Franco Corelli: The alternative repertoire 1956-1972

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Urania Records
Release Date
April 17, 2026
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      Arrigo Boito, Gaetano Donizetti, Jules Massenet, Giacomo Mayerbeer, Giacomo Puccini, Umberto Giordan
    • PERFORMER
      Franco Corelli
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 17, 2026
    • UPC
      8051773574283
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      WS121.428
    • LABEL
      Urania Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
    Works
    1. Lucia di Lammermoor, Act II: Tombe degli avi miei

      Composer: Gaetano Donizetti

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torino

      Performer: Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    2. La favorita, Act I: Una vergine, un'angel di Dio

      Composer: Gaetano Donizetti

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torino

      Performer: Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    3. La favorita, Act IV: Favorita de re!

      Composer: Gaetano Donizetti

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Franco Ferraris

    4. I puritani, Act I: A te, o cara

      Composer: Vincenzo Bellini

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Franco Ferraris

    5. I Lombardi alla prima crociata, Act II: La mia letizia infondere

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torino

      Performer: Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Alfredo Simonetto

    6. Ernani, Act I: Recitative: Mercè, diletti amici

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torino

      Performer: Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    7. Act I: Questa o quella

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torino

      Performer: Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    8. Act III: La donna è mobile

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torino

      Performer: Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Alfredo Simonetto

    9. Un ballo in maschera, Act III: Forse la soglia attinse

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torino

      Performer: Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Alfredo Simonetto

    10. La forza del destino, Act III: La vita e inferno all'infelice

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torino

      Performer: Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    11. Simon Boccanegra, Act II: Sento avvampar nell'anima

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torino

      Performer: Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Umberto Cattini

    12. Otello, Act I: Esultate!

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torino

      Performer: Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    13. Les Huguenots, Act I: Non lungi dalle torri … Bianca al par (Sung in Italian) (arr. F. Guidi)

      Composer: Giacomo Meyerbeer

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Franco Ferraris

    14. La Gioconda, Act II: Cielo! E mar!

      Composer: Amilcare Ponchielli

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Franco Ferraris

    15. Act IV: Giunto sul passo estremo

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torino

      Performer: Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    16. Act I: Dai campi, dai prati

      Composer: Arrigo Boito

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torino

      Performer: Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Umberto Cattini

    17. Werther, Act III: Ah! Non mi ridestar

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torino

      Performer: Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    18. Manon Lescaut, Act I: Tra voi, belle, brune e bionde

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torino

      Performer: Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Umberto Cattini

    19. Madama Butterfly, Act III: Addio, fiorito asil

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torino

      Performer: Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Umberto Cattini

    20. Fedora, Act II: Amor ti vieta di non amar

      Composer: Umberto Giordano

      Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torino

      Performer: Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    21. Act I: Io vengo a domandar

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper

      Performer: Gundula Janowitz, Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Horst Stein

    22. Act IV: E dessa! … Ma lassu ci vedremo

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper

      Performer: Gundula Janowitz, Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Horst Stein

    23. Otello, Act I: Già nella notte

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Teresa Żylis-Gara, Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Karl Böhm

    24. Act II: Ma chi vien? … Oh! la sinistra voce!

      Composer: Amilcare Ponchielli

      Ensemble: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

      Performer: Renata Tebaldi, Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Anton Guadagno

    25. Act II: Tu, tu, amore?

      Composer: Amilcare Ponchielli

      Ensemble: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

      Performer: Renata Tebaldi, Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Anton Guadagno

    26. Francesca da Rimini, Act II: O Smaragdi, non torna

      Composer: Riccardo Zandonai

      Ensemble: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

      Performer: Renata Tebaldi, Franco Corelli

      Conductor: Anton Guadagno


Franco Corelli, along with Mario Del Monaco and Carlo Bergonzi, is universally recognized as the greatest Italian tenor of the last century. This edition of his performances is based primarily on the early recordings he made for the Italian Cetra and includes a selection of great scenes from his repertoire, including a crucial, high-quality live version of Don Carlo, which Corelli never recorded in a studio.