Franco Corelli
Franco Corelli (1921-2003) was an Italian tenor, one of the most thrilling and glamorous dramatic tenors of the twentieth century. His career took him from Italy to the Metropolitan Opera and the world’s major stages.
Corelli was celebrated in Verdi, Puccini, French grand opera and verismo roles, with a voice famous for its brilliance, power and electrifying top notes. In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Metropolitan Opera broadca...
PUCCINI Turandot
Broadcast performance, 1961
Total duration: 1hr 58:41
Birgit Nilsson Turandot
Anna Moffo Liù
Franco Corelli Calaf
Choir and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York
Leopold Stokowski, conductor
PUCCINI Turandot
Live recording, 1962
Total duration: 1hr 58:33
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Franco Corelli
Liù - Licia Albanese
Ping - Frank Guarrera
Pang - Robert Nagy
Pong - Charles Anthony
Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera
conducted by Kurt Adler
BELLINI Norma
Stereo studio recording, 1960
Total duration: 2hr 41:26
Norma - Maria Callas
Adalgisa - Christa Ludwig
Pollione - Franco Corelli
Oroveso - Nicola Zaccaria
Clotilde - Edda Vincenzi
Flavio - Piero De Palma
Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala, Milan
conducted by Tullio Serafin
VERDI Il Trovatore
Live broadcast recording
Total duration: 2hr 11:59
Manrico - Franco Corelli
Leonora - Leontyne Price
Azucena - Irene Dalis
Conte di Luna - Mario Sereni
Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra
conducted by Fausto Cleva
