Tuesday, July 11, 2006
The greats in the operatic world seem to be dropping like flies. Tebaldi died two years ago, Nilsson, and now it appears Pavarotti has, if not left, been given his hat.
Pavarotti Has Pancreatic Cancer, which basically means he's going to die in a year or so. My God, he was really something -- the most famous of the Three Tenors, he had a beautiful voice that could reach the stratosphere. As a member of the orchestra recalls:
"As a violinist in the pit, I heard Luciano Pavarotti belt out those high C's in his 1972 debut in Donizetti's ''Fille du Régiment'' at the Metropolitan Opera and almost fell off my chair.
Even my jaded old European colleagues were ecstatic and raved (in three languages) about his sheer power, lush tone and flawless intonation.
If you are unfamilar with opera, check out the Met's website, which still has has a recording of him as Pagliacci, the pitiful clown who discovers his wife to be unfaithful (just listen to the music).
Fat? Yes. Lazy? Yes. But it matters little the second the first note is hit: The drama is in the music.
Pavarotti Has Pancreatic Cancer, which basically means he's going to die in a year or so. My God, he was really something -- the most famous of the Three Tenors, he had a beautiful voice that could reach the stratosphere. As a member of the orchestra recalls:
"As a violinist in the pit, I heard Luciano Pavarotti belt out those high C's in his 1972 debut in Donizetti's ''Fille du Régiment'' at the Metropolitan Opera and almost fell off my chair.
Even my jaded old European colleagues were ecstatic and raved (in three languages) about his sheer power, lush tone and flawless intonation.
If you are unfamilar with opera, check out the Met's website, which still has has a recording of him as Pagliacci, the pitiful clown who discovers his wife to be unfaithful (just listen to the music).
Fat? Yes. Lazy? Yes. But it matters little the second the first note is hit: The drama is in the music.
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