“Pavarotti ~~~ Panis Angelicus
With Sting (Sting doesn’t hold a candle)”
I disagree with you here. The two of them sing in entirely different mediums. Sting is not an Opera star, never was. However, he has a great voice. He would, when young,have been very good in one of those English boy choirs like those that sang recently at the Princess Di memorial service.
There is an interesting contrast between the operatic voice of Luciano and the folk/pop voice of Sting, which has no vibrato, and is much flatter. Pavarotti has depth and vibrato as opera singers do. Yet both meld together surprisingly well. Sting actually has a very true to key and lovely voice which is why he became such an internationally known pop star.
Way back when, when I belonged to one of those record clubs I was sent “The Three Tenors” CD by mistake and was told to keep it. I must have had it for years before I decided to give it a shot while I was remodeling my basement. Needless to say, I was hooked from the start and have since purchased many of his CD’s as well as Bocelli, Domingo, and others. I was actually listening to Luciano on my way home from work yesterday. RIP my friend, and thanks for opening my eyes to the world of opera!
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