Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRIwas an Italian operatic tenor who also crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most commercially successful tenors of all time. He made numerous recordings of complete operas and individual arias, gaining worldwide fame for the brilliance and beauty of his tone—especially into the upper register—and eventually established himself as one of the finest tenors of the 20th century...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionOpera Singer
Date of Birth12 October 1935
CityModena, Italy
CountryItaly
If this man can express himself with the soul and the willpower that he has, even in singing, he certainly will be a big star,
Miserere ... You know I don't want to be a talent scout, but sometimes when I find someone very talented and very unique and different, if it's possible to give him a chance, why not? I'm very happy and very proud to find someone young -- a great musician or singer that I can write a song for and help him in a way.
He wants only to rest and to have a little peace.
For me, music making is the most joyful activity possible, the most perfect expression of any emotion.
I think it was very good. I would like to say it was romantic, absolutely, very difficult in 2001 to have something like that,
I remember quite well that 10,000 audience sang with us three on the spot, and ever since then, I always thought the Chinese audience are the greatest audience,
Sometime to be called Pavarotti is not always an advantage.
I am a tenor buff. I hear myself.
I am a very superstitious person.
I received a beautiful welcome to the world of music. I want to give something back to the younger generation.
I've been buying the same lambrusco from Correggio [a town between Reggio-Emilia and Modena] since 1965.
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.
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.
There is no prodigy in our profession. If you see all the great singer of the past, none of them are.