[GeronL]

Thats sad.

I thought he was good in Sliders

just kidding, but that is sad

[MissCalico]

Ciao Luciano

Il mio tenore favorito.

Coso molto romantico ai miei orecchi.

Bravo!

[shield]

People appear to be dropping like flies these days.

Great talent...Rest in Peace.

[B-Chan]

What a loss. He was truly the greatest tenor since Caruso.

[llevrok]

il Maestro !

RIP.

[TotusTuus]

Prayers for his soul and for his family left behind.

Wow! I just threw in the "Three Tenors" CD before reading this.

[yorkie]

I met him. He had the kindest eyes - I will never forget them. Rest in Peace, sir.

[Outland]

A great talent and a great man.
RIP.

[wardaddy]

Dadgummit....i liked him though my opera ended at dilletante enjoyment of Wagner and Mozart...

[katykelly]

RIP

[dighton]

I have a CD of Rigoletto, taped in the early seventies, with Pavarotti as the Duke of Mantua. Little in this world lives up to its reputation, but by God he beat it by a mile.

Rest in peace.

[BIGLOOK]

God bless Luciano.

May the Angels welcome him to the Choir.

[rfp1234]

Requiescat in pace.

[Hetty_Fauxvert]

What a shame. I always preferred Placido as an artist, but Pavarotti did so much to popularize opera. A sad loss.

[ConservativeStatement]

I'm not much of a U2 fan but this is a brilliant performance with Bono and Pavarotti:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX6c5als1lk

[AliVeritas]

Ciao Luciano, I thank God for the gift of your voice. Now you sing with Mario, Juss and all the angels.

Nessun Dorma - Turandot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr5vpHtJIlg

Vesti La Giubba - I Pagliacci
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr5vpHtJIlg

Una furtiva Lagrima
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxyrphGgLH4

Eternal rest grant unto him. Lord have mercy.

Prayers for the journey:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-zDH_ekIUg&mode=related&search=v=mb3bwGb0glQ&feature=PlayList&p=678DF3A1B39FF735&index=0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQUFQ_N0JI8&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TfAyX8l5-g&mode=related&search=

[LeoWindhorse]

I really enjoyed Pavarotti’s wonderful singing .
He openned my eyes and ears to this music

I will miss him very music
Fortunately CD’s last a long long time...

[LibertyRocks]

Godspeed and RIP, Luciano! Thank you for sharing with us your wonderful talents! Prayers for his family and friends.

[nicksaunt]

We have lost a great voice tonight.

[Westlander]

He was unabashedly thrilled by fame, telling Newsweek magazine, “I want to be famous everywhere. I tell you, the time spent signing autographs is never enough.”

Known in some circles as ‘The King of Cancellations’, he was famously banned from performing at Lyric Opera of Chicago after pulling out of 26 of the 41 scheduled performances in an eight-year period.

Other controversies dogged Pavarotti’s career. In 1992 he was sued by the BBC for selling the broadcaster a lip-synched concert.

Pavarotti become embroiled in allegations of tax fraud in 2000, agreeing to repay $12 million in taxes after it was determined his home was in Italy, not Monte Carlo as he had claimed.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4191866a12.html