Franco Corelli: Unforgettable performances CENTENARY TRIBUTE by the Assoc. Museo Enrico Caruso 2021

Published by courtesy of Luciano Pituello, President of Associazione Museo Enrico Caruso, with Graziano Corelli’s kind assistance. A selection of Franco Corelli’s most memorable performances was presented at the centenary commemoration organized by the Associazione Museo Enrico Caruso on 10 October 2021 at the Grand Hotel et de Milan. The presentation was produced by Franco Fiume, with the collaboration of Graziano Corelli. At the end of the video, you can also see a short clip from the 2021 event itself (unfortunately, only these few minutes of the conversation were recorded), in which Luciano Pituello (president of the association) and Graziano Corelli discuss the legendary Huguenots performance of 1962 at La Scala, and Graziano (Franco’s second cousin and close friend) mentions in a few words his new biography book on Franco, which was just about to be published at the time. The book is now available (in Italian) and you can order it on amazon: “L’arte e i numeri di Franco Corelli“ by Graziano Corelli on Amazon (in Italian) Many thanks to Nicola Nitido for his help with the English subtitles. Timestamps: 00:00 Poliuto Act 2 aria “Sfolgorò divino raggio“ (Dec 7, 1960, Teatro alla Scala) dir. A. Votto 02:19 Poliuto Act 3 finale “Il suon dell’arpe angeliche“ (Dec 7, 1960, Teatro alla Scala) with E. Bastianini and M. Callas, dir. A. Votto 04:24 Poliuto - short TV report (Dec 7, 1960, Teatro alla Scala) 05:45 La battaglia di Legnano Finale (Dec 7, 1961, Teatro alla Scala) with E. Bastianini and A. Stella dir. G. Gavazzeni 10:26 Gli ugonotti Act 4 duet with Giulietta Simionato “Stringe il periglio“ (May 28, 1962, Teatro alla Scala) dir. G. Gavazzeni 25:31 Il trovatore Act 3 aria “Ah! Sì, ben quella pira“ (Dec 7, 1962, Teatro alla Scala) with A. Stella, dir. G. Gavazzeni 33:16 Cavalleria rusticana Siciliana (Dec 7, 1963, Teatro alla Scala) dir. G. Gavazzeni 35:41 Cavalleria rusticana rehearsal with Giulietta Simionato (Dec, 1963, Teatro alla Scala) 39:13 Turandot Act 2 “Gli enigmi sono tre, la morte una“ with Birgit Nilsson (Dec 7, 1964, Teatro alla Scala) dir. G. Gavazzeni 40:54 Turandot Act 3 aria “Nessun dorma“ (Dec 7, 1964, Teatro alla Scala) dir G. Gavazzeni 44:15 “I’ te vurria vasà“ by Di Capua (1963, Voice of Firestone) 47:22 “Ave Maria“ by Gounod/Bach (1966, Incontro con Franco Corelli) 50:33 Tosca - short TV report (Jan 19, 1967, Teatro Regio di Parma) 51:15 Tosca Act 3 “E lucevan le stelle“ (Jan 21, 1967, Teatro Regio di Parma) dir. G. Morelli 54:45 L’africana “Mi batte il paradiso“ (1970, München) dir. Nello Santi 58:28 “’A vucchella“ by Tosti (1971, Tokyo) dir. A. Ventura 01:01:43 Aida Act 4 duet “Già i sacerdoti adunansi“ with Renata Tebaldi (1972, studio) dir. A. Guadagno 01:08:09 Andrea Chénier Act 1 aria “Un dì, all’azzurro spazio“ (1973, RAI TV movie) with C. Casapietra, dir. B. Bartoletti 01:13:34 Giuseppe Pugliese on Corelli’s art (I grandi della lirica, RAI 1983, host and director: G. Guarnera) 01:16:38 Messa da Requiem (Verdi) “Ingemisco“ (I grandi della lirica, Rai 1983, audio: 1963, studio, dir. R. Mingardo) 01:21:08 Graziano Corelli and Luciano Pituello on Oct 10, 2021 at the Centenary Tribute organized by the Associazione Museo Enrico Caruso in Milano. 01:27:23 The new biography “L’arte e i numeri di Franco Corelli“ by Graziano Corelli is out - available on Amazon! _________________________________________________________________ This channel is an extension of the Facebook group of the same name, where we share original articles, interviews, useful and informative documents, links, resources about Franco Corelli’s life, art, career, discography, technique, etc. This channel serves non-profit, educational purposes only.