http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/06/pavarotti.dead/index.html
Very sad to hear about this - I heard on my classical radio station (NY TIMES station) this morning that he was in serious condition. He was a true master and his voice would make me choke up at times. I'm very sad that I never got to see him in concert.
His "signature" song,
R.I.P.
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I just saw this myself. I'm not big on opera, but my Dad really liked Pavarotti, and I came to like his voice too. Sad day, the world has lost a great voice. R.I.P. Luciano.
Dan
"The only way I know that guarantees no mistakes is not to play and that's simply not an option". David Hodge
Another sad day for music. I know very little about opera, but there can't be many people who haven't heard of Pavarotti. I first heard of him through football - Nessun Dorma was used as the theme music for the world cup in Itay in 1990, and became one of those phenomenal cross-over hits that topped the charts the world over. I think it'd be fair to say that, along with Carreras and Domingo, he brought opera into mainstream popularity.
RIP
Vic
"Sometimes the beauty of music can help us all find strength to deal with all the curves life can throw us." (D. Hodge.)
A great loss
Here is to you as good as you are
And here is to me as bad as I am
As good as you are and as bad as I am
I'm as good as you are as bad as I am
Great version with Levine conduncting. Nessum dorma was his aria but, perhaps, today I prefer this:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=boBaYL8ZnrM
Grazie tante per tutti questi anni!
R.I.P.
I just saw this on NPR. R.I.P.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12884258
R.I.P. Luciano
Not an opera fan myself but can appreciate excellence
in many fields.
Pavarotti was synonymous with excellence.
I found this clip just a couple of days ago while searching
for something else and find it very appropriate considering
today's news.
Pavarotti & Clapton - Holy Mother
John
He was a true great in his prime
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