Franco Corelli : a man, a voice / by Marina Boagno, with Gilberto Starone ; translated by Teresa Brentegani and Samuel Chase ; chronology by Gilberto Starone ; discography by Gilberto Starone ; tapography by Federico Rota ; videography and filmography by Gilberto Starone, Mark Schiavone, and Stephen R. Leopold ; compact disc compiled by Mark Schiavone.
| Author/creator | Boagno, Marina |
| Other author | Starone, Gilberto. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Dallas, TX : Baskerville, ©1996. |
| Description | xvi, 321 pages : illustrations, [76] pages of plates ; 24 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.). |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Franco Corelli. English |
| Series | Great voices ; 5 Great voices ; 5. ^A384876 |
| Contents | The purity of myth / by Gustavo Marchesi -- For Franco Corelli / by Gianandrea Gavazzeni -- Strange letters / by Marina Boagno -- Part one: Under his pillow. Spoleto ; A river of voice ; Looking the part -- Part two: Day after day, night after night. From Carmen to Aida ; From the pirate to the Huguenots ; Brom Boheme to Boheme ; Sparks in the night ; One page before the end ; Lost chances -- Part three: Emotions. To perform while singing -- Part four: Within the tenor. Humility ; Courage and fear -- Part five: Corelli and the record. Starting points for a discussion -- Almost a conclusion ; Seen from the outside ; Fragments of a portrait -- Chronology of debuts ; Chronology of operas and concerts. |
| Contents | Accompanying CD. Pagliacci. No, pagliaccio non son / Leoncavallo -- Werther. Ah, non mi ridestar / Massenet -- La fanciulla del West. Ch'ella mi creda (with Tito Gobbi) / Puccini -- I Lombardi. La mia letizia infondere / Verdi -- Madama Butterfly. Addio, fiorito asil / Puccini -- Andrea Chénier. Come un bel di di maggio / Giordano -- Adriana Lecouvreur. Le dolcissime effigie ; L'anima ho stanca / Cilea -- Tosca. Recondita armonia / Puccini -- Carmen. Il fior che avevi a me tu dato / Bizet -- Poliuto. Sfolgorò divino raggio / Donizetti -- Andrea Chénier. Un di all'azzuro spazio / Giordano -- Il trovatore. Ah! sì, ben mio ; Di quella pira (with Antonietta Stella, Piero De Palma) / Verdi -- Les Huguenots [Gli Ugonotti]. Love duet from Act IV (with Giulietta Simionato) / Meyerbeer -- Turandot. Gli enigmi sono tre (with Birgit Nilsson) ; No, no, principessa altera! (with Birgit Nilsson) ; Nessun dorma / Puccini -- La forza del destino. O tu che in seno agli angeli / Verdi -- Tosca. E lucevan le stelle / Puccini -- Le Cid. Ô souverain / Massenet. |
| Local note | Joyner-JOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING: MusicLib Media CD-3666. |
| General note | Translation of: Franco Corelli : un uomo, una voce. |
| Bibliography note | Discography: pages 287-309. |
| Bibliography note | Tapography: pages 310-312. |
| Bibliography note | Videography: pages 313-315. |
| Bibliography note | Filmography: page 316. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-318) and index. |
| LCCN | 96050939 |
| ISBN | 1880909502 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML420.C676 B613 1996 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |