Radio interview with Franco Corelli (c. 1990) + English subtitles

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Franco Corelli interviewed by Anna Dal Ponte circa 1990 (unknown radio show)
The recording was generously shared on Facebook by the user named Ruy Gomez De Silva, thank you so much! Many thanks also to the Corellians who originally shared the photos used in the video on social media.
Also — as usual — a huge thank to Nicola Nitido for his help with the Italian transcript and translation.

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Musical inserts (removed in order to avoid copyright conflicts):
00:00 Il trovatore: "Di quella pira"    • Franco Corelli - Ah, si ben mio. Di q...  
04:05 Aida: "Celeste Aida"    • Aïda, Act I: Act I: Se quel guerrier ...  
07:56 Carmen: "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée"    • Franco Corelli-La fleur que tu m'avai...  
11:22 Adriana Lecouvreur: "La dolcissima effigie"    • Adriana Lecouvreur: La Dolcissima Eff...  
13:01 Norma: "Meco all'altar di Venere"    • Franco Corelli - Meco all'altar di Ve...  
16:41 Norma: "In mia man alfin tu sei"    • Maria Callas, Franco Corelli - Norma ...  
18:28 Tosca: "Recondita armonia"    • Tosca, Act I: "Recondita Armonia"  
20:45 La vestale: "Giulia fia ver che mora"    • La Vestale, Act 3: "Ohimè! quale appa...  
22:17 La fanciulla del West: "Ch'ella mi creda"    • La Fanciulla Del West: Act Three: Per...  
24:06 Poliuto: "Sfolgorò divino raggio"    • Sfolgorò divino raggio - Franco Corel...  
25:54 Gli ugonotti: "Bianca al par di neve alpina"    • Gli Ugonotti, Act I: "Non lungi dalle...  
32:14 Manon Lescaut: "Donna non vidi mai"    • Franco Corelli - "Donna non vidi mai"...  
34:37 Tosti: 'A vucchella    • Franco CORELLI. ´A vucchella. F. Paol...  
36:05 Poliuto: "Ah! fuggi da morte"    • Poliuto 1960 Finale Corelli & Callas ...  
38:33 I puritani: "A te, o cara"    • FRANCO CORELLI  -  "  A TE O CARA  " ...  
40:15 Otello: "Esultate"    • Franco Corelli - Esultate  
41:43 La forza del destino: "La vita è inferno all'infelice"    • Franco CORELLI. O tu che in seno. La ...  

Interview topics (timestamps)
00:00 Greetings
00:21 The beginnings
01:37 Corelli's parents
02:12 With whom did he study?
02:29 The first competition in Florence
04:36 Sports + does the breath depend on strength?
06:08 On willpower
08:07 Debut in Spoleto, 1951
09:03 His favourite maestros, accompanists (and stage director)
10:27 Debut at the Rome Opera
11:25 Rehearsals
12:16 Rivalries?
13:06 Singing Norma
13:53 Relationship with critics
14:59 First Norma in Rome (1953)
15:39 His favourite moment in Norma
16:50 On studio recordings
17:41 Head of a "Tenor"
18:37 Is Corelli superstitious?
19:39 Debut at La Scala in La vestale (1954) + working with Luchino Visconti
20:51 What was Corelli's life then?
21:25 His relationship with Callas
22:34 Conductors and Tosca interpretations
23:33 Il pirata (1958, La Scala)
24:40 Teodoro Celli critic + Gli ugonotti
26:10 Debut at the Met (1961)
27:22 Why did he stay in the US?
28:56 His life since retirement
30:18 On teaching singing
31:38 Is he living on memories? Is he a happy person?
33:20 How would he describe himself as an artist?
34:21 Does he still sing?
36:16 The last rehearsal of Norma at the Met
37:14 His retirement
39:08 Would he sing Otello now if he could go back to the golden years?
40:19 Young tenors he likes
40:54 Farewell to the listeners

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