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Franco Corelli was born in April of in Ancona on the Adriatic coast. He decided to pursue an musical career later than most singers. After two unsuccessful encounters with voice teachers he resolved to train himself by intense study of the recordings of the great Italian tenors who had preceded him. After winning the Maggio Musicale contest in the spring of , he made his debut at at Spoleto the following fall as Don Jose in Carmen.

He then joined the company of the Rome Opera for several seasons.

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He made his La Scala debut during this period. His Met debut did not take place until he was almost 40 — January 21, as Manrico in I l Trovatore. Also making her debut at that performance was Leontyne Price. Ove the next 14 years Corelli gave performances with the Met. Most of these were in the great Italian spinto roles.

He sang the former 37 times with the company and the latter 23 times.