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In all, Corelli sang 368 performances at the Met, where he made his debut on Jan " He inaugurated the opera season at Milan's Teatro alla Scala three years later with Maria Callas, singing in Spontini's "La Vestale He retired in 1976, although he was present as a special guest in October 2002 at a Milan awards ceremony where he received a standing ovation Pavarotti Praises Late Tenor Corelli Oct 30, 2:54 PM EST Tenor Franco Corelli was remembered Thursday as one of the greatest opera stars of the 20th century, a singer whose ringing, versatile voice and strapping good looks thrilled audiences at New York's Metropolitan Opera and other top theaters around the globe "We finally became very good friends, but sometimes it was like a bullfight on stage " Born April 8, 1921, Corelli made his opera debut in 1951 in Spoleto, Italy as Don Jose in Bizet's "Carmen He appeared in opera houses around the globe with such greats as Callas, with whom he had a special partnership for many years, Renata Tebaldi, Birgit Nilsson and Joan Sutherland 27, 1961, as Manrico in Verdi's "Il Trovatore" opposite soprano Leontyne Price, who also made her house debut that night In their second-act duet, they delighted audiences by competing to see who could hold the climactic high note longer He made his Vienna State Opera debut in 1963 It was sensational," Domingo told The Associated Press by phone from Washington "He neither bit nor kissed me He was so beautiful on the stage," Freni said by telephone from her home in Modena " Barry Tucker, son of the late American tenor Richard Tucker, called Corelli "one of the greatest tenors of all time," and remembered him for his ringing high Cs Corelli funeral was scheduled for Friday afternoon at San Carlo's Church in Milan, with a burial at Cimitero Monumentale, opera Web sites said He is survived by his wife, the singer Loretta Di Lelio "He actually began with a strong but not beautiful voice, and in the end he was so very, very refined, and so incredible with wonderful artistry," Luciano Pavarotti said in a written statement "Tall and gorgeous, with a voice to match "He was the most impressive tenor I have heard live," tenor Placido Domingo said It all ended appropriately in any case," she said by telephone from Baastad in southern Sweden I regret we never sang together," said Beverly Sills, chairwoman of the Metropolitan Opera "He had many, many gifts from God He had been hospitalized in August for what was believed to be a stroke " He made his debut at The Royal Opera in London in 1957 as Cavaradossi in Puccini's "Tosca," becoming one of the world's finest spinto, or large-voiced, tenors At a 1961 performance in Boston on tour with the Met, Nilsson outlasted him and Corelli left the stage Nilsson told the AP that Corelli finally returned to the stage after Met general manager Rudolf Bing said he could bite Nilsson instead of kiss her Praise from colleagues poured in a day after Corelli died in Milan at age 82 "He had incredible top notes "There was this unbelievable amount of easiness, the way he used to go all the way to the top with this sort of animal instinct which filled the theater and really got to you, this heroic sound He frequently sang opposite Nilsson at the Met in Puccini's "Turandot," taking the role of Calaf, the prince who melts the heart of the icy princess Turandot, the role sung by Nilsson Soprano Mirella Freni called him a gifted and kind colleague Corelli was a perfect romantic lead: a lyric tenor with great versatility, he also had a strapping and muscular build You never quite knew what he was up to," she said He appeared frequently at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, which was for many years his favorite venue "He was very kind and good-natured, but very temperamental and unpredictable His final performance with the Met was on tour in Puccini's "La Boheme" on June 28, 1975 Carlo Bergonzi, himself one of the most stylish tenors of his time, called Corelli "one of the greatest tenors of the century " As his voice aged, Corelli sang fewer operas and concentrated more on concerts One thousand contestants will qualify for the game by purchasing marked Pepsi products this summer The plans, reported in Monday's Variety, were confirmed by two executives close to the deal who spoke on condition of anonymity Davies is also working with the WB on a six-episode variety show this summer that will include participation by commercial sponsors instead of actual advertisements Davies' Diplomatic Productions and the WB would not comment on the report Monday Although there's no guarantee that there will be a $1 billion winner, Variety said Pepsi is talking to insurers in case someone takes the prize They will be whittled down to one winner through what is described as a game of nerve A Pepsi representative did not immediately return a call for comment Pepsi, WB Working on $1B TV Special Feb 10, 6:14 PM EST So do you want to be a billionaire? 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