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# ~ Franco Corelli's Diminuendo ~ Gounod's ROMÉO ET JULIETTE
- URL: https://oberons-vale.ghost.io/franco-corellis-diminuendo-gounods-romeo-et-juliette/
- Published: 2026-10-12T20:32:06.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-12T20:32:06.000Z
- Author: Oberon

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Franco Corelli caused a sensation with his performances as Gounod's *Roméo* at The Met in 1970 by ending the aria "*Ah! lève-toi, soleil*!" with a sustained *diminuendo*. 

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