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Something wrong?The tenor who made opera a stadium event. Pavarotti turned arias into global pop moments, his voice - and that nickname, "King of the High Cs" - crossing over from opera houses into World Cup broadcasts and prime-time television.
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A Portrait of Pavarotti: Highlights from The Pavarotti EditionAlbum, 20012000Italian Wedding FavoritesAlbumThe Greatest Opera AriasAlbum1999La favoritaAlbumLove SongsAlbumTu Tu Amore: Puccini's Greatest Love SongsAlbum1998“I'm not a politician, I'm a musician. I care about giving people a place where they can go to enjoy themselves and to begin to live again.”In their wordsApril 1998On his charity concerts and relief efforts for Bosnia, in BBC Music Magazine (April 1998)Grammy Legend AwardAwardMusiCares Person of the YearAwardErnaniAlbumGreat Opera DuetsAlbum1997I LombardiAlbumIn His GloryAlbum
Pavarotti Magic: An Exclusive RecitalAlbum, 19971996Cavalleria RusticanaAlbumFor The Children Of BosniaAlbum1995“Every day I remind myself of all that I have been given.”In their wordsWritten by Pavarotti with William Wright.“As an art form, opera is a rare and remarkable creation. For me, it expresses aspects of the human drama that cannot be expressed in any other way, or certainly not as beautifully.”In their wordsWritten by Pavarotti with William Wright.“It is not always a matter of wild ovations and legendary performances. Sometimes you are just happy to get through an opera without trouble.”In their wordsWritten by Pavarotti with William Wright.1992Officer of the Legion of HonourAward1990“For all three of us, the Caracalla concert was a major event in our lives. I hope I am not immodest to think it was also unforgettable for most of the people who were present.”In their wordsOn the 1990 "Three Tenors" concert in Rome, Italy, with Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras1988Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicAward1980Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicAward1976Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicAward1935Born12 October 1935Also in Deutsch
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, I remember when I began singing, in 1961, one person said, "run quick, because opera is going to have at maximum 10 years of life." At the time it was really going down.
I think an important quality that I have is that if you turn on the radio and hear somebody sing, you know it's me. You don't confuse my voice with another voice.
I'm not a politician, I'm a musician. I care about giving people a place where they can go to enjoy themselves and to begin to live again.
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Luciano Pavarotti began his professional career as a tenor in Italy in 1961, finding his footing in bel canto operas, pre-Aida Verdi roles, and Puccini works like La bohème, Tosca, Turandot, and Madama Butterfly. The 1990 FIFA World Cup changed the scale: as one of the Three Tenors, he sang to a global audience, and that first recording became the best-selling classical album of all time. Televised concerts and media appearances followed, and by the time he delivered "Nessun dorma" at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin - his final performance - he'd sold more than 100 million records. Italy named him a Knight Grand Cross in 1988; he spent years working for refugees and the Red Cross. Pancreatic cancer took him the following year, six days shy of his 72nd birthday.
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