TURANDOT Macerata 1970 | Corelli vs. Nilsson
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
- The showdown Nilsson described in her book. I left Calaf's part complete save the few interjections in act I (Ping, Pang, Pong) and III (after Liù's death). Private recording.
00:00:00 Padre mio padre
00:05:38 O divina bellezza
00:07:56 Turandot, Turandot, Turandot!
00:08:20 Non piangere, Liù - finale atto I
00:13:03 Un giuramento atroce
00:16:00 Quel grido e quella morte
00:17:50 Gli enigmi sono tre
00:19:05 Straniero ascolta!
00:25:56 No, no, principessa
00:26:38 Tre enigmi m'hai proposto
00:28:28 Nessun dorma
00:31:12 Inutili preghiere...Crollasse il mondo
00:32:25 Principessa di morte
00:35:50 O mio fiore mattutino
00:38:35 Io son Calaf, figlio di Timur!
Cast:
Turandot - Nilsson // Calaf - Corelli // Liù - Cannarile Berdini // Timur - Zerbini // Ping - Scaravelli // Pang - Artioli // Pong - Ferrara // Altoum - Cesarini // F. Mannino // Macerata, July 4, 1970
From my book on "Turandot on record":
Franco Corelli was in much better shape in his next duel with his Swedish nemesis. This time, the venue was the open air arena in Macerata on the Adriatic coast - not far from Corelli’s hometown Ancona. Thus, the tenor enjoyed home track advantage, and the prospect of humiliating Nilsson in front of a home crowd probably made for some extra adrenalin. Nilsson, on the other hand, probably received some additional motivation by the mere idea of outdoing Corelli on his home track. And as to be expected, the two sing their lungs out in order to bring back some of the glory of yore and, of course, to outgun one another. Nilsson is in top shape and delivers a performance that reminds of her best days. Her „In questa reggia“ triggers an ovation on open stage and is, arguably, one of the best recordings of Nilsson in that particular excerpt. Her staying power in the upper range is spectacular. Corelli, of course, doesn’t take all of this sitting down and goes all-in. And even though his vocal means weren’t the same as a few years earlier, his performance is a lesson in how to sing for the greatest possible effect. All rubati, pianissimi and other utensils of romantic pathos are maxed out, all acuti are taken full-force, held ad infinitum and designed to provoke applause - in which Corelli succeeds several times. What he displays here isn’t very true to the score nor very pretty - but it’s crowd pleasing at its finest. During the direct showdown in act II, Corelli doesn’t care about Maestro Mannino - instead, he is carefully observing Nilsson’s every move making sure that he would „win“ the contest note for note. Mannino, a mere spectator, follows the two instead of taming them. The result: the longest, loudest and most laughable „gli enigmi sono tre“ and the most shameless show of those hypertrophied egos on record. However: this is Puccini in an open air arena in Italy and not Wagner in Bayreuth. And as annoying as the musical inaccuracies are - the race for the loudest and longest can be amusing in a setting such as this one. Vocal duels and showing off have, after all, always been part and parcel of the Italian tradition of performing opera. Dismissing them completely would mean to misunderstand opera as the theatrical spectacle it was meant to be. Antonietta Cannarile-Berdini is a convincing Liù, Antonio Zerbini a large voiced and excellent Timur. Of the three ministers, Walter Artioli is the one who stands out by means of his pleasant timbre and elegant phrasing. All things considered, a good and, first of all, entertaining recording. 
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The best "Gli enigmi sono tre". Corelli is the best Calaf i have ever heard.
Ho avuto la fortuna di essere presente a quella recita. Brividi!!!
Makes me shed tears for fear we will never have anything close ever again.
La maestia del direttore d'orchestra nel trattenerla dal disturbo dell'applauso è degna di onori.
Robert Daley, produttore cinematografico americano ha detto: sicuramente NON è mai esistito un uomo in grado di cantare meglio di QUESTO! E il M•Gavazzeni: Corelli aveva dentro di Sé qualcosa di dolente, qualcosa di profondamente straziato. Questo tenore- violoncello dalla VOCE INVINCIBILE che nello stesso tempo contiene dentro di sé questo terribile dolore, questo patema. Pensate a quanto ha sofferto per raggiungere le vette cui è arrivato! Voce SUBLIME
Inspiring performance, what a legendary cast, this is the opera I love to go all nights... Bravo!!!
OMG 06:15 "Ooooh meeeeeeraaaaviiiiiiigliiiiiaaaaaa "
Werden wir nie wieder in dieser Perfektion hören.
Magnificent!
...such flamboyant and thundering voices!
Definitivi e Irraggiungibili. Grazie.
My favorite Calaf and turandot!
Same.
Gli Eniiiiiiigmi sOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOno tre...
Ahahahahahahahahahah che miti!!! 😁😁😁
Calaf: UNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA È LA VITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Turandot: LA MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORTE È UNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
Someone (Somewhere) just posted the complete performance for us Corelli fans who must hear everything he did that still exists, even these later performances with somewhat diminished vocal capabilities. I say somewhat because when I was going to see him in those years I admittedly didn't notice the decline, always overwhelmed by him onstage. It was only later, when I would listen to the later broadcasts that my not so critical ear started to realize that there was a decline. But as this performance shows even in 1970 he could sing magnificently, rings around any tenor active then and since. Interesting analyses of the performance from AfroPoli above, though googling didn't result in me finding the book. I recently published a book "Reflections from the Audience" which I recount my early days going to the opera, with much about one of my favorite tenors, Franco Corelli, whom I first saw in 1962. My book can easily be found by googling the title.
Thank You very much, sounds fsntastic! When composers could write snd singers could sing!!
X sempre il più grande Calaf !! Grazie a Lui e anche a chi ci fa questi regali unici e irripetibili!
Un Nessun dorma da brividi
Estimado "Afro Poli", i tell you in spanish. ESTUPENDOS Y MUY ACERTADOS los comenatarios. Efectivametne es así!. Qué fortuna poder escuchar estos documentos luego de tantos años! Un visionario quien pudo grabarlo y preservarlo durante todo este tiempo. GRACIAS POR COMPARTIRLO!
The gli enigmi is just fabulously crazy!
I have been looking forward to this! Thank you for uploading. And BRAVO!
Divini entrambi.
How many times she made that fearless, perfect attack on “grido!”
Such pure power
cmq bravo anche Franco Mannino ad assecondare questi due che fanno veramente un pò troppo quello che vogliono, ma una volta tanto è bello anche sentire qualcosa di più vivace e sopra le righe.
These two faced off many many times, but this record (during both singer's prime) really shows their longevity.
Not Corelli's prime
Could you post the section just before "No, no, principessa"? Your post leaves out two of Nilsson's top notes of the entire opera. Please, please put that back in.
Franco immense au paradis des ténors et des voix chante avec les anges 🙏 🙏 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
They were good friends
Olímpicos
BRAVI
Benedette,benedettissime registrazioni....mai più avremo queste rappresentazioni a teatro...
One can clearly hear the "ponto", that voice that announces the first words of the singer lines, from a little trap door in front of the stage...
And so what??? Its a private recording.
@@contraltissima my comment was of an emotional order... I heard the "ponto" while a young person, and I love to know that even great opera houses have the souffleur up until today. I did like to hear the ponto, it was not in a negative way...
@@caiopagano284 aha, I understand. Today most productions do not have anymore a souffleur, stage directors dont like the box on stage. From us singers it's expected that we know our parts by heart already when the rehearsals start.
Corelli 💫💪🏽🤩
Do you happen to have the audio of this performance complete? Unfortunately these excerpts leave out a great deal of Turandot's music.
Where can I find your book?
Oh, I forgot to say, it's going to be published next year.
Looking forward to it. What an exciting War of the Titans!
I was lucky enough to see these two titans together in Turandot at the Metropolitan Opera in NY many times. There is a very short video clip of this particular performance at:
ruclips.net/video/jL64eAloyIc/видео.html
standee, I envy You for this....being at the Met to meet these both singing Turandot
I wish Beverly Sills had gotten the opportunity to sing Liu to one of their Turandots. Even though she was not technically a Puccini voice, she could still bring the music to life with the passion and vibrancy that only she could like in Suor Angelica.
Can you tell us what type of recording equipment was used? In uploading it, much compression was used, correct?
To be honest, I have no idea. This was made by a member of the audience, so I guess it was a tiny tape recorder. I did not add any compression, but I did not get it from the original source either… maybe someone has previously edited the recording.
@@AfroPoli The compression happens in the upload to RUclips, I would surmise. Otherwise, the file would be too large.
@@Artiej0hn0 Ah you mean the size of the file… I meant audio co Pression, which is different. The sound of the upload is not too different from the source I have :)
18:06
Glorious moment!!!
Опечатка? Это 60 год, видимо? Он звучит здесь, как будто ему 20))
1970.
Нет, это начало увядания голоса, в нем уже слышны признаки износа. На записях можно наблюдать весь этот процесс поэтапно от 70 года до 76, когда ему пришлось закончить карьеру.
@@AnshaAbdul но даже в 1976 году Корелли пел так, что дай бог современным тенорам вполовину так петь. Ушел на пенсию в том числе и по психологическим причинам.
@@leonardcohen5529 Это правда.
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Qui canta dio
They're both in very good voice. However, I've always found Corelli's portamenti a tad bothersome, especially in the riddle scene.
Me too. I never liked the portamenti.
Petty
I remember an interview when he was asked about using it (I’m not sure if it was in reference to this particular instance) and he answered forthrightly “to make sure”.
This is so petty.
Nilsson égale à elle-même. Corelli perceptiblement vieilli. On est quand même un peu au cirque.
Caro Cohen..Qui Corelli aveva 49 anni e Lei non ha fatto certo una grande scoperta dicendo che la voce di Corelli è invecchiata..Pero avrebbe potuto aggiungere qualcosa di più e cioè che a questa età,dopo quel formidabile repertorio sulle spalle,ha raggiunto in questa occasione vette irraggiungibili per altri tenori di ben vent’anni più giovani di lui.Basti ascoltare i Calaf appena quarantenni di Domingo e Carreras per mettersi le mani nei capelli.Per non parlare di quelli odierni,inesistenti..Se proprio vogliamo avvicinare a Corelli (dico solo avvicinare) un Calaf dell’era moderna faccio un nome: Ben Heppner.Ho finito.
Riconoscendo che non era più il Corelli degli anni sessanta ci vuole coraggio a criticare questo Calaf, non ho mai sentito i grandi di quel periodo raggiungere risultati paragonabili a questo Corelli non più all'apice della sua carriera
Per un melomane sentire il nome di CORELLI prima ancora della voce, vuol dire predisporsi ad essere inondati da uno tsunami di emozioni. Voce eroica, tra le più potenti ed emozionanti di ogni tempo poi il colore, la brunitura, lo squillio brillantino come un diamante che arrivava ai timpani, facevano questo fenomenale tenore, il più grande CALAF mai esistito. Ci vuole un bel coraggio criticare questa performance. Con i ragli d'asino non si fa la storia. Grazie per il caricamento, documenti preziosissimi che ci conservano la grandezza del tempo d'oro delle voci liriche.🙏👍
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......grandissimo e commovente commento.....il mio Corelli è solo lui il Calaf della situazione...amche a 49 anni,,,,,,,@@luigimaffei9132