Franco Corelli(1921-2003)

Posessed of a powerful, largely self-trained, tenor voice combined with the good looks of the born matinée idol, Franco Corelli was also a man plagued all his life by various neuroses which ultimately brought about his retirement from the stage at the height of his fame and powers, in 1976. In later years, he maintained homes in New York and Milan and taught the occasional private pupil.