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.

Artists

Franco Corelli featuring RAI Symphony Orchestra, Turin and Arturo Basile, Franco Corelli (tenor), Franco Ferraris, Franco Corelli featuring Alfredo Simonetto and RAI Symphony Orchestra, Turin, Turin and Umberto Cattini, Umberto Cattini, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Gundula Janowitz (soprano), Teresa Zylis-Gara (soprano), Metropolitan Opera (opera company), Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI, Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Arturo Basile, Alfredo Simonetto, Horst Stein, Karl Böhm, Anton Guadagno