Franco Corelli in Parma Tosca E lucevan le stelle ( English subtitles)

(Puccini: Tosca) Teatro Regio di Parma, January 21, 1967 Not only Corelli s prolonged Bflat at the climax of Recondita armonia; his twelvesecond Asharp on Vittoria ; and his 22second discogliea dai veli with unbelievable control of the diminuendo in E lucevan le stelle, but also the audience s explosive frenzy and participation has to be heard to be believed. The shouts for bis after E lucevan le stelle went on seemingly forever. The audience was absolutely livid at being denied the encore and over and over drowned out the orchestra until Corelli hand signaled that he would sing for them after the opera, which he does, the most soulful and impassioned Core ngrato, after a piano is rolled onto the stage. Floria Virginia Gordoni Mario Franco Corelli Il barone Attilio d Orazi Cesare Silvio Maionica Il Virgilio Carbonari Walter Arti