06 September 2007

Luciano Pavarotti 1935-2007

Luciano Pavarotti (12 October 1935 - 6 September 2007)



He had one of the best tenor voices in the world and in history. His passing is a loss to the world.

Amongst my favourite opera recordings are those with Pavarotti in Lucia di Lammermoor (with Sutherland), La Traviata (with Sutherland) and La Bohème (with Freni)

Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor / Sutherland · Pavarotti · Milnes · Ghiaurov · ROH Covent Garden · Bonynge
Verdi - La Traviata / Sutherland, Pavarotti, Manuguerra, NPO, Bonynge
Puccini: La Bohème
Lucia di Lammermoor (a veranno a te sull'aure)


La Traviata (Brindisi)


La Bohème (che gelida manina)


La Bohème ( O Soave Fanciulla)


The maestro's voice lives on forever more.

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I came home very late as we had a work trivia/quiz night. Our team also won. The quiz night was a fund raiser for the Starlight Children's Foundation.

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