Selected Recordings
He left many recordings of solo arias and complete operas. These reveal the splendour of Corelli's voice in its prime during the late 1950s and 1960s. Many admirers prefer recordings of his live performances, finding Corelli's singing in front of an audience far more exciting than his studio performances. Fortunately, many of these are available.
| Year | Opera | Cast | Conductor, Opera House and Orchestra |
Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Verdi - Aida | Mary Curtis Verna, Franco Corelli, Miriam Pirazzini, Giangiacomo Guelfi, Giulio Neri |
Angelo Questa Chorus and Orchestra of the RAI Turin |
Cetra |
| 1960 | Bellini - Norma | Maria Callas, Christa Ludwig, Franco Corelli, Nicola Zaccaria |
Tullio Serafin Coro e Orchestra Teatro alla Scala |
EMI |
| 1960 | Leoncavallo - Pagliacci | Franco Corelli, Lucine Amara, Tito Gobbi, Mario Zanasi |
Lovro von Matačić Coro e Orchestra Teatro alla Scala |
EMI |
| 1962 | Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana | Victoria de los Ángeles, Franco Corelli, Mario Sereni |
Gabriele Santini Rome Opera Chorus and Orchestra |
EMI |
| 1963 | Bizet - Carmen | Leontyne Price, Franco Corelli, Mirella Freni, Robert Merrill |
Herbert von Karajan Wiener Philharmoniker and Wiener Staatsopernchor |
RCA |
| 1963 | Giordano - Andrea Chénier | Franco Corelli, Antonietta Stella, Mario Sereni |
Gabriele Santini Rome Opera Chorus and Orchestra |
EMI |
| 1964 | Verdi - Il trovatore | Franco Corelli, Gabriella Tucci, Giulietta Simionato, Robert Merrill, Ferruccio Mazzoli |
Thomas Schippers Rome Opera Chorus and Orchestra |
EMI |
| 1965 | Puccini - Turandot | Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli, Renata Scotto, Bonaldo Giaiotti |
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Rome Opera Chorus and Orchestra |
EMI |
| 1967 | Verdi - Aida | Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli, Grace Bumbry, Mario Sereni, Bonaldo Giaiotti |
Zubin Mehta Rome Opera Chorus and Orchestra |
EMI |
| 1966 | Gounod - Faust | Joan Sutherland, Franco Corelli, Nicolai Ghiaurov |
Richard Bonynge Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra |
DECCA |
| 1966 | Puccini - Tosca | Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau |
Lorin Maazel Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia |
DECCA |
| 1968 | Gounod - Roméo et Juliette | Franco Corelli, Mirella Freni, Xavier Dupraz |
Alain Lombard Paris Opera Chorus and Orchestra |
EMI |
| 1970 | Bizet - Carmen | Franco Corelli, Anna Moffo, Helen Donath, Piero Cappuccilli |
Lorin Maazel Orchester und Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin |
RCA |
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