Product Details

• Format: Black & White, Classical, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Kultur Video
• DVD Release Date: March 28, 2006
• Run Time: 55 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000EGDBNS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #190,286 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Soprano Renata Tebaldi and tenor Franco Corelli were two of the most exciting singers to emerge from Italy in the period following the Second World War, and each played a major role in defining that period as a"Golden Age." Tebaldi possessed a voice of angelic beauty, which encompassed the entire dynamic range, from a delicate pianissimo to a brilliantly focused forte. Corelli’s voice was freely produced from top to bottom, capable of ringing out in thrilling declamation, as well as caressinga melodic line in rich, warm tone. Both Tebaldi and Corelli exuded great measures of charm, charisma, glamour and refinement, traits which are fully evident in these rare television performances. Telecast of February 2, 1959: Puccini / Un bel di vedremo (from Madama Butterfly), Puccini / Vissi d’arte (from Tosca), Puccini / Donde lieta usci (from La Bohéme). Renata Tebaldi, soprano, Eric Leinsdorf, conductor. Telecast of June 2, 1963: Mascagni / Brindisi and Addio alla Madre (from Cavalleria Rusticana); Wolf-Ferrari / Ballet Music (from Jewels of the Madonna); di Capua / l’Te Vurria Vasa; Puccini / Non piangere, Lìu (from Turandot); D’Annibale / O Paese d’ o Sole. Franco Corelli, tenor, Wilfrid Pelletier, conductor.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Corelli's Magic, March 24, 2008

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Robert Meier - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Renata Tebaldi & Franco Corelli (DVD)

This is in response to A. Boss's comments on this DVD. On the contrary, I found the sound quality more than acceptable for a recording of this age. What makes this DVD so compelling is the majesty of Franco Corelli. The viewer will experience the range of Corelli's magic, in a variety of operatic scenes and special arrangements. For those who want to experience an opera legend at the top of his form, I highly recommend this DVD. A. Boss should stick to recent recordings, running the risk of listening to lesser singers with dubious talent often found today.

3.0 out of 5 stars Play back!, August 15, 2010

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Gustaaf Schippers "Dutchie" (Helena, MT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Renata Tebaldi & Franco Corelli (DVD)

I just bought this DVD. Only the 2 Neapolitan songs are "real". The 2 opera excerpts are play back. To see him "live" in concert, get the Tokyo recital and also get the "Great stars of opera", in which he sings the love duet from Un Ballo In Maschera with Régine Crespin and E Lucevan Le Stelle from Tosca. His 2 Toscas and I Pagliacci are also play back. So is his Andrea Chénier. As far as I know only the La Forza Del Destino from Naples (with Renata Tebaldi and Ettore Bastianini) is live, however, the picture is rather blurry.

6 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars More interesting as history than as great music, June 27, 2006

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A. BOSS "AEB" (Mountainside, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Renata Tebaldi & Franco Corelli (DVD)

This is an old recording from the Voice of Firestone TV program of the late 1950s and early 1960s. TV audio of that period was poor by today's standards and, although the singers (especially Corelli) sing well, the poor recording quality of that period is shown in this DVD, which is in mono even though the DVD says it is in Dolby 2.0.

It is interesting to see the much greater variety of commercial TV programing we had back then.The Voice of Firestone was one of a number of weekly classical music featured on comercial TV.