crap.

[@andrewwalker3312]

Corelli in his prime here great stuff

[@equinox6651]

This is new to me. Thank you!
The audience was on fire.

[@aetion]

Καταπληκτική ερμηνεία από δύο ιερά τέρατα τής όπερας. Το ντουέτο αυτό είναι από τα αγαπημένα μου.
Ευχαριστώ, φίλε μου, για την σπάνια αυτή ανάρτηση.

[@mariateresapitarque1703]

Que emoción escuchar estos maravillosos sonidos 😮😮😮😮😌😌😌😌😌❤❤❤❤

[@Danielap4513]

Grazie Opera❤Corelli mi è sempre piaciuto e anche qui è fantastico come sempre.

[@christianroider118]

Eternal❤🎉

[@evgeny9965]

Corelli, ever the selfless prince .

[@marie-jeannevallecalle9991]

Le roi des ténor indetronable franco corelli 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕

[@giardino1308]

Senza alcun dubbio

[@petergraham8681]

Glad to have these 2 together. The only performance I have of them together was a fine TOSCA from Covent Garden from 1957 & have found a few more on You Tube recently. Thanks for the posting. A shame the greatest CHENIER of his time could not join Milanov for her final MET performance & in this opera. Tucker was fine then as usual but not Corelli, at least in this role.

[@evangelizadordeoperafans7133]

For this 1962 Maddalena Zinka Milanov had the dress that Maria Antonietta had worn brought from Paris and a critic wrote that it was too new for her voice

[@dougt3652]

Epic! Corelli 12 years into his career and Milanov 35 years into hers. Magic!!

[@jackhamm1745]

🤣😅🤣😅🤣😅🤣😅🤣😂😂😂😂

[@labienus9968]

@@dougt3652 And she sounds 35 yrs. into hers

[@dougt3652]

With the exception of only a handful of sopranos many have declined in their mid to late 40s. Yoncheva, Netrebko, for example. Milanov reached her prime years in the early 50’s after singing her rep for 25 years.

[@evangelizadordeoperafans7133]

@@dougt3652 can you prove what you say ? Because there are Zinka Milanov's sound documents from 1953, 54, 55 and in all of them her live Aidas and in her live Ballo in maschera she is bad.
How can you back up what you say then sir?

[@stellamarisbenitodevera643]

Un verdadero privilegio escuchar ,está versión,maravillosos los dos . Siempre que he escuchado a Corelli, me gustó mucho.gracias.

[@SpecialtyHorseTraining]

I saw Franco in Chenier with Tebaldi. Awesome together.

[@piruja1965-mf6sw]

Corelli's effortless singing, Milanov in senile voice condition

[@grantyoungblood7895]

I only wish more sopranos today (and 20 years younger) sounded as "senile" as Milanov here at the age of 56.