Thursday, September 6, 2007

Luciano Pavarotti, 1935-2007

Luciano Pavarotti has lost his battle with cancer. He will be remembered as "the tenor" of his generation, not only because of his voice, but because of his wonderful personality. He introduced opera to many who would otherwise not have given the art form a single thought. He often performed with many pop stars and performed many benefit concerts. Here is a clip from a 1988 recital at the Met. Pavarotti is singing the Act 3, Scene 1 aria "Nessun dorma" from Puccini's opera Turandot. Maestro James Levine is at the piano.
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Edie said...

Steve, could you please add the title of the piece he is singing to your post. Thanks for adding this. So many people will mourn the loss of the King of the High C's.

September 7, 2007 at 10:35 AM

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