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1935–2007 Italian tenor After winning the international competition at the Teatro Reggio Emilia in 1961, Pavarotti made his debut there as Rodolfo (La bohème), the role of his Covent Garden debut in 1963. In 1964 he sang Idamante (Idomeneo) at Glyndebourne. His many roles at Covent Garden included Tonio in La fille du régiment (‘The Daughter of the Regiment’), Verdi’s ...

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1935–2007, Italian Pavarotti became a commodity that often belies his profound vocal gifts as one of the greatest-ever tenors. His career commenced as soon as he began to sing, for he possessed an extraordinary, effortless voice with ringing high notes. Early roles such as Rodolfo (La bohème) and Tonio (La fille du régiment) amounted to near vocal perfection. ...

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to realize that she has gone. Recommended Recording: La bohème, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert von Karajan, conductor; Decca 421 049-2; Soloists: Mirella Freni (Mimì), Elizabeth Harwood (Musetta), Luciano Pavarotti (Rodolfo), Rolando Panerai (Marcello), Gianni Maffeo (Schaunard), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Colline) Personalities | Giacomo Puccini | Turn of the Century | Opera Techniques | Realism, Naturalisme & Verismo | High ...

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returns she is dying. Recommended Recording: Manon Lescaut, New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus/New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; James Levine, conductor; Decca 4402002; Soloists: Mirella Freni (Manon Lescaut), Luciano Pavarotti (Il Cavaliere des Grieux), Dwayne Croft (Lescaut), Giuseppe Taddei (Geronte di Ravoir), Ramón Vargas (Edmondo), Cecilia Bartoli (Un Musico) Personalities | Giacomo Puccini | Turn of the Century | Opera ...

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Sounds Familiar ‘Nessun dorma’ (‘No One Sleeps’) The aria from Puccini’s final opera Turandot became arguably the most popular in the world in 1990 when it was sung by Luciano Pavarotti on the eve of the football World Cup Final in Rome. This was the first Three Tenors concert and the tune remains hugely popular. Personalities | Giacomo Puccini | Turn ...

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at the Metropolitan Opera (Cassandra, then Dido). She sang Elisabeth at Covent Garden in 1973, and Strauss’s Ariadne in 1985. Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | Luciano Pavarotti | Contemporary | Classical ...

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Wagner, capturing the virility and vulnerability of Wotan, and winning Grammys for his recordings of Die Meistersinger and Tannhäuser. Introduction | Modern Era | Opera Personalities | Luciano Pavarotti | Modern Era | Opera ...

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b. 1963 French-Italian tenor Born in Paris to a Sicilian family, Alagna began his career in the city’s cabarets. After winning the Pavarotti International Voice Competition in 1988, he began his professional career with Glyndebourne Touring Opera as Alfredo in La traviata, a role he repeated at La Scala in 1990. He made his Metropolitan Opera debut (1996) ...

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bring operas to life in ways that are unfathomable even to the composers. With offerings ranging from Bugs Bunny’s What’s Opera, Doc ? (1957) to the Three Tenors (Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo and José Carreras) singing in sports arenas in their concert garb in the 1990s, operatic music became popularized on a grand scale. Opera continues to enter ...

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Wagnerian; as it is he is particularly remembered for his elegance in Mozart. For two decades and more after his death, the famous Three Tenors ruled the world’s stages: Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras each brought imagination and vocal athleticism to everything they sang. In the wake of their success, any promising new tenor is labelled the ‘Fourth Tenor’, ...