# Francesco Molinari-Pradelli [Home](https://hit-masters.com/en) › [Francesco Molinari-Pradelli](https://hit-masters.com/en/artists/francesco-molinari-pradelli-UCGhMsfqQOwdDjBwG6N2RZpQ) Francesco Molinari-Pradelli in HitMasters: 280 songs as collectible cards. 10 releases in the catalog. Free to collect as cards in HitMasters. | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tracks | 280 | | YouTube Music subscribers | 338 | | YouTube Music | [https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCGhMsfqQOwdDjBwG6N2RZpQ](https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCGhMsfqQOwdDjBwG6N2RZpQ) | ## About Francesco Molinari-Pradelli was a prominent Italian opera conductor. He studied piano and composition at Bologna and graduated from the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, in 1938. He made his debut at La Scala in 1946 and his Covent Garden debut in 1955. Between 1966 and 1973, he was active as a conductor at the Metropolitan Opera, specializing in the Italian repertoire, especially Verdi and Puccini, but also making a rare foray into the French repertoire with Gounod's Roméo et Juliette. His account of Puccini's Turandot with Birgit Nilsson and Franco Corelli is commonly regarded as one of the greatest recordings of that work. He was an academician of Santa Cecilia and also known as a collector of pictorial art, especially from the 16th to 18th centuries: he purchased numerous paintings during his frequent business trips. Internationally known, the Molinari Pradelli collection is the most significant formed in Bologna in the twentieth century and is notable for the consistency and selected quality of the works. Text: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances), CC BY-SA license. ## Most popular songs - [Turandot, Act 3: "Nessun dorma" (Calaf, Coro) (feat. Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma & Franco Corelli) – Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/francesco-molinari-pradelli-turandot-act-3-nessun-dorma-8bvj6ML1xvM) - [La Bohème: Che gelida manina\! – Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/francesco-molinari-pradelli-la-boheme-che-gelida-manina-yrQ2W1DNPdo) - [Rigoletto \[Act I\]: Prelude (orchestra) – Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/francesco-molinari-pradelli-rigoletto-act-i-prelude-jgXNemRou1o) - [Turandot, Act 1: "Signore, ascolta\!" (Liù) (feat. Renata Scotto) – Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/francesco-molinari-pradelli-turandot-act-1-signore-ascolta-EpkaE2DKwAI) - [La forza del destino: Act III: Urna fatale del mio destino – Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/francesco-molinari-pradelli-la-forza-del-destino-act-iii-bq7ea810Mto) - [La Bohème: O soave fanciulla – Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/francesco-molinari-pradelli-la-boheme-o-soave-fanciulla-i_J8ADkMdqQ) - [La Bohème, Act 1: Questo Mar Rosso mi ammolisce – Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/francesco-molinari-pradelli-la-boheme-act-1-questo-mar-rosso-r0s_0uQBiSI) - [Turandot, Act 1: "Non piangere, Liù\! … Ah\! per l'ultima volta\!" (Calaf, Liù, Timur, Ping, Pong, Pang, Chorus) – Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/francesco-molinari-pradelli-turandot-act-1-non-piangere-liu-medYWv-QaIA) - [Rigoletto \[Acts II & III\]: La donna è mobile (Duke, Sparafucile, Rigoletto) – Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/francesco-molinari-pradelli-rigoletto-acts-ii-and-iii-la-ANzRyWnpk-o) - [Rigoletto \[Acts II & III\]: Act II - Ella mi fu rapita (Duke) – Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/francesco-molinari-pradelli-rigoletto-acts-ii-and-iii-act-ii-ObqbOwIHcfE) - [Preludio (Live) – Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/francesco-molinari-pradelli-preludio-live-BzF_U3yFj9M) - [Carmen, WD 31 (Sung in Italian), Act II: Act II: Con voi ber – Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/francesco-molinari-pradelli-carmen-wd-31-sung-in-italian-act-NNaTQZNRSfE) ## Releases - [Bizet: Carmen, WD 31 (Sung in Italian) \[Recorded 1961\] (2015)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/francesco-molinari-pradelli-bizet-carmen-wd-31-sung-in-MPREb_FLHxJK3PHei) - [Leoncavallo: La Bohème (1958) (2015)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/francesco-molinari-pradelli-leoncavallo-la-boheme-1958-MPREb_VtmFpQt2ARE) - [Rossini: Guillaume Tell (William Tell) \[Recorded 1957\] (2015)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/francesco-molinari-pradelli-rossini-guillaume-tell-william-MPREb_qbLOrdya33X) - [Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Recorded 1952-1956) (2014)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/francesco-molinari-pradelli-puccini-manon-lescaut-recorded-MPREb_1kUv6uU8GdS) - [L'Elisir D'Amore (The Elixir Of Love) (2010)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/francesco-molinari-pradelli-lelisir-damore-the-elixir-of-MPREb_PaVwiOOmmN9) - [Simon Boccanegra (2009)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/francesco-molinari-pradelli-simon-boccanegra-MPREb_3OD9r15Wz7W) - [Tosca (2009)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/francesco-molinari-pradelli-tosca-MPREb_JL6ImxfOiGU) - [Martha (2009)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/francesco-molinari-pradelli-martha-MPREb_enYXKk6gepV) - [Verdi: Rigoletto - Opera in three acts (2007)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/francesco-molinari-pradelli-verdi-rigoletto-opera-in-three-MPREb_TLY8DviTM3d) - [PUCCINI: TOSCA (1995)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/francesco-molinari-pradelli-puccini-tosca-MPREb_Wqg15ZIoSpL) ## Similar artists - [Franco Corelli](https://hit-masters.com/en/artists/franco-corelli-UCFbf-RADCCOr0YqDwFvnX1A) - [Enrico Caruso](https://hit-masters.com/en/artists/enrico-caruso-UC681MKtm7h3XWQQsJ9ABEsA) - [Jonas Kaufmann](https://hit-masters.com/en/artists/jonas-kaufmann-UCYi71hNcDfyNeq73tj_d22A) - [Michael Spyres](https://hit-masters.com/en/artists/michael-spyres-UCPuYTaTNJTmajrkQ8zUSt1A) - [Anita Rachvelishvili](https://hit-masters.com/en/artists/anita-rachvelishvili-UCDS0HKq1SZxre6tARGmBzVA) - [Aida Garifullina](https://hit-masters.com/en/artists/aida-garifullina-UCwHpNgbuL6OWFIll04rL6jA) - [Leone Magiera](https://hit-masters.com/en/artists/leone-magiera-UC8v_BngpVSIAlFyz6pUVM2A) - [Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell 'Opera di Roma](https://hit-masters.com/en/artists/coro-e-orchestra-del-teatro-dell-opera-di-roma-UCoE7Hadg6mBJoRB7LSIBh8g) --- Songs, cover art and plays: YouTube Music. 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