Corelli-Cossotto AIDA: "Act 4 Duo"

[@Shahrdad]

Once upon a time, there were gods on stage. . . .

[@vincentmancini6279]

They had voices then.

[@colettebusquet4091]

et quand on a eu la chance de les adorer in situe au temps où l'appelation OPERA parlait de lui même !......

[@rudyfan1926]

This is what opera should be, thrilling and well sung. My God, just incredible!

[@timopragod]

people can pretend asll they want. These days of vocal glory are really gone. yes, Zajick is a great Amneris, but Cossotto also had te full middle sound. On this night her highs were GREAT! Dolora has INCREDIBLE low and high (like a trumpet), but Cossotto has a complete voice. Corelli... Well, there is no tenor even close today! LORD! What a voice!

[@vanzofaust]

Heartbreaking to think that this level of opera has disappeared forever. A great tradition lost.

[@eboli7146]

vanzofaust not forever

[@giselamarch1994]

Yes, it has disappeared.@@eboli7146

[@osvaldoscilingo5164]

Nunca jamás volveremos a escuchar cantar tan espectacularmente éste dúo! Dos voces maravillosas , dos prodigios del canto lírico ! Cossotto y Corelli quedan en la gran historia de la ópera ! Bravo ! Geniales !

[@tenorschofield]

Both singers where great!!!!. He resembles the perfect heroic tenor; Corelli was the best of the best and Cossotto a "master class" on scene, bravisima. Thanks for sharing this divine materila with all us.BRAVIIII

[@renepaccard7914]

Bonjour merci a vous pour ce superbe passage qji nous permet d entendre ces superbes voix du passe qui manquent beaucouo de nos jours et un mr corelli un regal a voir comme a entendremerci vraiment

[@riccardobarreca8066]

Il bel canto, così, come se fosse naturale, senza intubare. E che presenza scenica!

[@marujaaparicio1009]

Linda òpera y con Franco Corelli es lo màximo

[@Tenortalker]

Great opera sung by two very great singers- what could be better?

[@maestroredal]

Corelli was Fantastic.

[@AidaJof]

What a great looking Radames with the voice and passion that the role requires. Fiorenza Cossotto a great Amneris portraying the love and desperation in a last ditch attempt to win him yet all her royal powers cannot win his affections as he prepares to die for Aida

[@vincenzomesseri3433]

GRANDIOSI !

[@osvaldoscilingo7564]

Que timbre Fiorenza !!! Unica por siempre !

[@pwg510]

E che fiato, che espressione nella voce, che recitazione (classica, come conviene a questo capolavoro). Una vera leonessa! E con quale leone......

[@otfried]

Handsome radames and pretty amneris, and both excellent opera singers. What else can we ask?

[@tenorschofield]

Simply both the best of the best!!!, BRAVOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

[@guidogreco341]

+John Schofield Voci incredibili...

[@marujaaparicio1009]

Como siempre Corelli magnìfico

[@lasttenor]

Corelli... Always corelli. I wish to see live to him.

[@Pikatrix90]

De gustibus... (and yes, while this is not the reason why I love him, Corelli was IMHO the most virile tenor ever)

[@Mihaidearges]

FRANCO CORELLI....THE BEST TENOR EVER....HE HAD THE WHOLE PACKAGE.

[@venetianformula]

Mi mancano parecchio.

[@Samuel6969ify]

The best voice of mezzo of ever!

[@cantorandopera]

Remember - these are "singers" who are acting - and they are filling up a house of usually 3,000+ people. They play to the balconies. It is not fair to judge them by a video being played on your computer. Just sit and enjoy these gifts from the gods!

[@PDXVoiceTeacher]

Those campy gestures looks pretty normal when you are in the back row or second balcony :) They are playing for a live audience, not the cameras. Easy to forget in today's film-dominate culture.

[@perpieta]

That's a great point.

[@terrance7220]

It suits the flow of the music. The music does not flow in real time it’s slower so it would be heckling absurd to do some broadway acting wouldn’t it?

[@esterbruno8604]

Due artisti favolosi! 💙💙💙💙💙

[@mose3]

Thank you manliofini for posting this. I am sure you have made so many of us very very happy. Thank you!!!

[@Jeanne90275]

I don't know if anyone has answered your question, but this was a tribute to Corelli, not a complete opera. The first part was 'La boheme' with Mirella Freni; plus Act IV of 'Aida' with Cossotto and Ligabue.

[@石原一栄]

フランコ　コレッリのこの"Aida"の動画が見れるなんて最高に嬉しい💘💝😍

[@strauss1987]

this is the most fabulous clip on youtube. such singing and drama!

[@marco-marchi]

Molto bene, ambedue. Esecuzione davvero notevole.

[@mariapiarosati846]

Impareggiabili

[@rodolfohuacan8457]

Quiero ofrecerle todos mis respetos a los cantantes de ópera me alegra el corazón lleno de alegría y felicidad

[@camenbel]

I think he is 51 here! What a handsome man! What a voice! Who can compare to him?

[@ИванИванов-з7м8е]

ему в 71 было ровно 50

[@entropia34332]

corelli is a fucking sculpture... absolutely amazing... manly sexy tenor with amazing high notes... hell yes! ... (jose cura,give it up, you'll never be as artist and macho as corelli))

[@rosy3385]

Sublime duo !

[@zimnaya]

Fiorenza Cossotto WAS Amneris. I do not think another comes even close to the power and conviction of her portrayal of Pharaoh’s daughter, and the remorse that she feels!

[@Jeanne90275]

Gala Performance, 1971.

[@tehen162]

There are more clips of this event on youtube. Aida was Ilva Ligabue.

[@lundilar]

I love her campy operatic gestures; it's like watching an actress from the silent-film era. What makes it enjoyable is the surpassing quality of her magnificent instrument. Amneris fits her like a glove. She wrings every drop of melodrama from it. To my mind,her only contemporary rival in Verdi was Verrrett and maybe Bumbry. Bumbry's presence as Amneris was even more regal, but Bumbry doesn't have the voice of a Cossotto.

[@cliffgaither]

& Cossotto didn't have the majestic volume of Bumbry. ( imo )

[@alleviation91]

@@cliffgaither Cossotto’s voice was bigger, if that’s what you mean by volume.

[@vincentmancini6279]

Why not just enjoy the moment.

[@YiShiuanTzeng]

In before people enjoyed the opera in the opera house but not video screen at home. So to make the audience who sit afar, the singers or actors had to make thick facial cosmetics and big body gesture, so as to make them visible and understandable for every audience.

[@johnpickford4222]

And Grace Bumbry had a wider repertoire in addition to being a professional colleague. Cossotto engaged in childish stage antics when colleagues were singing. A b**ch.

[@yuriykulagin]

THE BEST ❤❤❤

[@giampierone010]

Interpreti di prim'ordine...grazie

[@PapagenoHannover]

Fantastische Sänger. WUNDERBAR.

[@vilabreze]

Marvelous!

[@Jeanne90275]

@manliofini Where did you get such a great copy? Mine has good audio, but the video is just fair. This Corelli Gala from Hamburg (1971) with Freni, Cossotto, and Ligabue is fabulous from beginning to end. I wish VAI would remaster it and make it available. These gems should be preserved.... FOREVER!

[@fredobatista4367]

💚💚🌟🌟

[@Aubury]

A priceless recording thank you

[@alfredbernasek3912]

WUNDERBAR

[@sergiyslyzhukorganmusik7764]

браво супер голоси!

[@ceccopisa]

Molto bravi ambedue! Complimenti vivissimi. Grazie Manliofini per il video, molto bello.

[@soojeepyo9398]

I am watching this again, and again, I find Cossotto's hand gestures a bit uncomfortable to watch... these two make an excellent pair, but those hand gestures ...oh well.

[@robert111k]

This is theater, not a film. You have to be seen from the paradiso too.

[@yuriykulagin]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Agorante]

I first heard Cossotto on records as Cherubino. Still the best I've ever heard. I heard her live doing this role years later. One of the handfull of overwhelming performances in fifty years of listening to opera. What more can you say about Corelli? Voted Number #1 (Caruso third). It's just not fair - looks and voice. BTW Corelli learned music probably faster that Domingo. No dummy he.

[@robertevans8010]

Corelli very Great Tenor but he was no Caruso, Domingo well to be rude, Caruso could fart better than he could sing! I say that Corelli at his best was the best in the Thirty years after the War but he was not solid in his younger days and he certainly should have left singing to many Dramatic roles, he had beauty of tone and certainly was a Woman opera goers dream.I am now 104 and he still thrills me in Romeo and Fanciulla both of which I saw him in. Apart from Caruso Ruffo and Martinelli in the First years of the Century and up to 1940 I certainly would put Corelli close to them for different reasons, Caruso and Ruffo were Heads and Shoulders above the singers of their time and probably for all time, Martinelli was different he had a massive following in the US and in England, I did see him Live on stage in 1937 in London and it is my thoughts of that time that I reflect, he was 57 Years of age, I concur with my friend and Colleague John Steane on that, we talked many times about it. In the Theatre his voice was very Clear and Clarion notes that easily held to the Back of the auditorium, I talked to Lauri Volpi about him in the Sixties and about Corelli , he was a great mentor to Corelli and their voices certainly were similar young, Fast Vibrato, Corelli had to work very hard early to stunt its expansion in to the Higher register he did that. When I talked of Martinelli with Lauri Volpi he declared straight away he was nearly 15 Years older than me, he lied about his age, but he said for all his faults he was a great Tenor and was also a very great personal friend, he held no grudges and he always was welcome to my home and I to his. I have a reason to mention all these great Singers Love or Hate, technicalities aside they all earned and made Fantastic careers, Italy should be proud of them, they to me were great singers and undoubtedly 90% of the Singers who had careers were also Good and great singers. I was lucky to hear many voices that were incredibly beautiful, Schipa, Borgioli, Pavarotti Bjoerling and Gigli, many Great Heroic Voices Roswaenge , Melchior Lorenz Sclusnuss Janssen, Schorr Flagstad Nillsson Pertile Filipeschi and Dozens of others . My memory is as clear as Daylight, I can still see Koloman von Pataky in Die Zauberflote or Melchior as Tristan and Lorenz in Siegfried , Flagstad in Tristan and Leider also, later Grob Prandl and Nillsson later the very lovely voiced and with dramatic Intense singing of Amy Shuard, or Lawrence Tibbett with Martinelli in Otello making great Drama with the Music and perfection in their roles. same Eva Turner and Maria Muller ,Corelli I first heard in the early fifties in Italy this man had Film Star looks and was very statuesque , he was not a good actor but was adequate, it was his Voice that made the hairs on the back of the neck stand up. I liked him in Tosca and Romeo, he was perfection in those roles, I witnessed his Raoul at the Scala, it is such a difficult role, he succeeded magnificently! Great Tenor

[@tankistrutank2312]

ФИОРЕНЦА!... БЕСПОДОБНА,НО КОРРЕЛЛИ НЕ ОТСТАЁТ,МОЛОДЕЦ! БРАВИ !!!!!!!

[@vietrus7815]

Diva!❤️

[@phil2u48]

He had absolutely magnificent legs.

[@perpieta]

Just gorgeous!

[@amb1548]

All he...

[@staffanlindstrom576]

Stunning performance. Where is the rest of the opera?

[@richat30]

I love this part of the opera and this interpretation is remarkable. Cossotto's voice is perfect for this role - highly dramatic, full of character, no wobble at all. A stunning Amneris. Even Corelli with his powerful and manly voice pales a bit next to her.

[@mannail888]

Cossotto is hammy and insincere, not to mention the timbre is ugly. Ammeris' a princess, not an unfeeling, invincible robot.

[@richat30]

mannail888 Hello, Maybe you will like Grace Bumbry instead. She is a stylish Egyptian princess, has a very beautiful voice IMO and gives a more vulnerable interpretation in the 4th act. There is a 1973 performance from the Royal Opera House on youtube.

[@dragicaklomp9810]

​@@mannail888i think she has a beautiful voice. Not very subtle but very exciting and precise.

[@mannail888]

@@dragicaklomp9810 Cossotto is hammy and insincere, not to mention the timbre is ugly. Ammeris' a princess, not an unfeeling, invincible robot.

[@dragicaklomp9810]

@@mannail888 your opinion.

[@harrykuperhause1854]

Ottimo

[@yaelpalombo4093]

💖👏💐

[@wolframg1]

Corelli was an eximius tenor,first of all his class until the arrive of Pavarotti.This duet confirm his qualitat,but the companion with Cossotto weight much.Respect the Fiorenza role as Amneris,I think than she it's the most.Nobody could reach his voice's register in the unmortal judge scene,act foutth.

[@strauss1987]

This is absolutely fabulous! Cossotto and Corelli sound perfect together. Any more clips from this recording? Who sang Aida in the production?

[@Jeanne90275]

Ilva Ligabue. It's only Act 4, not the full opera. Corelli Gala, Hamburg, 1971. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnyUgaelrq6HebM

[@orendainlicon]

Soprano Ilva Ligabue

[@tehen162]

No, this is a live performance from Berlin.

[@anitahidvegi2239]

Cossotto felulmúlhatatlan, század legjobb mezzoja. Corelli úgy énekel, mint egy Isten...

[@chaten65]

wie bekomme ich die komplett Aufnahme als film davon bitte helfen . bin sehr großer fan von franco corelli.

[@marokt]

In this pewrformance Corelli is far better, than Monaco (1961 Tokyo) or Bergonzi (1973 Tokyo)

[@robertevans8010]

Very Correct Del Monaco was dry and tired and Bergonzi as flat as a pancake.

[@silverzroma]

dear friends, cossotto is great, and corelli has a huge voice projection. i dont like domingo's back sounds... corelli rules!!!

[@abraham_zilbertrud]

Where is the whole video?

[@oldoperafan_in_London]

OK, sorry, just for a moment it looked like the same costume from his later filmed performance, where they used an older soundtrack. I can now see how he was slightly apprehensive before starting (as a perfectionist he used to be nervous), so it must be a live performance.

[@davidramanzini1605]

L' ira umana più non temo / Temo sol la tua pietà.

[@PapagenoHannover]

Kein Wunder, dass Amneris so heiß auf Radames ist!!! :-) Wer nicht!

[@sabbath7081]

he had the thickest tennor voice of all.

[@robertevans8010]

No that is not correct, I saw him many times, I knew people who had witnessed Caruso and many other Great Tenors, including my father who was a Leading Tenor in the Chorus at Covent garden from 1909 till 1940, his voice was very lyrical and it is in those roles he is at his best Romeo especially, Caruso had a Voice as Large as any of the Great Bassos and Baritones of his time, that included Mardones and Journet, Ruffo and Battastini Stracciari etc, Caruso was a Miracle, how he recorded was a Miracle in itself, he did press settings in London in 1910 and 1911 which were never released, they could not get the Four men that Held him to coordinate with his movements, many singers sang directly in to the acoustic horn Caruso if he was producing High or Heavy notes would stand nearly 10 feet back, he had the Voice of the Great Heldentenors as well as the Best Lyrical Tenors and could sing anything, size of Voice is a little bit difficult in the Acoustic era, voices like Caruso were difficult and it is to his great mastery that nearly all his recordings are done on one take. Corelli was no Caruso neither would he think he would be, the Tenors like Lazaro and Later Gigli to some extent tried to imitate or copy certain Caruso effects with their Voice to much disdain sometimes , Martinelli later took many of the Caruso roles after his Death ,Notably Eleazar Samson Jean de Leyden and Vasco Da Gama all of which were for the Heavier more Dramatic style, Martinelli had to Change his style to accommodate this, he had a Large Voice with a Range to High D, but he used them notes in Lyrical roles, they are written in the Caruso roles as well, he changed his style to master this, it was a successful transition, but he used the Middle of his range to combat the difference in Technique , I heard him live in 1937 he was a Great tenor and Actor and a intelligent musician who knew what Dramatic affect meant and the use of this made him great in Roles like Radames and Otello, yet I heard his Tosca which was spellbinding in the way he approached and sung the role of Cavaradossi with his Trumpet High notes and style with Legato and a sense of Rhythm in the music itself it was an intense medium of singing that I never saw repeated anywhere until Ramon Vinay in Tristan. Corelli at his best was a truly great Tenor and I now see that you wrote your piece 9 Years ago, I hope you have listened and heard all the greats on recordings when you wrote your piece I was 95, I am now 104 years old. Tempus Fugit. Nos da oes gwelwch yn Dda!

[@sabbath7081]

@@robertevans8010 You're 104 years old?...... Who was your father the tenor?

[@PDXVoiceTeacher]

musically speaking you are not ignorant nor vulgar... by the way I think Corelli is so sexy. (thought I'd fix fabriou's comment for you ;) that youtuber doesn't know a physically appropriate tenor when they see it :)

[@soojeepyo9398]

I don't know, Cossotto's voice is beyond amazing but her hand gestures make me a bit uncomfortable... As for Correlli... Yeah, Corelli is Corelli. Need I say more?

[@vima8680]

Maybe you need a shrink to help with that.

[@cliffgaither]

Soojee Pyo :: Her hand & arm gestures are even more pronounced in another version of this scene. It looks as if she's trying to take flight from the stage. A fan of her's said the reason she does this is to give her chest & lungs as much room & relaxation as possible w / some of the restricting costumes, it does make sense & maybe was a good way for her powerful voice not to explode the costume 😂 ! Whatever the reason, she sounds fantastic. Imagine the scene that follows when she has to confront the Priests ! The voices of these singers are sometimes beyond words of description.

[@Artiej0hn0]

Il direttore dell'orchestra chi era? Grazie per questo enorme video! immenso!

[@aleksandarvisantini7201]

ISTORIJSKI!

[@j.markbaker2172]

Venue? Date? Orchestra? Conductor?

[@Rich-qj5dw]

Ameristar tells him I'll make you the most powerful man in the world

[@radames5855]

Sono molto bravi...ma penso Corelli sia di altra categoria alla signora Cossotto...grazie

[@maxdub8373]

Finita la lirica con loro senza offendere nessuno.Due Giganti.La Cossotto stellare.E dicono che i cantanti di una volta erano goffi e brutti...azz....ce ne fossero.

[@v2eqi]

Corelli and Bergonzi are the best Radames while Somionato and Cossotto are the best Amneris.

[@СветланаКоломыйченко-ц1ж]

Какого года запись? В каком театре?

[@leonardcohen5529]

Гала-концерт в Гамбурге в 1971 году. Вместе с Корелли выступали Френи и Коссото, кто еще был из певиц, не помню. Показывали отрывки из опер, не полностью. Если вы обратили внимание, Корелли здесь без грима, только в сценическом костюме.

[@СветланаКоломыйченко-ц1ж]

@@leonardcohen5529 спасибо

[@leonardcohen5529]

​@@СветланаКоломыйченко-ц1жвдогонку мое сообщение к предыдущему. Вы, наверное, видели ролик, где Франко Корелли, одетый как-то по-домашнему в красный пуловер, исполнил две неаполитанские песни под фортепьяно. Это было там-же, в Гамбурге в 1971 году. После гала-концерта, где он был главным героем, когда все исполнители разошлись и погасили огни на сцене и в зале, публика никак не хотела уходить и оставалась в зале и на балконах. По просьбе Франко Корелли выкатили рояль на сцену и концертмейстер (фамилию не помню) аккомпанировал ему очень красиво. После 2-часового концерта великий Корелли, конечно, устал, но его голос звучал хорошо и свежо. Меня потрясло уважение Франко Корелли к своим поклонникам и именно после этого я сама стала страстной поклонницей этого великого артиста. Хотя это не очень интересно, просто к слову пришлось.

[@Shahrdad]

Cossotto was a great Amneris, but sometimes I think she makes her a bit too shrewish, and it makes it hard to sympathize with her plight. The hand gestures are very uncomfortable to watch, but in a large theater, they might not come across as so overdone. One Amneris I have learned to love is Stefania Toczyska, who makes the character softer, more feminine, sexier, and more appealing; one can actually see how easily anyone could fall for her, and Radames would have were it not for Aida. Corelli is still the ultimate Radames, tall, handsome, great legs, with a lustrous, heroic voice fully capable of handling the heavy music without any sense of strain. Tenors such as Carreras or Pavarotti had no business singing this role, which was far too heavy for their lyric voices.

[@jmiller05]

Simionato managed to portray Amneris with the most subtle but powerful gestures too. And although Simionato wasn't beautiful, there was a lure in her tones that made me believe this was a highly desirable woman. Cossotto thrived on melodrama lol. Her '85 performance was even more manic than this haha.

[@juanloaezaviadas500]

Completely agree... But I must say that Oralia Domínguez is closest to my heart when it comes to Amneris.

[@vima8680]

But Ameneris is a shrew! The hand gestures: yes in a theatre the hand gestures are most accecptable, she is standing there eother alone or with in the case Corelli; it's better than stand still like a mummy. Also, it helps if you understand what she is saying!!

[@productioninquiry8937]

@Vi Ma I agree with you. If Amneris is the foil to Aida, then overbearing and manic is the way to go. She's the entitled daughter of royalty, where's the room for subtlety in that? Besides, he didn't fall for Amneris, he fell for Aida, that's the point. That's the plot. That's it. LOL!

[@productioninquiry8937]

Toczyska's lower register lacks resonance in this role when compared to Cossotto. Simionata's technique and breath control does not compare to Cossotto which is evident in the approach to and sustaining of the high notes. It's Cossotto for the win here.

[@joaquimcevallosmorales8944]

Corelli is thrilling as always, but sounds somewhat past his prime: that deep ring is lacking; there's a (beautiful) rustiness in his voice. Still, totally out of reach for today's standards.

[@oldoperafan_in_London]

out of sync but he would have sung it as well as this at all times even if this one may be a mimed film

[@user9xyz836]

No, it's not lip-synch. It was live. The problem is with this video here. There are other videos of this venue in KZbin with better quality.

[@wotansings]

dear Illoydo, you have forgotten the greatest so far Rita Gorr! And please listen to the live Met recording with Price, Bergonz conducted by Solti...

[@samueljaramillo4221]

Great singing by both,but Cossotto was really over acting.

[@segu82]

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[@upatoia]

If you like FRANCO CORELLI and FIORENZA COSOTTO check THE 30 TENORS in my playlist SUPER TENOR ARIAS ( including CLAUDIO SOTELO performing ARIA DEL CIRUJANO as a world première for YOU TUBE ) and tell me which one you prefer.

[@Sutherland2]

Cossotto the smurf. She always tried to sing louder than anyone else. Corelli kept her in check. FC will never be forgiven for kicking Callas when she was down...never.

[@WotanKlingsor]

She didn't kick anybody

[@Sutherland2]

@@WotanKlingsor "Kick them when they're down" is an expression, genius.

[@WotanKlingsor]

@Sutherland2 I know that

[@operamusicfan]

I certainly haven't seen any of those singers live but from what I've seen on videos, Cossotto does nothing for me. Certainly not better than Simionato or Bumbry. But that really comes down to personal taste.

[@mannail888]

Hard as it might be, for a Corelli diehard fan, that is, to say, Corelli didn't age very well, considering when this video was made, he was only in his early fifties; haggard, gaunt and emaciated, you name it. Heart-breaking.

[@ТатьянаБаженова-е7л]

I don't care, if Corelli doesn't look here like a GOD anymore. He is handsome enough as a MAN.

[@photo161]

Great singing, bad lip-sinking.

[@photo161]

...lip-syncing...sorry

[@user9xyz836]

It's not lip-synch. It was live.

[@fer1179]

Great voices for both singers, Nevertheless I still prefer Dolora Zajick's Amneris and Placido Domingo's Radames. Zajick performing Amneris(I mean both, acting & singing) has not been unrivalled so far, has she?

[@karifrid]

She is MUCH BETTER singer...Here he sings in 4,20 "ma PARA e il mio" instead of Ma pura. And in 4,47... He CAN NOT sing the deep notes...sings higher..People say HE has one of the BIGGEST voice of tenors...HERE SHE is BIGGER VOICE ! In 6,05 he should sing vive not Vava...I in B flat can most tenors sing...I think HE is overrated as a tenor. IF he WAS one of the biggest tenor voice, we all can hear, "TENORS CAN NOT COMPETE WITH A GREAT MEZZO LIKE COSSOTTO." VIVA COSSOTTO !

[@WotanKlingsor]

Some tenors don't have a good low register in this age anymore... in his prime, he was fabulous. Cossotto is a queen of course

[@wuaaron808]

corelli drown her out 9:08

[@WotanKlingsor]

Nope