Simionato & Corelli - The Famed Duet - Gli Ugonotti

[@bastianinicorelli]

Sublime, divine Corelli and Simionato: this duet and the duet of Simionato and Ghiaurov from the same performance are among the most precious gems of operatic history. Corelli is heartbreaking and his technique superhuman. Simply phenomenal!

[@jphubert]

+bastianinicorelli I believe Corelli was the best Operatic tenor of the 20th century.

[@bastianinicorelli]

I gladly agree with you! Without underestimating the titans before him (Caruso, Gigli, Pertile, Lauri-Volpi), Corelli simply had 100% of everything that matters: quality and size of the voice, technique, musicality, imagination, sensitivity, sensuality, passion, tenderness, elegance, abandon, ability to appreciate and create beauty, taste, looks. His detailed and memorable phrasing makes him the ideal interpreter of most of the roles he sang: Chenier, Don Jose, Calaf, Cavaradossi, Canio, Enzo, Turiddu, Don Alvaro, Don Carlo, Radames, Manrico, Ernani, Macduff, Raoul, Romeo, Werther... No other tenor could express love, desperation, vulnerability, tenderness, abandon like Corelli!

[@jphubert]

Well said. Corelli expressed tragedy vocally better than any other tenor I have ever heard. He truly had the complete package.

[@giorgiojvladiqt6060]

CORELLI IS THE BEST TENOR ALL TIMES

[@giorgiojvladiqt6060]

No one is even CLOSER

[@pablocarrascosamiguel7680]

El diminuendo en 5:05 es alucinante... Dos artistas magníficos con unas voces que ya no existen. A Corelli a veces se le acusa de cierta tosquedad: aquí, en la segunda sección del duetto, ambos exhiben un juego de tenuto y rubato increíbles.

[@natalinatollari9266]

la tua voce è incredibile. Caro Corelli ......sei unico.....sublime.....le emozioni sono coinvolgenti........❤ quante emozioni........musica sublime e voi unici!!!!!!!! irripetibili voci.......❤❤❤❤

[@ridvansadrhanov]

FANTASTICA !!! INCREDIBILE !!!BRAVISSIMI !!!

[@andreainnocenti6339]

Maestro Corelli assolutamente insuperabile in questo ruolo ed in molti altri❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@paolopecchioli9793]

Difficile immaginare voci ed interpreti migliori. Chi si azzarda oggi a cantare opere così difficili ? Forse nessuno !!!

[@etelkanaccari]

Sono convinta che Nessuno sarà mai in grado di avvicinarsi alla potenza e straziante, accorata bellezza di questo duetto, figuriamoci allo splendore dell’interpretazione di Corelli. Corelli per sempre

[@natalinatollari9266]

@@etelkanaccari si per sempre

[@stefanogrimaldi4895]

Non è possibile raggiungere delle vette così alte di canto lirico, drammatico e spinto nello stesso momento ❤

[@WilsonWatt-q2e]

Surely the greatest tenor voice of the 20th century. For those who question his "technique" listen to the dimuendo on "tu m ami". Very few opera singers in any range can make such a perfect dimuendo and fill it with expressive emotion at the same time.

[@MrTrackman100]

How does he hold those high notes so long, so strong, so pure! Simionato also!!

[@davidsolomon8203]

No one can match Corelli’s remarkable voice! Not Lanza, not Pavarotti-no one!

[@tonytony8747]

Lanza was close. That's about it.

[@arnoldamaral7406]

David Solomon Pavarotti was so overrated my friend. He came when marketing was abused in the world of Opera & his Agency etc. Exploited it beyond measure etc. And today it's to such a low level that we don't even go to see Opera performers at all. The only true Opera singer we would go see is Saioa Hernandez. Coming to Seattle,Gioconda 5-8-2021.We,ll be there if God willing my friend. Arnold Bourbon Amaral

[@31deenero1]

GREAT CORELLI!!! Incomparable voices. We may discuss about thecnic. But the voice's colour is another matter.

[@angr3819]

@@arnoldamaral7406 To be fair and give credit where it is due, Pavarotti stated he wasn't the greatest and it was the media who said he was.

[@natalinatollari9266]

Esatto!!!!!

[@BaroneVitellioScarpia1]

What a voice! Corelli is the best Raul ever!

[@natalinatollari9266]

Vero!❤ ineguagliabile!!!!!!! Inimitabile!!!!!! Sublime❤

[@janosvas8597]

❤❤❤❤The singing of Franco Corelli is not from the Earth. We in Vienna we are also Franco Corelli enthusiasts forever. We became older, and we are asking ourselves, if the next generation and further generations will be such opera lirica fanatics as we are? Greetings from Vienna, we highly appreciate your enthusiasm.❤❤❤❤

[@natalinatollari9266]

Spettacolari!!!!!! È storia!!!!!!!!

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

Corelli is one of the few tenors I can stand to listen to.

[@melbapatti]

Corelli in his prime at 41, and Simionato never sounding better than this, EVER, in her 53rd year (and near the very end of her career!!). She brilliantly matches every high Bb, B natural and C that Franco sings with one of her own. Indeed, although she sang Amneris, Azucena and Eboli, the "high" Verdi mezzo roles, Valentina was the highest lying role she ever sang. What a triumph for her, too! Brava, Giulietta. Ti voglio bene assai.

[@arnoldamaral7406]

Jeffrey Miller She & Dominguez were incredible Mezzo,s.Very diverse repertoire indeed. Two of the greatest dramatic mezzo sopranos in the golden era. Arnold Bourbon Amaral

[@lilikaamore2123]

This is perfection! No one else can't sing Like them! Never!

[@sergiobuccianti4224]

È stata una fortuna che la Scala abbia cambiato programma cancellando Guglielmo Tell sostituendolo con Ugonotti.Non avremmo ascoltato questo duetto in cui Corelli e Simionato penso abbiano raggiunto il momento più alto delle rispettive carriere.Chi non ha mai ascoltato Gli Ugonotti rimane indubbiamente stupito dall’ascolto di questo duetto ma anche chi lo ha ascoltato in altre edizioni (rare) in questa ascolta una meraviglia come se Meyerbeer avesse scritto l’opera per Corelli e Simionato con le loro voci appaganti e possenti dimentiche di quella filologia che ci viene somministrata ogni piè sospinto come se questa fosse la panacea di tutti i mali.Si dice che Meyerbeer abbia scritto la parte di Raul per Adolphe Nourrit ,famoso tenore contrattino di allora ,ma avendo ascoltato l’edizione integrale Decca con il tenore Vrenios,simil voce di Nourrit anche se questi probabilmente più bravo,non mi sono ne strappato i capelli ne sono balzato dalla sedia per la gioia e l’emozione…Dell’intepretazione di Corelli e Simionato si è detto tutto,anche i più recalcitranti critici si son dovuti arrendere ammettendo che teatralmente il duetto funziona con quella minima carica anche veristica.Anche nei 334 commenti letti c’è tutto il bene possibile e le iperboli si sprecano e mi aggiungo anch’io confermando le emozioni che ci provocano le due voci insieme e il pathos con cui Corelli esprime l’amore alla sua donna.Senza contare i vertici vocali raggiunti con una facilità e sicurezza sbalorditiva.

[@janosvas8597]

❤❤❤❤ alto quality di comment, you are very educated thank you❤❤❤❤

[@ZENOBlAmusic]

Nourrit sang high notes in falsettone. Many people believe he actually had a spinto or perhaps even a dramatic voice. But this is the problem today, finding heavy or big tenor voices to sing these high notes in chest voice is almost an impossible task. Even many spintos cannot really sing this role, it is the rare ones like Lauri Volpi or Filippeschi. Corelli who was really a dramatic tenor is even more of stretch. These are voices that is simply not around today and they were already rare in previous years.

[@janosvas8597]

@ These are voices that is simply not around today and they were already rare in previous years.= my dear opera lirica specialist, did you read this comment?= I have noticed, over the years, that men prefer MDM ,and the ladies prefer Franco Corelli. Not a scientific study, but definitely a trend. ( yes, I prefer Franco Corelli ). It were some fabulous tenors former, some love this tenor more, other love those. These are voices that is simply not around today and they were already rare in previous years. We all know, we are hearing that today we have not more tenors, I mean spinto, as the most appreciated. But what is the reason for this development? Have you conducted a study about the reasons? Thank you for your high quality of comment. Best greetings from Vienna!

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

Superb casting.

[@aetion]

The more I hear Giulietta Simionato the more I believe that she actually was a soprano falcon. Her upper register is too amazing for a usual mezzo-soprano.

[@drtslim]

I believe that Simionato also came to think of herself as a soprano falcon.

[@contraltissima]

she was a soprano. of course with good chest but no real low notes. listen to Oralia Dominguez, thats a real mezzo. today they are all sopranos: Garanca, di Donato, Rachvelishvili......

[@arnoldamaral7406]

contraltissima Please stop I'm having CHEST PAIN LOL THOSE SO CALLED MEZZOS are so bad beyond description. SOME ONE HELP ME 🆘. Arnold Bourbon Amaral

[@numetutelare]

@@drtslim as Verrett ...

[@goncabrera8741]

Simionato fue unas de las pocas mezzo verdianas con un amplísimo registro vocal. No era una soprano Falcon. Los papeles que ella hace como Azucena, Amneris, Ulrica entre otras no podría hacerlas una soprano Falcon.

[@sfopera]

My God what a cast! Never to be matched.

[@kropchik]

La più alta capacità canora, tecnica, espressiva e teatrale che due esseri umani possono raggiungere insieme. Un'interpretazione regalata dal cielo degli Dei.

[@avokhanikian2663]

I can not find the words to express my feeling about this duet. Corelli is the God of tenors

[@judithbereczky4114]

Same with me.

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

I wonder if Sergio Franchi turned to popular music because he could not compete with Corelli, though I prefer his voice.

[@marcocorelli4634]

Grazie a tutti per i Vostri comenti competenti ed approfonditi, é una gioia potervi leggere , e riconoscere che eistono persone che non solo amano la Lirica, ma sanno essere competenti , peccato che non esista il video, sarebbe stato la fine del Mondo, uno Spettacolo, nello Spettacolo, certo che al cospetto di questa Super Tecnica , e mezzi Vocali, interpretazioni Magiche , c' è poco da dire... coinvolgenti, all'unisono, da pelle d'oca .. e DIVINI .... !

[@janosvas8597]

❤❤❤❤very interesting your comment, I also often looking that it exists a gruppa of opera lirica enthusiasts which they are as you told enthusiast and competenti in the materia❤❤❤❤greetings from Vienna saluti cordiali and we appreciate the high quality old singing

[@vorspiel8]

Wooow Simionato haciendo un Do6!!! Que mezzosoprano pudiera hacer esto de ese modo tan estridente!!! Corelli y Simionato son dos gigantes de la ópera.

[@SwingShoes]

Perhaps one of the greatest operatic scenes ever recorded in history.

[@trudischleifer7245]

Perhaps THE greatest

[@ivanaivazian]

To me breathtaking and unforgettable.ivan .I have seen the greatest at Covent Garden Opera House since 1970.

[@judithbereczky4114]

Yes.

[@wilsonwatt9283]

The opera aptly called the "night of 7 stars" for the challenge of every major character. This was a transcendental evening of opera and this duet is perhaps the acme of the whole event.

[@SteveL2012]

I’m at a loss for words. This performance is extraordinary-a pinnacle for opera. ❤

[@giancarlobelloni5725]

Voci di questo calibro impossibili da eguagliare! Magnificenza pura!❤❤

[@charleswebb8230]

This brings tear to my eyes. I' mm 88 and a silly old fool, but I love it. Henry Webb

[@racheleleeba]

Your comment is just wonderful. Thank you. It makes it all worthwhile.

[@VenusLover17]

Charles Webb I agree. This is heaven

[@VenusLover17]

racheleleeba thanks so much! This is true art, the one hailed through the ages

[@CfsSilentKiller]

while listening to this and other wonders..you feel not 88, nor old .. certainly not a fool and absolutely ..not a silly... you are just blessed....

[@clivepapayanis3121]

Hope you still do! .....silly rocks!

[@terrycreagh4103]

A beautiful spiritual experience.

[@renepaccard7914]

Bonjour superbe duo j' adore et ne l en lasse pas c est trop beau et une sacrée performance de deux grands de l Opéra qui nous manque beaucoup aujourd'hui hélas merci a vous c est un régal grâce a vous merci vraiment

[@francescogiolla2410]

Sembra impossibile che un terrestre canti con questa potenza e continuità. Grazie franco

[@mariapiarosati846]

Si e proprio vero, una cosa incredibile, una voce come quella di Corelli ne nasce una in un secolo

[@littlewolf18]

Two of the most extraordinary singers that I have ever heard. There are no longer singers that can compare to them.

[@janosvas8597]

There are no longer singers that can compare to them=is not more possible❤❤❤❤

[@PIPZZZ02]

Certain moments in this duet are so overwhelming that one feels actual physical pain....don't think I've ever head the like. Thank you for this astonishing upload.

[@lilikaamore2123]

Well said

[@tomterreri6364]

Dynamite duet......I never saw the opera since it is seldom offered. Corelli was the total package....always gave everything!

[@evgeny9965]

On every level this is a remarkable, unique moment in live recorded history and which makes it so uniquely cathartic.

[@gheorghefalcaru]

DEEPEST AND HIGHEST TENOR EVER!

[@mariarosaesergiomarycib2492]

Ascoltare CORELLI NEGLI UGONOTTI e' meraviglioso. !!!!mi viene da piangere dalla bellezza della sua voce. Della sua interpretazione grandissimo.........Mari

[@janosvas8597]

❤❤❤❤massimale qualitá❤❤❤❤

[@renepaccard7914]

Bonjour sublime duo des voix superbes qui vous font frissonner merci a vous pour ce magnifiques duo un joyau de l Opéra bravo aux immortels merci vraiment c est un regal

[@RamettaPaola]

Divino!!! Il senso autentico dell'arte! Fortunatamente esistono questi miti che ci fanno ancora amare l'ARTE !

[@ВилияЧухрукидзе]

ПЕРЕВОДИТЬ ТОЛЬКО НА РУССКИЙ ЯЗЫК

[@janosvas8597]

❤❤❤❤divino❤❤❤❤

[@renepaccard7914]

Bonjour merci a vous pour ce sublime et incomparable duo des voix uniques qui manquent beaucoup aujourd'hui deux grands qui brillent a jamais au firmament des Étoiles de l Opéra bravo a eux merci vraiment

[@florianapasquinelli818]

Mi è impossibile trovare le parole adatte per descrivere l'effetto provato di fronte all'interpretazione di Corelli. Assolutamente ineguagliabile.

[@mariapiarosati846]

Si ineguagliabile, e’ pazzesco, pure lei non scherzava

[@mariarosanazario8186]

Che emozione ascoltare questi due grandissimi artisti , meglio non si può cantare un duetto tanto difficile e bello. Ogni nota arriva al cuore e ti fa sognare. 💚

[@natalinatollari9266]

Davvero toccante

[@janosvas8597]

The singing of Franco Corelli is not from the Earth. We in Vienna we are also Franco Corelli enthusiasts forever. We became older, and we are asking ourselves, if the next generation and further generations will be such opera lirica fanatics as we are? Greetings from Vienna, we highly appreciate your enthusiasm.

[@renepaccard7914]

Oui Corelli est divin et une partenaire a sa hauteur un chef d'œuvre merci

[@michaelroberts6894]

Maybe the greatest singing ever recorded anytime! The whole recording of this opera is almost a miracle of exciting voices ever heard in one production !

[@renatomautino7378]

Siamo di fronte ad una opera d arte cantata da interpreti titanici. Fortunatamente anche se solo in cd oggi possiamo ascoltare di cosa erano capaci questi interpreti. Ammiirazione stupore sino alla follia. Scusate ma quando sento corelli mi vengono i brividi. Renato mautino da san mauro torinese in casa di riposo.

[@mariapiarosati846]

perfettamente d’accordo sig. Renato, nessuno come loro ed un’opera cosi oggi non si potrebbe allestire, chi la canta? qui siamo sull’Empireo , Corelli e’ il mio tenore preferito, quindi, non posso che concordare con lei

[@trudischleifer7245]

To think there are people who say Corelli's singing was inflexible and unexpressive 🤯 This scene is beyond magnificent 😍

[@natalinatollari9266]

Beh c'è anche chi non capisce nulla di canto!!!!

[@natalinatollari9266]

Esistono quellj che non capiscono nulla@@@!@@

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

He would not be Birgit Nilsson's favorite without good reason!

[@carmen-marianamitrea6175]

Si c'est vrai, ces gens étaient soit des jaloux, soit des imbéciles, soit les deux !

[@ricardosalazar6964]

Sublime. I have to admit I've been listening to it 5-10 times a day. Just a phase, I hope. Corelli at his best of best.

[@gyslangsdeweg]

Corelli only Corelli.

[@giovanniarioli3021]

Ricardo Salazar È la prima volta che ascolto questo duetto, mirabile di questi due marziani, quando non ho parole...dico, che meraviglia. Qui siamo anche oltre

[@arnoldamaral7406]

Ricardo Salazar Corelli had so many great moments. We can't compare greatness my friend. ❤ ENJOY TO YOUR HEARTS 😊😄🤗 CONTENT. Arnold Bourbon Amaral

[@hermajesty52]

I've heard this clip a thousand times and I NEVER get tired of it and it ALWAYS thrills me like I just heard it for the first time.

[@helgeevju]

Unbelievable! And what a star-studded cast! Everyone is picked from the top shelf, which in those years was really high!

[@mariannecortsen5014]

Listening to him here is to much, it makes me cry.....fantastic!

[@dirtbag719]

Sad that we'll never, ever hear singing like that again. Two immortals at their best.

[@vima8680]

never, never. We are blessed to have heard the wonderful duet by two of the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@barbaralatham3584]

don carlo But aren’t we lucky to have recordings?!

[@krrainey77]

@@barbaralatham3584 thank goodness these two sang in the recorded era yes, but it makes me so sad that for whatever reason, we will never hear their like again

[@jesusmunoz2400]

Grandísimo Corelli. Un titán de la ópera.

[@gemmadestate3216]

Simionato e Corelli anche in Carmen semplicemente insuperabili.

[@jsierra88]

Ese agudo Sib-SI4 de Corelli en el 6:40 los pelos de punta. Creo que nunca un tenor ha cantado tan bonito, tan resonante y tan libre como él.

[@ВилияЧухрукидзе]

Перевести на РУССКИЙ ЯЗЫК

[@ВилияЧухрукидзе]

ПЕРЕВЕСТИ ТОЛЬКО НА РУССКИЙ

[@christopherrobinwattsthoma6318]

If only there were voices of this caliber today, Corelli remains supreme

[@chucktommy2323]

There are many good voices. But you are asking the impossible to compare them to Corelli. That's not fair.

[@daviddecarlo968]

There's Corelli, then there's everyone else. Stupendous.

[@luennersee]

Geweldige uitvoering met veel grote stemmen. Bij het horen van Franco Corelli (vanaf 6:27) lopen de rillingen over mijn rug en springen mij de tranen in de ogen.

[@carlocolombo5799]

Hard for me to appreciate Meyerbeer: no arias, only attempts with loud orchestration, everything is left to the voices of the singers, who are here wonderful of course.

[@francescogiolla2410]

Corelli .grazie di essere esistito

[@vittoriodipaola1375]

Francesco Giolla questo penso anche io

[@gabrielepignotti2942]

Grandissimo tenore, delle Marche onore e dell'Italia tutta.

[@VenusLover17]

gabriele pignotti Si signore! Inmenso!!

[@vittoriodipaola1375]

gabriele pignotti le marche assai ingrate con Corelli

[@francescoelia5523]

gabriele pignotti - ho avuto l’onore di incontrarlo nell’anno 2000 ad Ancona. Baciato Dall’universo

[@riccardobarreca8066]

Corelli - Callas la più bella coppia del mondo ma.....Corelli - Simionato non è da meno. Una bella gara! Eccezionali. Ma ce ne saranno ancora di così straordinari? Unici, beato chi ha potuto sentirli dal vivo.

[@judithbereczky4114]

So true!

[@emitch9213]

Electric! I was fortunate to come to meet Franco Corelli and his wife at Carnegie, then in 1980s. Though very brief, I knew full well who I was privileged to meet. I never dreamed that was in my future.

[@alexeyizmirliev64]

Da non credere! Musica incredibile puro belcanto!

[@giselamarch1994]

Thinking of you, and listening to you on your day of birth. Thank you dear Franco

[@janosvas8597]

The singing of Franco Corelli is not from the Earth. We in Vienna we are also Franco Corelli enthusiasts forever. We became older, and we are asking ourselves, if the next generation and further generations will be such opera lirica fanatics as we are? Greetings from Vienna, we highly appreciate your enthusiasm.

[@giselamarch1994]

@@janosvas8597 Er ist einmalig. Greetings and New Year wishes from Germany

[@janosvas8597]

Schrieb gerade diesen comment an Sabine. Liebe Gisela, mit einigen Opera-Fanatikern, wobei wir eigentlich die italienische Oper meinen, diskutieren wir oft, erstens warum lieben wir Franco Corelli so sehr, und warum können wir neue Tenöre nicht anhören. Es war so: in Wien hatte es mal einen José Carreras Club gegeben. José Carreras war sehr oft in Wien. Und das allein war bereits ein Markenzeichen dafür, dass wir eigentlich von den Tenorstimmen zu begeistern sind. Wir waren gemeinsam in der Oper, wir veranstalteten Clubnachmittage. Und wir rätselten, ich fragte sogar eine Neurologin und eine HNO-Ärztin (beide Operfanatiker), wieso gerade die Tenorstimme. Also, wieso sind wir gerade bei der Tenorstimme so außer uns. Nicht wirklich antworten können. Na gut, ich finde mich damit ab, und freue mich immer, wenn ich am Abend diese fantastische Möglichkeit YT einschalte, und unseren Franco Corelli hören und sehen kann. Liebe Grüße, jános

[@burtcollins239]

The most beautiful duet I have ever had the privilege to hear..

[@judithbereczky4114]

I would say one of the five most beautiful duets ever written.

[@celesteaida48]

Insuperabili.... non ho parole!

[@johnfalstaff2270]

Absolutely, Corelli was the best in this opera. No one else sang Raul in more sparkling way than him.

[@arnoldamaral7406]

An incredible heartfelt duet the great Franco Corelli a voice that cuts you to the heart.Like only the Great Franco Corelli can. These two great voices we're meant to sing together this incredible piece . Thank you so much for posting it is deeply appreciated. Sincerely Arnold Bourbon Amaral 😏🌿🌎🌏🌍🌿👴 P.S. now that my wife and I are 68 years old and tomorrow March 30th we will have been married 45 years. Where did the time go my beautiful dear Linda. I will share this beautiful piece with her tomorrow as we celebrate another year of happiness together forever. 🙋👱=💏💎💗

[@racheleleeba]

Arnold Amaral I cannot tell you how much your comment has touched my heart. May you and your wife have many more loving anniversaries.

[@arnoldamaral7406]

Roberta Huebner Thank you. Your too kind my friend. Take care. Arnold & Linda Amaral

[@paragod333]

Fantastic. I haven't heard this in at least 40 years. I love the comments but I believe a duet includes two singers and Simionato is as great as Franco, especially since it's supposed to be a soprano role, It's just great.

[@rothvinbosley1335]

They are unbelievable good! What difficult music to sing. The Composer's works are hardly heard today and the difficulty might be some of the reason.

[@MrPipposiculo]

Grazie ! non ci sono parole per esprimere lo stato di grazia di entrambi

[@baltoman24]

How magnificent! this was once a very popular opera, but it demands great singers will powerful and flexible voices- and to think that this production also featured Joan Sutherland! The cast is amazing! and Gavezzeni was one of the great opera conductors. thank you for this wonderful post!

[@tonytony8747]

If you can believe it, a very young Sutherland almost upstaged these 2 phenomenal singers.

[@albarosabaveresi2183]

struggente ,cantata con passione,Franco sei stato l'unico,

[@pattinicholls3256]

So how are you supposed to listen to other tenors after hearing this? Dio mio!

[@arnoldamaral7406]

Patti Nicholls. Everyone at their own time Etc. The Beat Goes On. 😊🌎🌍🌏Arnold Bourbon Amaral

[@vittoriodipaola1375]

Arnold Amaral so sad this thinking but true

[@homerocollazos1981]

Facil respuesta : COMO...? ESCUCHA A LAURI VOLPI ( Verona 1932) , en vivo ! ! !

[@tonytony8747]

You're depressing me. Even Pav pales in Corelli's presence.

[@trudischleifer7245]

My feelings exactly. I rarely choose to listen to other tenors, especially not in Corelli's repertoire - which is quite a lot 😄

[@MrPipposiculo]

Voci d 'altri tempi! Due grandi ed intramontabili.....

[@VenusLover17]

Brings tears!! Yes viva l'arte! This is pure gold from heaven

[@romearomeo]

Che Duo fantastico! Che voci stupende e qual grandissima passione e musicalità.

[@michaelscolaro2675]

Incredible. Never to be surpassed. Such brilliance and mastery of voice and expression is captured beautifully in this performance.

[@gemmadestate3216]

Ma quando mai sentiremo più quest'opera con un cast stellare così?

[@judithbereczky4114]

Never again!

[@kropchik]

Mai!

[@folliefollymops7676]

Where would you find anything today as sublime as this duet in the whole world of Opera past or present? Thank you for Roberta for holding on to these treasures for us ! Divine! Viva L'Opera

[@janosvas8597]

❤❤❤❤460 comments I never saw so much, it is fantastic, congratulation❤❤❤❤

[@camenbel]

Today,the 8th of April, is Franco's birthday! Adorable,unforgettable,unsurpassed! And I am listening to one of my favorite duets,again and again.Thanks!

[@robertosperanza2719]

Corelli, Corelli, Simionato... bellisimi.... desde el alma.... desde Montevideo....

[@sofiaraselli1063]

Due fiumi di voce! indimenticabili, due giganti al meglio delle loro possibilità

[@giovanniarioli3021]

Sofia Raselli è vero due fiumi di voce, in piena, spazzano via il cuore, il cervello e il corpo

[@vanmusician]

There's a legend that after this performance of the duet the audience applauded all the way through the intermission before the last act.

[@natalinatollari9266]

Alla Scala gli applausi sono durati 25 minuti!!!!!! Una rappresentazione storica!!!!!!!

[@waterfordwinstons]

This kind of singing awakens every fiber in ones system and if it does not your DEAD. What an amazing pair for this incredible duet so exited to have run into this Thank you racheleleeba for sharing this with us. This makes me want to have been born earlier to have had the pleasure to have been able to experience this kind of commitment from both of these divinely amazing singers in person but I am Thankful BRAVO!

[@VenusLover17]

Robert Hiwat yes sir! This is beyond words. What we crave in our souls!

[@JustMarmalade]

What an amazing high range Simionato had! And Corelli with his huge beautiful voice... Marvelous!

[@contraltissima]

no wonder, she was for sure a soprano. with good chest. but no real low notes.

[@jamesnickoloff6692]

And let's not forget that the debt we owe these two singers is that they allow us to see what a genius Meyerbeer was. The best singers always see themselves as servants of the composer.

[@rocco7131]

OH MY GOD !!! what amazing cast.

[@Keatsy08]

Gorgeous, unsurpassable from both...!

[@giuseppedimarco8358]

what can i say! no words can express they're Voices! Legends!

[@tonycucchiara8619]

I wish I had heard him sing live. Extraordinary voice and musician.

[@longlifeluke]

Una resa grandiosa...magnifica! Due mostri sacri che ti catturano e ti portano nei Campi Elisi. Pazzesco...e leggendo il resto del cast provo un'amarezza infinita se penso a quello che spacciano oggi per Opera e cantanti lirici T_T

[@tiziana2776]

Sono immensi incredibili divinir!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bb8319]

This is a supernatural kind of thing -- as if God himself were empowering them both in some kind of transcendent moment of glory. There are no words to adequately describe what is happening here...

[@ingriddoppler]

Thank you , dear Roberta, for giving us a glimpse into the glorious and unforgettable past.. Grazie maestro Corelli , hope you had a Happy Birthday .

[@poslednieje]

Superb, incredible duo.

[@frankioele1884]

Sublime music and sublime singing. This is what Heaven should be for us opera fans. Heard Corelli many times in the early 70's at the Met. Unfortunately, his nerves had taken over his singing by this time and his performances could be very variable. Heard him again in Newark, NJ in the early 80's in a gala concert and he had gotten much better but he would not sing in opera anymore. Sad. The voice was still there.

[@greatcanio1529]

Signori questo è cantare sul fiato,non una nota fuori posto,non una vocale falsificata,gonfiata,appesantita squillo,filature reale ,e,non falsetti,proiezione di voce incredibile,ecco questo è il vero canto,Simionato pura grandezza,Orchestra,e Dir.Gavazzeni straordinari.Allora come si può avere il coraggio di confrontare Kaufmann,Giacomini,Bonisolli,Etc a questo Grandissimo CORELLI.Tutti i commenti che ho fatto su tutti non ho mai sgarrato una sola virgola,tutta verità e onestà ,se qualcuno ha avuto da dire ,ma, io non cambio opinione e vi garantisco che è pura verità,nessuna cattiveria,solo onestà.

[@sergiobuccianti4224]

Sono completamente d'accordo.Ritengo un'offesa paragonare i tre di sopra a Corelli....E' una questione di onestà intelletuale...Ci può stare il "tifo" ma costoro non hanno mai fatto accapponare la pelle a nessuno e raggiungere i traguardi come in questo duetto non è stato nelle loro corde e non lo sarà mai (Kaufmann, pur bravo in certo repertorio).

[@luigimaffei9132]

Quella sera alla Scala, dal cielo sono scese le folgori. Un Corelli così è oltre ogni limite umano. E pensare che io mi sono fatto un nastro registrando dal cd questo duetto, per poterlo ascoltare con le cuffie ad ogni momento possibile. Ora me lo trovo qui. Grazie per questo miracolo

[@natalinatollari9266]

@@greatcanio1529 oh finalmente il mio pensiero espresso magnificamenre. grazie

[@Ettoredipugnar]

There are none today like either of them !!!!