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Title: Luciano Pavarotti


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's
    recordings 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 1970s 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 1990s

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?vZaufjDVYivc
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