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Corelli

American  
[kaw-rel-ee, koh-, kaw-rel-lee] / kɔˈrɛl i, koʊ-, kɔˈrɛl li /

noun

  1. Arcangelo 1653–1713, Italian violinist and composer.

  2. Marie Mary Mackay, 1854?–1924, English novelist.


Corelli British  
/ kɒˈrɛlɪ /

noun

  1. Arcangelo (arˈkandʒelo). 1653–1713, Italian violinist and composer of sonatas and concerti grossi

  2. Marie , real name Mary Mackay . 1854–1924, British novelist. Her melodramatic works include The Sorrows of Satan (1895) and The Murder of Delicia (1896)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The pair met on the set of the Australian TV show Corelli in 1995, shortly after Jackman had left drama school.

From BBC ● May 28, 2025

After concluding that club life wasn’t a future, Tetelman began listening to recordings of Luciano Pavarotti, Enrico Caruso, Franco Corelli and Jonas Kaufmann to understand how they used their voices.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2024

Matthew Polenzani wanted to make something clear: He just isn’t a powerhouse tenor like Mario Del Monaco or Franco Corelli, two 20th-century greats.

From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2022

Chiaroscuro L.A.-based period-instrument ensemble Tesserae presents works by Corelli, Vivaldi, et al.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2019

But what Corelli perfected, above all, was a form of musical contrast, an internal drama in the texture that was fresh, surprising and - for the time - highly original.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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