parterre box

94 comments

• Henry Holland says:

  The most gorgeous man to ever trod an opera stage, Franco Correlli, in Parma singing E lucevan le stelle. The section from 1:55 -- 2:07 is jaw dropping, almost as much as his legs in the picture.

  Brava! indeed.

  on December 23, 2009 at 1:42 PM
• Henry Holland says:

  It would help if I spelled the man’s name correctly: Corelli.

  on December 23, 2009 at 1:45 PM
  • Lucky Pierre says:

    also, if you wouldn’t change the man’s gender… : – )

    on December 25, 2009 at 11:42 PM
• Krunoslav says:

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  OK, here’s the same Cavaradossi aria, but sung by *an artist* ( Carlo Bergonzi, just a sob or two…, 1059)

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bKH6E38DjQ

  on December 23, 2009 at 1:52 PM
• operaguy says:

  Courage, Maestro. Edgar will one day be recognized for the masterpiece it is!

  on December 23, 2009 at 5:32 PM
• iltenoredigrazia says:

  What a pity that DiStefano’s did not maintain that quality of singing for very long. Truly a voice for the ages.

  DiStefano, Corelli, Bergonzi, Tebaldi, Scotto….it’s not a matter of “things were always better in the past.” The fact is that no one has come along yet to equal them. Just listen.

  on December 23, 2009 at 6:46 PM
• rysanekfreak says:

  Sound only. Tosca. Corelli, first in London, then the same passage in Parma. Incredible audience hysteria in Parma.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqzZtMMylYw

  on December 23, 2009 at 7:24 PM
• paddypig says:

  windows media player does not open these files, what program do I need to play them

  on December 24, 2009 at 3:01 PM
  • La Cieca says:

    This is a .rar file, which is a file compression program similar to .zip. If your computer does not automatically deal with .rar files, you can install the free program http://www.win-rar.com/

    on December 24, 2009 at 3:43 PM