Zinka Milanov & Franco Corelli "Vicino a te" (MET, 17/11/1962) 

During their 1957 run of Toscas at Covent Garden Corelli said to Milanov, "Signora, to me you are a Gigli in female clothing." Milanov was 56 at the time of this performance and singing with a sheen and control that put sopranos 20 years younger to shame.

Corelli, ever the selfless prince .

È una gara tra le alte sfere, amalgama perfetto, entambi vincitori perfetti nei personaggi. Bellezza infinita!!!!!!! per fortuna abbiamo queste testimonianze che ascoltandole e riascoltandole ci portano via dalle miserie che ci circondano e ci fanno vivere momenti di serenità. Meravigliosi, grazie❤

This is new to me. Thank you! The audience was on fire.

These were two complementary voices - large and dramatic but capable of elegant pianissimo phrasing. As always, your recordings offer opera fans wonderful singing and just as wonderful nostalgia. 🥲

Saw them both in this at the "Old Met", him with Tebaldi, Zinka with Tucker. Unforgettable!

Corelli in his prime here great stuff

Καταπληκτική ερμηνεία από δύο ιερά τέρατα τής όπερας. Το ντουέτο αυτό είναι από τα αγαπημένα μου. Ευχαριστώ, φίλε μου, για την σπάνια αυτή ανάρτηση.

Eternal❤🎉

Un verdadero privilegio escuchar ,está versión,maravillosos los dos . Siempre que he escuchado a Corelli, me gustó mucho.gracias.

Que emoción escuchar estos maravillosos sonidos 😮😮😮😮😌😌😌😌😌❤❤❤❤

Grazie Opera❤Corelli mi è sempre piaciuto e anche qui è fantastico come sempre.

I saw Franco in Chenier with Tebaldi. Awesome together.

Le roi des ténor indetronable franco corelli 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕 💕

Glad to have these 2 together. The only performance I have of them together was a fine TOSCA from Covent Garden from 1957 & have found a few more on You Tube recently. Thanks for the posting. A shame the greatest CHENIER of his time could not join Milanov for her final MET performance & in this opera. Tucker was fine then as usual but not Corelli, at least in this role.

For this 1962 Maddalena Zinka Milanov had the dress that Maria Antonietta had worn brought from Paris and a critic wrote that it was too new for her voice

Corelli's effortless singing, Milanov in senile voice condition