Saw him live in 1998. He was ~18 yrs past the prime of his voice, and still brought the house down. He came out for 5 encores. You can’t easily tell the sheer power of a world class opera voice through tv. They sing without microphones & their voices thunder over the symphony in large venues. The beauty of Pavarotti is he actually lived the song/aria emotionally while singing. In operatic performances, he would get emotional while singing about love, pain, joy, loss, etc. Ans you can tell in his eyes the vigor and enjoyment he had in making others smile through the art of opera.
Although well past his prime in 1998 I though he sang very very well until about 2000. I think he was beginning his terminal illness not much after that time. I think it was only his sheer size that kept him alive as long as he was. Even in 1997 and 1998 he was still hitting top C's, not with the abandon he once had but he could certainly still get them. He did so performing Turandot at the Met in 97 and in L'elisir, and when he sang in the Three Tenors in Paris in 1998 when they sang 'O Surdato 'annamurato. After 2000 he did occasionally sound magnificent still, but it was very obvious that his health was declining quite markedly.
Great that you enjoyed him-but yes, by 1998 he may have been passed his prime but I certainly don't think he was in 1980-probably not what you meant to say
What a nice guy, a humble man with a heart of gold and a voice unsurpassed, absolutely beautiful. I miss you Luciano. Watching this made me sad and tears filled my eyes, how I miss this wonderful, great man. Rest well Luciano, you're in God's hands now.
He had a gift more rare than a great voice: the ability to spread joy and happiness wherever he went. In China, a crowd of children who had never heard of him followed him down the street. Caruso also had that gift.
absolutely!,, he and placido domingo, jose carreras, said they use to watch mario lanzas movies, and he truly inspired them to become tenors!. they were all great tenors!!. didnt happen overnight, took plenty of hard work, to sound the way they did. bless them for for the beautiful music, and singing, they gave us!. rest in peace luciano, & mario in heaven. all the best, Louie Vaccaro, Las Vegas.
I just watched a documentary about Pavarotti on tv. By the end of it I was welling up a little because, as well as his incredible voice and talent, he had such a big heart and his smile at the end of a performance is full of blissful joy.
In addition to his particular timbre of voice which makes him and will remain unique, his technique is truly impressive. Watch at 16.47 how his shirt vibrates on his chest. His whole body resonated and vibrated like a cathedral of sounds. He had other singers put their hands on his back and they felt the vibration of his whole body, which explains his power which seems so natural, but which required a lot of work to tame and master all the internal parts of his body, which are generally not controllable. That's why opera singers are real athletes and why they work a lot. It is also for this reason that amateurs should avoid performing with this kind of singing in TV shows because often they are not trained in these techniques. Luciano will forever remain an incomparable Master, even if many others are equally admirable.
GOD MUST HAVE TOUCHED HIS THROAT AND BLESSED IT WHY HE SINGS LIKE AN ANGEL AND A VOICE FROM HEAVEN TO EARTH WITH PURE JOY FOR ALL OF US AND TO GOD'S GLORY A VOICE OF HIS LIKE WE MAY NEVER HEAR AGAIN ONCE IN A LIFE TIME GIFT
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Here you hear the voice of LP in its prime. The easy flowing emission of tone, clarity of diction. He makes it look effortless. He studied seriously the technique. I heard him on 3 occasions. The recital at Covent Garden in 1977 I think it was, was an experience. He stayed and signed autographs till very late. Such great memories.
@@johnpickford4222And Joan Sutherland was Australia’s pride!!! There were tenors before Pavarotti who were ALSO absolutely enthralling !!! Maestro Pavarotti was one of the greatest and most humble !!!! THAT is an accolade !
PAVAROTTI VOZ imortal do melhor tenor do mundo, puro talento, voz inigualável, ETERNO e IMORTAL TENOR, não vai existir outro com sua voz, carisma, alegria bondade como vc PAVAROTTI, pena que o vídeo não tenha legendas para o Brasil em português . PAVAROTTI ninguém morre enquanto permanece vivo no coração de alguém, só vai para DEUS antes. PAZ do Senhor Deus PAVAROTTI.
I’ve looked for this clip for years, and particularly for what happens immediately after the second song, which is cut off here. The tonight show band, composed as it was of tough old jazz veterans, was on their feet, many with tears streaming down their faces.
With the great John Wustman at the piano! John Wustman was regarded as about the best there was as an accompanist. You see him many times on shows where Pavarotti sings. I got to attend a 2 week workshop for singers and accompanists at Valparaiso University (1986 or '87) and he was a blast to work with. He had a gift: no matter how much he criticized your singing, you couldn't help but smile and enjoy the being around him. He's 93 and still working!
When Suzanne Pleshette said that so many people thought she was born on the Bob Newhart show, I was thinking of how I used to think she was married to Dean Jones from all of the Disney movies that they made! Pavarotti standing with his hand on the piano made me flashback to Victor Borge. He would have told Pavarotti to not touch !!!☺😁
Dude! Ai Chihuahua, the video stopped before the song ended! Waaahhhh! Suzanne Pleshette in the birds was such a beauty. Even as a child watching Bob Newhart I thought she was hot and I was probably eight years old.
May the Lord Jesus Christ God and His Holy Ghost bless Mr Pavarotti for having the openness and honesty to say Who he believes in. It does not look as if it came from a place meant to impose on other people. I often wonder if people judge me when I say I am a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, when what I seek to do is not to force anybody to know what I know. Above all, all I want to do is to openly say "Jesus Christ is the Lord and God, I serve Him and I follow Him". If my life or speech or anything I do happens to point someone to consider the Lord Jesus Christ and His life and His words I would consider it a high honour, but it is not I who accomplished something. May the Lord be praised!
A pity that this video ended in this way. Anyway it was a wonderful video the female actress was nice. And there are few celebreties that are so warm in their personalities. Maradona in football (socker) and Luciano Pavarotti, both superstars, they had somiliar personalities. Warm personalities that are rare among stars, and we miss them both so much. We love them both. And Pav what a beautiful voice! RIP both these stars.
LOVED and still do Pav and also both Suzanne (such beautiful eyes!) and, of course, Johnny. The clowns that do late nite today are just that. They are all terrible.
If only Pav had kept his weight under control he might still be with us today. Visceral fat is very very dangerous and leads to all kinds of health complications.
So late Night was as bad in 1981 as it is now in 2023, Good to know. Pavarotti is the exception with this one. Yet still painful to watch, outside of his voice.
Not a very big deal, I suppose, but I'd always pronounced Pavarotti's name as "Pava-RAH-ti." I'm assuming Carson's "Pava-ROH-ti" was actually the right pronunciation.
