Luciano Pavarotti Biography

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Luciano Pavarotti (born in Modena, October 12, 1935 - died 6 September 2007 at age 71 years) was an Italian tenor nationality. He began his career in music in 1961 in Reggio Emilia. In 2006 Pavarotti singing Nessun Dorma at the 2006 Winter Olympics.


Pavarotti began his professional career as a tenor in 1961 in Italy. In the same year, he made his first international appearance in La Traviata in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. He sang in opera houses in addition to Italy, the Netherlands, Vienna, London, Ankara, Budapest and Barcelona. Duration youth gain valuable experience and recognition while touring Australia at the invitation of soprano Joan Sutherland in 1965. He made his U.S. debut in Miami soon after, also on the recommendation of Sutherland.


Position as a leading lyric tenor was consolidated in the years between 1966 and 1972 during which time he first appeared at La Scala Milan and the great houses of Europe. In 1968, she debuted in New York City Metropolitan Opera as Rodolfo in Puccini, La Boheme. At the Met in 1972, in the role of Tonio in Donizetti's La fille du Regiment, he won the title of "King of High Cs" when she sang the aria "Ah mes amis ... pour mon ame". He gained worldwide fame for the brilliance and beauty of tone, especially into register.He above is the best in bel canto operas, pre-Aida Verdi roles and Puccini works such as La Boheme, Tosca and Madame Butterfly. The late 1970s and the 1980s saw Pavarotti continue to make a significant appearance in the world's leading opera houses.


Celebrities outside the opera world came to Pavarotti at the 1990 World Cup in Italy with a performance of Puccini's "Nessun Dorma", sample (help · info) from Turandot and as one of the three famous tenors in their first concert was held on the eve of the tournament's final match . She sang on occasion with fellow star tenors Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras, bringing opera highlights to a wider audience. Appearances in advertisements and with pop icons in concerts furthered international celebrity.


Final performance at the opera is in the Metropolitan Opera in March 2004. Later that year, the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) he was inducted into the Hall of Italian American of Fame in recognition of his work. During a ceremony held at the Foundation Gala Birthday just four days after the 69th anniversary of her, the singer Faith Hill presented Pavarotti with a birthday cake and sang "Happy Birthday" for the opera legend.


The 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, saw Pavarotti on stage for the last time, where he performed "Nessun Dorma", the crowd serving as the aria choir, and he received a thunderous standing ovation.
He died of pancreatic cancer on September 6, 2007.