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Luciano Pavarotti

Luciano Pavarotti. The Golden Voice Bringing opera to the masses. Early Life. Born in north-central Italy in 1935 to a poor baker and a cigar factory worker. Early musical influences were his father's recordings of Beniamino Gigli, Enrico Caruso, and Giovanni Martinelli.

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Luciano Pavarotti

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  1. Luciano Pavarotti The Golden Voice Bringing opera to the masses

  2. Early Life • Born in north-central Italy in 1935 to a poor baker and a cigar factory worker. • Early musical influences were his father'srecordings of Beniamino Gigli, Enrico Caruso, and Giovanni Martinelli. • Age 9 he began singing with his father in a small local church choir. • Age 19 took lessons from Arrigo Pola, a professional tenor for free. • Pavarotti discovers that he has perfect pitch.

  3. Beginning his Musical Career • Started an elementary school teacher • Musical success as a member of the Choral Rossini inspires Pavarotti to go pro • Debuted as Rodolfo in La Boheme at the Teatro Municipale in Reggio Emilia in April 1961 • In 1963, the celebrated Joan Sutherland choses to tour to Australia with Pavarotti. • Pavarotti later credited Sutherland for the breathing technique that would sustain him over his career.

  4. Success • By the late 1970’s popularity soared in the opera houses across the world • Known for the brilliance and beauty of his tone, especially into the upper register. • His high C became one of his trademarks. • Noted for charity work for refugees and Red Cross • In 1990 he brought hits previously confined to the opera world to a much wider audience through "The Three Tenors" ( him, Placido Domingo, and Jose Carreras) • Released “Opera Made Easy” Series in the 1990’s

  5. Legacy • Final Performance: Nessun Dorma at the 2006 Olympics • Remembered as the Golden Voice of Opera • Brought opera to the common people

  6. “I think a life in music is a life beautifully spent and this is what I have devoted my life to.” Luciano Pavarotti (1935 – 2007)

  7. Nessun Dorma http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaufjDVYivc

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