Andrea has described how his nanny Orianna encouraged his love of music, and opera, in particular. One day, at the family home in Lajatico, she gave him a recording of Corelli performing the opera ...

Franco Corelli, whose ringing tenor voice and matinee-idol looks made him one of the top opera stars of the 20th century, has died in Milan. By Billboard Staff Franco Corelli, whose ringing tenor ...

Andrea has sung with some of the greatest voices in the world from Luciano Pavarotti to Celine Dion and Sarah Brightman. But one alone changed his life, inspiring his lifelong love of opera. As a boy, ...

On Nov. 24, a modern-day violin virtuoso and her gifted keyboard accompanist will pay tribute to a legendary 18th century violinist/composer with a special concert at the Athenaeum. Victoria Martino ...

Arcangelo Corelli's 12 violin sonatas, the most highly regarded of their time, were famously re-published in 1710 in an edition that includes sections with written-out embellishments. These are said ...

Arcangelo Corelli may not have written reams of music like Bach and Handel, but he made an important contribution to music. As a violin virtuoso, Corelli developed many of the modern techniques of ...

Corelli was the main founder of modern orchestral playing and the composer who fashioned two new musical forms, the Baroque trio and solo sonata, and the concerto grosso. Coming from a wealthy family ...