What about Enrico Pallazzo? ;)
Posted on 09/05/2007 9:41:50 PM PDT by Gigantor
None of that matters. He was not a politician running for office. He was a magnanimous man with a great gift that he was eager to share with the world.
Your pettiness will not diminish the Greatest Tenor of Our Time.
I hope Bocelli sings at the funeral. Pavarotti discovered him singing in a restaurant in some obscure Italian village. He mentored Bocelli to fame.
I've been a fan for a long time and I never knew Pavarotti as the "King of Cancellations." To be sure, I stopped being obsessive about attending his performances when I perceived a decline in his voice in the early 90s, so maybe he has been canceling since that time? The only Met performances I remember him canceling were the first two Luisa Millers in 1991. I was at the dress rehearsal prior to these scheduled performances. LP wasn't pulling any punches that day and his voice broke at one point. It was never easy for me to listen to him live after that, as I was always afraid it would break again. (BTW, I was at the first LM he sang in 91, and he did just fine; but certainly there was good reason for his cancellations that year.)
ML/NJ
Heavan gained a beautiful voice today.
That will be his lasting legacy. Who heard of Opera before Pavarotti? I know, people who already loved Opera, but Pavarotti increased the general awareness of Opera, and of GREAT SINGING in general, to tens of millions who otherwise thought that Paula Abdul was a great singer.
He will most certainly be missed, the world has lost a Great One.
He was a brilliant talent and a magnificent showman. Saw him perform in Tosca in San Francisco during the late seventies. Never before or since have I seen a more powerful, engaging performer. He was just a WOW aaaand he knew it, which would have been offensive in less capable hands. In his, it was a charming asset.
I’ll never forget the expression on my then seven-year-old daughter’s face during one of the standing ovations he earned that evening. She stood and applauded with a joyous look in her eyes and a broad smile on her face. She’d been transported that evening just as all of us had been. Seems to me that true talent is the ability to transfix and transport everyone in an audience. I don’t know that anyone did that better than he did.
I’m sorry he’s gone but I’m delighted he lived. I truly believe we’re all the better for it.
The greatest tenor — the ultimate DIVO!
We will miss you Luciano!
RIP
Classic Fm, a radio station out of the UK, is now holding a tribute to Pavarotti by playing his recordings. It is a fitting and deserved tribute.
Wasn't disrespectful in any way, shape or form.
But it was funny. LOL many times over..
Very well said. Thank you for your post!
What about Enrico Pallazzo? ;)
RIP
Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei. Requiescat in pace.
....will be replaced by Paul Potts.
Well Done, Senor Pavarotti.
And thank you for coming to Oklahoma City (a couple of times?)
to help raise $$$ for medical charity.
You are most welcome. Humble thanks for your kind words.
Thank you for that link.
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