Sergio Franchi is an historical Italian singer, actor and entertainer with heavenly talent and abilities. He is most remembered for The Mike Douglas Show. (Dana Jensen/The Day)From left, Mike and Sandra Coutant of Mystic, and Sandra's sister and brother-in-law Christine and Michael Fortunato of Wethersfield, enjoy their picnic Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, while attending the final Sergio Franchi Memorial Concert at the Franchi estate in Stonington. They ended up buying the house and the estate, which suited him well because there was room to store the other 17 cars in his collection, Eva said.It was bliss for both of them, Eva Franchi told me this week, after they both left behind previous marriages and moved in with no possessions other than the car collection. She took a job as head of the hospitality division of a hair products company, Conair Corporation, run by an old friend of Sergio's.But she didn't feel settled again until she started planning the first concert, a few years after he was gone. Attendance is limited to 5,000 people who come to hear performances by some of the world's leading young tenors — personally chosen by Mrs. Franchi — who compete for prizes.The event has created an endowment of more than a million dollars, which distributes scholarships to aspiring young singers.I went to see Eva Franchi this week, after a news release announced the postponement of the 25th concert until next year, to make sure all is well at Farmholme, the Franchi estate.

Comment threads are monitored for 48 hours after publication and then closed. (Dana Jensen/The Day)Alfio Bonanno can be seen on the video screen on stage while he performs during the final Sergio Franchi Memorial Concert on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, at the Franchi estate in Stonington. "Opera was Sergio's first love and a great passion all through his life," says Eva, who was Franchi's second wife. Sergio Franchi, a singer with operatic ambitions who gained fame in nightclubs and on recordings, died of a brain tumor on Tuesday at his home in Stonington. Bert Convoy could have had a forever cult following. (David Collins/The Day) STONINGTON, Conn. (AP) - Sergio Franchi, a singer with operatic. (David Collins/The Day)A poster for the 25th annual concert, which originally was scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, but has been postponed until next year. “He called it the green ocean.”As for the concert, she once confided, “My dream is to give the world the next great tenor. But Eva canceled last year's show amid a tough time for her personally, including the deaths of several close friends. Sun bonnets and frilly dresses were seen among many of the women, while men charmed with their straw hats and occasional bow ties.It's always been an event that brings a little bit of Hollywood glamour to southeastern Connecticut.After all, Sergio and Eva Franchi never shied from the limelight, even as they moved here to their Stonington estate in 1979. After his death, his wife Eva Franchi formed The Sergio Franchi Music Foundation to award scholarships to young talented singers.

ambitions who had a hit with "O' Sole Mio" and crooned in TV commercials. His first marriage, which produced two children, both now grown, ended in divorce. He starred on Broadway and had many television appearances, including dozens of spots on "The Ed Sullivan Show. Italian Singer Sergio Franchi was born Sergio Franci Galli on 6th April, 1926 in Cogdno, Italy and passed away on 1st May 1990 Stonington, CT, USA aged 64. The Sergio Franchi Tenors sing 'LaDonna e Mobile' from Rigoletto by Verdi during the Final Sergio Franchi Memorial Concert on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, at the Franchi … Sergio Franchi, the handsome, personable Italian-born tenor who aspired to opera but instead became famous in nightclubs and on records, died Tuesday at his estate on Long Island Sound. Sergio Franchi was previously married to Eva Simone Franchi and Yvonne Lindsey Franchi. Eva quoted Julia as asking. It kept growing.

"Seeing you all out there, it's more than I ever dreamed of," Eva Franchi told the audience. (Dana Jensen/The Day)The Sergio Franchi Tenors sing 'LaDonna e Mobile' from Rigoletto by Verdi during the Final Sergio Franchi Memorial Concert on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, at the Franchi estate in Stonington. Mr. Tenaglia was honored by the Metropolitan Opera Council, Luciano Pavarotti International Competition, Sergio Franchi Foundation, and Mario Lanza Institute, and inducted into the South Philadelphia Cultural Hall of Fame in 2005. He was picked to play the pivotal, popular role of Barnabas Collins, the sexy, sympathetic vampire, on the iconic, gothic soap "Dark Shadows" but was overruled at the last minute by assistant on the show who deemed that he didn't quite have what it took for the role. "Eva Franchi briefly joins Corey Pesaturo, right, on stage while he performs the Hungarian Dance No. (Dana Jensen/The Day)Eva Franchi, right, teases tenor Matthew White before he performs during the Final Sergio Franchi Memorial Concert on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, at the Franchi estate in Stonington. Comment threads are monitored for 48 hours after publication and then closed.

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