IT IS not for nothing that the term “prima donna” is borrowed from the world of opera. Yet the best examples are by no means always women. Tenors have an equal, some would say a better, claim.

Franco Corelli, the Italian tenor whose powerhouse voice, charismatic presence and movie-star good looks earned him the adoration of opera fans from the 1950s until his retirement in 1976, died on ...

Franco Corelli, one of the most prodigiously gifted tenors of the 20th century, died Wednesday in his native Italy at the age of 82. He was hospitalized in August after having an apparent stroke. If ...

Since it was first seen in 1971, the Metropolitan Opera production of Massenet’s Werther has offered a parade of world-class tenors in the title role—even a baritone a few years ago when Thomas ...

Franco Corelli, a tenor with matinee-idol looks whose large, ringing voice made him one of the greatest opera stars of the 20th century, has died, the ANSA news agency said. He was 82. Corelli, whose ...

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Andrea has sung with some of the greatest voices in the world from Luciano Pavarotti to Celine Dion and Sarah Brightman. But one alone changed his life, inspiring his lifelong love of opera. As a boy, ...

Franco Corelli, the Italian tenor whose powerhouse voice, charismatic presence and movie-star good looks earned him the adoration of opera fans from the 1950s until his retirement in 1976, died ...

Franco Corelli, who has died in Milan aged 82, could lay claim to be the most exciting tenor of the 20 years or so from 1955; his stentorian voice, first heard to arresting effect at Covent Garden in ...