RIP Luciano Pavarotti

[cloudy]

ROME -- Luciano Pavarotti, whose vibrant high C's and ebullient showmanship made him the most beloved and celebrated tenor since Caruso and one of the few opera singers to win crossover fame as a popular superstar, died Thursday. He was 71.

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Goodbye to a beautiful voice.

 

[Vermilion]

Sad, isn;t it?

My sister used to love him when she was tiny, 2 or 3. She would ask for 'Pavawotti' to be played every time we got in the car

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[MarshAlien]

Personally, I'm more of a Domingan, but it's always sad to lose a wonderful artist.

 

[English Lady]

We (hubby and I) just watched a bit on the News about it, I found myself welling up as they showed footage of him singing "Nessun Dorma"

 

[rgraham666]

Sigh.

 

[Salvor-Hardon]

He did an amazing Pagliacci. Such a great talent and will be sorely missed.

 

[impressive]

 

[jomar]

I've never liked opera, but appreciate his impact on it.

 

[R. Richard]

A giant of opera.

 

[buxxxom]

Truly gifted, and we were all given a gift when we heard him. An artist of the hightest magnitude. He'll be missed.

 

[Belegon]

 

[shereads]

Oh. Oh, no.

 

[shereads]

Pavarotti singing "Nessun Dorma."



My dad loved this recording. He called Pavarotti "the fat guy with the great set of pipes." The first time I was able to be alone at my dad's grave, I took a CD player and a set of mini-speakers, set them up on the headstone, and played this song for him.

Rest in peace, Luciano.

I miss you, Dad.

 

[3113]

Truly gifted, and we were all given a gift when we heard him.

I'll second that. We always think of great artists as living in the past, of great musicians, especially, as being long gone and beyond us ever hearing them. But we...we were blessed to live at a time when we knew and heard such a talent; and we were doubly blessed that he was around for so long, and that the entire world heard his voice in a way none of the giants that preceded him ever got to be heard.

He left this planet a better place, both as a person and a performer.

 

[buxxxom]

I'll second that. We always think of great artists as living in the past, of great musicians, especially, as being long gone and beyond us ever hearing them. But we...we were blessed to live at a time when we knew and heard such a talent; and we were doubly blessed that he was around for so long, and that the entire world heard his voice in a way none of the giants that preceded him ever got to be heard.

He left this planet a better place, both as a person and a performer.

I'll add that his gift was not only opera, but music in general. He sang with Bryan Adams and Queen, but did not look upon them as lesser artists. What a lesson.

 

[Guest]

Pavarotti singing "Nessun Dorma."


My dad loved this recording. He called Pavarotti "the fat guy with the great set of pipes." The first time I was able to be alone at my dad's grave, I took a CD player and a set of mini-speakers, set them up on the headstone, and played this song for him.

Rest in peace, Luciano.

I miss you, Dad.

My favorite of his, as well.

Thank you for posting this.

 

[cloudy]

My favorite of his, as well.

Thank you for posting this.

Yes.

His voice was absolutely amazing.

 

[Nirvanadragones]

 

[elfin_odalisque]

Pavarotti singing "Nessun Dorma."



My dad loved this recording. He called Pavarotti "the fat guy with the great set of pipes." The first time I was able to be alone at my dad's grave, I took a CD player and a set of mini-speakers, set them up on the headstone, and played this song for him.

Rest in peace, Luciano.

I miss you, Dad.

Not just his beautiful voice, his joie de vivre. Thanks for posting and it is so sad that we lose our inspirations and our friends.

 

[SesameStreet]

Thank goodness we now have Cds , DVDs, and other ways to preserve his amazing talent so that his incredible talent may live on after him.

 

[CdnameAngeleyz]

aww He was my first opera cd