Placido Domingo was a superior tenor to Pavarotti. Never understood why Pavarotti got so much acclaim.
Placido Domingo ~ “E lucevan le stelle”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa5LIcOnc8M
Totally agree on Domingo superiority. The young Pavarotti had a beautiful voice when controlled by a good conductor (as in Verdi’s Dies Irae with Price, Talvela, Horne directed by Georg Solti). Later he became a divo instead of a singer, his voice changed not for the better.
Agree. But Pavarotti had a great personality, and treated his fans very well. He would not leave a venue until he had signed every last program for his adoring public.