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Andrea Chénier Improvviso Posted by: Ginotti
Video duration: 328 seconds Franco Corelli in Tokio, 1971. The greatest Chénier of 60's and one of the most important of all ages. Listen to that high b flats, his throat is opened like a cannon!! (the recitative is not missing, he did not sing it ) Related: chénier, corelli, giordano |
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La Fanciulla del West 'Ch'ella mi creda' Posted by: Ginotti
Video duration: 179 seconds Franco Corelli in Tokyo, the same concert than the Chénier item. One of his big roles. The moulding of the phrases is remarkable and the high b flat`s squillo is awesome. Related: corelli, puccini, west |
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Rudolph Big Gala: Otello "Già nella notte densa" Posted by: Ginotti
Video duration: 570 seconds Franco Corelli sings his only live Otello to Tsilis-Gara's Desdemona. It's a pity he would't take the complete role; he shows here he would have been a great Moor. 1972 Met Gala. Karl Böhm conducting an infrequent (for him) Verdi! Related: bing, corelli, densa, notte, otello, verdi |
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Liszt 'Sonetto del Petrarca' Posted by: Ginotti
Video duration: 357 seconds Sonetto del Petrarca "Benedetto sia`l giorno" Recital in NDR Studio 1978 John Wustman, piano Related: liszt, pavarotti |
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Rudolph Bing Gala Lucia di Lammermoor Posted by: Ginotti
Video duration: 326 seconds Sutherland and Pavarotti sing the Lucia-Edgardo duet. Pavarotti sounds miracolous. (A highlight from japanese TV) Related: bing, donizetti, lucia, pavarotti, sutherland |
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Un Ballo in maschera "Teco io stò!" Posted by: Ginotti
Video duration: 541 seconds A moving account of this duet by a mature Pavarotti (still in fresh voice) Listen to the repeated "M'ami, Amelia!" and the sturdy yet caressing sound he sings in "Irradiami d'amor!" Claudio Abbado is conducting the Vienna State Opera Orchestra. (1986) Gabriele Lechner is Amelia Related: abbado, ballo, maschera, pavarotti, verdi |
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La Gioconda 'Cielo e mar!' Posted by: Ginotti
Video duration: 486 seconds Enzo's aria in a golden rendition. SF, 1979 Related: enzo, gioconda, pavarotti |
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Cavalleria Rusticana (Rehearsal) Posted by: Ginotti
Video duration: 216 seconds Franco Corelli and Giulietta Simionato in a white-hot rehearsal of Cavalleria's duet from La Scala Related: cavalleria, corelli, mascagni, simionato |
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La Africana 'O Paradiso!" Posted by: Ginotti
Video duration: 236 seconds Corelli, Tokyo, 1971 Related: corelli, meyerbeer, paradiso |
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Le Cid "O souverain, ô juge, ô père" Posted by: Ginotti
Video duration: 370 seconds Rodrigo's aria. Look at the old score he's grasping. As usual, he gets the two strophes mixed. Despite the bad French and the nerves he shows, it's worth admiring that voice. The recitative is stunning. Related: cid, massenet |
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Tosca 'Tre sbirri' - Cornell MacNeil Posted by: Ginotti
Video duration: 258 seconds MacNeil in Genoa, 1965 Related: macneil, tosca |
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Tosca Act II (MacNeil, Pobbe) Posted by: Ginotti
Video duration: 561 seconds Già mi struggea ...Vissi d'arte Genoa, 1965 MacNeil pours his fabulous voice as an aristocratic Scarpia. Pobbe is a complelling Tosca - also a gorgeous woman. Listen to the high b-flat, on which she first makes a diminuendo and then links to some beautiful pianissimi. Related: genoa, macneil, pobbe, tosca |
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