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Other famous Corelli’sOther famous Corelli’s This exposition will be about famous people whose This exposition will be about famous people whose
surname was also Corelli, like Captain Corellisurname was also Corelli, like Captain Corelli It will briefly outline their lives and major It will briefly outline their lives and major
achievements and will explore their links to the book achievements and will explore their links to the book or its characters, if anyor its characters, if any
The Corelli’sThe Corelli’s
The exposition will analyse the following The exposition will analyse the following people:people:
• Arcangelo Corelli - composerArcangelo Corelli - composer
• Franco Corelli - tenorFranco Corelli - tenor
Arcangelo Corelli(Arcangelo Corelli(1653-1653-1713)1713)
Born in Fusignano, Italy
Italian composer and violinist
His style of playing became the basis for the violin technique of the 18th and 19th centuries
Arcangelo Corelli(Arcangelo Corelli(1653-1653-1713)1713)
He was the most widely published and reprinted composer before the Austrian Joseph Haydn
He was the first composer to gain an international reputation solely on the basis of his instrumental music
Corelli to CorelliCorelli to Corelli
The obvious link between this The obvious link between this Corelli and the book is that he Corelli and the book is that he developed and played instruments developed and played instruments very much like the mandolin, very much like the mandolin, string instruments.string instruments.
He was a composer, just like He was a composer, just like Captain Corelli is in the book and Captain Corelli is in the book and they both had talent composingthey both had talent composing
Franco CorelliFranco Corelli
Franco Corelli was born in Ancona, Italy, on 8 April
Well known Italian tenor
Franco Corelli has sung in major houses throughout the world and recital halls as well
Franco CorelliFranco Corelli
In 1951 he won the Maggio Musicale competition in Florence
He made his debut at Spoleto in 1951 singing Don Jose in "Carmen"
“Giulietta e Romeo”,"La vestale”, "Tosca”, "Il Trovatore" are some of his performances until 1976
Corelli to CorelliCorelli to Corelli
There is not much in common between There is not much in common between Franco Corelli and Captain CorelliFranco Corelli and Captain Corelli
The link between them is that they both The link between them is that they both perform music, either vocal or perform music, either vocal or instrumentalinstrumental
With respect to their characters, Franco With respect to their characters, Franco Corelli was a very reserved person so Corelli was a very reserved person so no comparison is possibleno comparison is possible
AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements
Most of the information for this Most of the information for this presentation was taken from:presentation was taken from:
Encarta EncyclopaediaEncarta Encyclopaedia
http://sites.http://sites.netscapenetscape.net/.net/orpheusandlyraorpheusandlyra//francofranco
http://www.http://www.geocitiesgeocities.com:0080/Vienna/.com:0080/Vienna/StrasseStrasse/3468/Corelli./3468/Corelli.htmhtm
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