RE: Corelli, Opera's most thrilling voice/Ken Lane comments

I have the recording on an LP of religious music.

Corelli aings the Der Engel beautifully.

Kenneth Lane 
www.WagnerOpera.com

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>I just thought I would mention that Corelli did record one Wagner
>item:  Der Engel from the Wesendonck Lieder:
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>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ken B Lane) wrote in message
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>> Franco Corelli, opera's most thrilling voice, dies at age 82
>> 
>> Ever since I heard his debut at the Met in 1961 (in Il Trovatore , debuting
>> with Leontyne Price, Maestro Fausto Cleva at the helm), I, with legions of
>the
>> public, performers and audiences alike, attended his performances with the
>> anticipation that no matter what else occurred that day, his singing would
>cap
>> the visceral excitement of the day.   
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>> As no matinee idol ever before, the beauty of his singing voice combined
>with
>> his Adonis-handsome physique made even the warhorse popular operas come
>alive
>> with creditability and an intense romantic seething quality.
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>> Born August 8, 192, debuting in opera in the role of Don Jose and closing
>his
>> career in live opera appearances in the role of Rodolfo on August 10,1976
>at
>> Torre del Lago.
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>> Corelli died in the afternoon of Wednesday, October 29th, after  recently
>> suffering a stroke..  
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>> No matter what role he undertook, Calaf, Ernani, Romeo, Cavaradossi,
>Rodolfo,
>> Pollione, or the Meyerbeer tenor heroique genre, he exceeded his
>predecessors.
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>> I mentioned to him that Tristan could be one of his triumphs.   For once a
>> singer who could capture the essence of Wagner's romantic hero.   With high
>> notes that express the yearning of Tristan's tryst in Act 2 as well as the
>> torment of the hero's 3rd act marathon of narration, hallucination and
>finally
>> tender "Isolde" greeting and demise.
>> 
>> The total gestalt of his charisma, voice and appearance could have at last
>made
>> Wagner heldentenor roles totally what Wagner intended.
>> 
>> Like Melchior, Caruso, Del Monaco, Tauber, Gigli, and Bjoerling, his
>> accomplishments will live on in the memories of those who heard him live
>and
>> those whom recordings and videos vicariously relay the vibes of true vocal
>> greatness.
>> 
>> Kenneth Lane, heldentenor
>> Director, The Festspielhaus of Boonton
>> www.WagnerOpera.com
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