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Franco Corelli
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Franco Corelli was an Italian opera singer and tenor, born in Ancona on 8 April 1921. He studied at the University of Bologna and worked as a singer from 1951 to 1981. His student was Andrea Bocelli, and he received the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. Corelli died in Milan on 29 October 2003, of myocardial infarction, and was buried at the monumental cemetery of Milan.
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Person · Open Library
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Acting · Ancona, Marche, Italy
Known for
- The Art of Singing: Golden Voices of the Century1998
- Andrea Chenier — Andrea Chenier1973
- Turandot — Calaf1958
- La forza del destino — Don Alvaro1958
- Carmen — Don Jose1956
- Tosca — Mario Cavaradossi1956
- Tosca — Mario Cavaradossi1955
- I Pagliacci — Canio1954
- The Ed Sullivan Show — Self1948
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Italy
- Active from
- 1921
- Active to
- 2003
Discography
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- 26,561
- Total plays
- 147,357
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Franco Corelli (8 April 1921 – 29 October 2003) was an Italian tenor active in opera from the 1950s to 1976. He was noted for his charismatic stage presence and physical attractiveness as well as his powerful voice. Throughout the 1960's, Corelli's position as one of the greatest Italian tenors in the world was secure. With his unusually dark vocal color and baritonal lower range he infused even the warhorses of Neapolitan songs like 'O Sole Mio' with freshness and authenticity <a href="https://
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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· 2001 · cited 10,884x
- Experimental and computational approaches to estimate solubility and permeability in drug discovery and development settings
· 1997 · cited 10,425x
- 2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice
· 2021 · cited 5,885x
- Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults
· 2017 · cited 5,585x
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Key facts
- Born
- Dario Franco Corelli , ( 1921-04-08 ) April 8, 1921, Ancona , Kingdom of Italy
- Died
- October 29, 2003 (2003-10-29) (aged 82), Milan , Italy
- Resting place
- Cimitero Monumentale di Milano , Milan , Italy
- Education
- University of Bologna
- Occupation
- Opera Singer
- Spouse
- Loretta Di Lelio ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1958 ; death 2003 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Franco
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Ancona
- Place of death
- Milan
- Occupation
- opera singer
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.francocorelli.org
- Image
- Photo Naples, San Carlo Theatre, 1955-56 season, Portrait of the Italian tenor Franco Corelli on the occasion of the performance of Giuseppe Verdi's Aida 1956 - Touring Club Italiano 11 5273.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1921-04-08
- date of death
- 2003-10-29
- place of burial
- monumental cemetery of Milan
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1951-00-00
- end of work period
- 1981-00-00
- student
- Andrea Bocelli
- Commons category
- Franco Corelli
- name in native language
- Franco Corelli
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Encyclopedic overview
Franco Corelli (8 April 1921 – 29 October 2003) was an Italian tenor who had a major international opera career between 1951 and 1976. Associated in particular with the spinto and dramatic tenor roles of the Italian and French repertories, he was celebrated universally for his powerhouse voice, electrifying top notes, clear timbre, passionate singing and remarkable performances. Dubbed the "prince of tenors", audiences were enchanted by his handsome features and charismatic stage presence. He had a long and fruitful partnership with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City between 1961 and 1975. He also appeared on the stages of most of the major opera houses in Europe and with opera companies throughout North America.
Biography
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