Bonjour le grand Mr Corelli voix unique pour beaucoup la plus belle de sont temps l incomparable très beau ténor qui brille désormais au firmament des Étoiles de l Opéra merci a vous vraiment ça fait plaisir de l entendre grâce a vous merci vraiment et bravo a l immortel
I see Mr. Hugues’ (listed in comment below) point. To me it is unlikely that, either because of nerves or other reasons, Corelli would take a chance on the final high B flat diminuendo in CELESTE AIDA by 1972. He was still in this year still capable of singing with full power & sonority but was losing confidence in delivering consistent diminuendos on this particular note. Although still capable of delivering electrifying performances (a MET broadcast of DON CARLO in April 1972 for instance) his absolute greatest years as a tenor were sometime before. In the French version the title is DON CARLOS but in the Italian version the final S is omitted. The late Jerome Hines who sang often with Corelli also indicated that from about 1973 until he basically retired 3 years later, Corelli’s instrument was not quite what it once was. Simply lack of confidence or inappropriate repertoire who knows. A MET broadcast of TURANDOT in late December 1974/early 1975 unfortunately was not up to the Corelli standard in one of his signature roles. Having heard this live performance myself I had hoped it was only a temporary indisposition.
Vi a Franco Corelli en 1974 (17 Mayo, México City). Estaba muy grande, nervioso y no se atrevía con agudos más allá del La, eso en recital. Sus últimas actuaciones brillantes fueron en 1972. La voz ya era seca en el timbre, con wooble pronunciado, pero siempre grande, expansiva y con una proyección a cada rincón del teatro, pero no elasticidad ni diminuendos comprometedores. Gracias.
A noble and exciting whole tenor. I'm sorry I didn't hear him in person.
El Más Grande Tenor que he oído en mi Vida BRAVO!!!!!!
Forse l'unico ad eseguire bene,il finale di Celeste Aida...immenso Francone!!!
Grazie
Grandioso y Excepcional Bravo Corelli
I heard him finish the ending Bb pianissimo!
Bonjour le grand Mr Corelli voix unique pour beaucoup la plus belle de sont temps l incomparable très beau ténor qui brille désormais au firmament des Étoiles de l Opéra merci a vous vraiment ça fait plaisir de l entendre grâce a vous merci vraiment et bravo a l immortel
Unico e eccezionale.
No Philadelphia. New York MET, 3 March 1966, Zubin Mehra conducting.
TALVEZ O MAIOR DE TODOS OS TEMPOS.
I see Mr. Hugues’ (listed in comment below) point. To me it is unlikely that, either because of nerves or other reasons, Corelli would take a chance on the final high B flat diminuendo in CELESTE AIDA by 1972. He was still in this year still capable of singing with full power & sonority but was losing confidence in delivering consistent diminuendos on this particular note. Although still capable of delivering electrifying performances (a MET broadcast of DON CARLO in April 1972 for instance) his absolute greatest years as a tenor were sometime before. In the French version the title is DON CARLOS but in the Italian version the final S is omitted. The late Jerome Hines who sang often with Corelli also indicated that from about 1973 until he basically retired 3 years later, Corelli’s instrument was not quite what it once was. Simply lack of confidence or inappropriate repertoire who knows. A MET broadcast of TURANDOT in late December 1974/early 1975 unfortunately was not up to the Corelli standard in one of his signature roles. Having heard this live performance myself I had hoped it was only a temporary indisposition.
Vi a Franco Corelli en 1974 (17 Mayo, México City). Estaba muy grande, nervioso y no se atrevía con agudos más allá del La, eso en recital. Sus últimas actuaciones brillantes fueron en 1972. La voz ya era seca en el timbre, con wooble pronunciado, pero siempre grande, expansiva y con una proyección a cada rincón del teatro, pero no elasticidad ni diminuendos comprometedores. Gracias.