Opera Singer's Estate Listed For $12.6 Million In Stonington

STONINGTON, CT — A property owned by an Italian opera singer has been listed for $12.6 million, according to The New Haven Register. The Georgian Colonial is located at 91 Sergio Franchi Drive in Stonington. The sprawling estate is owned by the family of Sergio Franchi, a late Italian opera singer who was a frequent guest on the "Ed Sullivan Show."

Franchi recorded about 25 albums while performing as a Las Vegas headliner and at the White House. He died in 1990.

William Pitt describes the home as a "pristine, 200+ acre country compound."

"It is truly rare to find a home that embodies the essence of the owner," the listing reads. "Upon entering the glorious 200-acre Stonington, Connecticut estate of world-renowned tenor, Sergio Franchi, one is immediately enveloped in its warmth, charm, and elegance."

The home is a 6, 300 square-foot, slate-roofed Colonial with seven bedrooms, a formal dining room with stained glass windows, a massive country kitchen with a walk-in China closet and black and white checkerboard flooring, a large sunroom with an interior pool, and an expansive slate patio.

See the listing at William Pitt.