Tankus Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 "Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti has died at his home in Modena aged 71"Ace voice... even in old age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 Absolutely top of the tree. He was brilliant. Thank goodness for C.D's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 Amazing voice, even to an untrained ear.Nessun dorma - Let no one sleep. Sleep peacefully, Pavarotti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike567 Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 he will be missed :(. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchful Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 Brilliant tenor.RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 I'll look back with fondness on him. He was my favourite opera singer. May he R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 I loved his "Paverotti and Friends" concerts. Great thing to do - introducing kids to opera, and opera buffs to rock music. Even our Andsome may have learned something... B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchful Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 It was also through him that my other favourite - Andrea Bocelli - got started, thereby introducing the classics to an even wider audience They were friends too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 I still can't believe that he will not be around any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchful Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 One consolation is that all his beautiful recordings will be there for ever as with Maria Callas, my favourite female classical artiste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Oh, I'm all with you on Maria Callas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Good as Pavarotti may have been, without Giacomo Puccini (click here) and a series of football matches held in Italy he would have been just another jobbing singer known only to opera buffs.Puccini was always one for a good tune, people ought to have a look (or rather listen) to more of his works - such as more of Turandot (from whence comes Nessun Dorma). The aria of Turandot herself is particularly tear wrenching. The performance by Dame Eva Turner is some of the best music I have ever had the pleasure to hear. Click here. Silly pantomime? Yes, but isn't most opera? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 An ancient recording of "best bits" of Eva Turner, including the Turandot aria is available click here.It's low cost and well worth it for the Puccini alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchful Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Well pops, you could say that about any performer; they are only as good as the material they use but what makes the difference is their individual interpretation of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Well pops, you could say that about any performer; they are only as good as the material they use but what makes the difference is their individual interpretation of it Yes, indeed - which is part of the reason I referred to Eva Turner. An awful lot of people would respond with "who?" when presented with her name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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