You do as you please, but I would highly recommend not stopping or interrupting smack in the middle of an active phrase...do appreciate your enthusiasm though!
Nessun dorma! Nessun dorma! Tu pure, o Principessa Nella tua fredda stanza Guardi le stelle che tremano D'amore e di speranza! Ma il mio mistero è chiuso in me Il nome mio nessun saprà! No, no, sulla tua bocca lo dirò Quando la luce splenderà! Ed il mio bacio scioglierà Il silenzio che ti fa mia! (ll nome suo nessun saprà E noi dovrem, ahimè! Morir! Morir!) coro Dilegua, o notte! Tramontate, stelle! Tramontate, stelle! All'alba vincerò! Vincerò! Vincerò! The translation Let no one sleep, Let no one sleep! Even you, oh Princess, In your cold room, Watch the stars, That tremble with love And with hope. But my mistery is hidden within me, My name no one shall know, No... no... On your mouth, I will tell it, When the light will shine. And my kiss will dissolve the silence that makes you mine! (No one will know his name and we must, alas, die,die.) chorus Vanish, o night! Set, stars! Set, stars! At dawn, I will win! I will win! I will win!
Erm no it wasn’t, it was at the Terme di Caracella in Roma the evening before the final of Italia ‘90. Funds were raised for leukaemia charities as José Carreras, the Spanish tenor, was in remission from the illness. Pavarotti’s Nessun Dorma became the first, and so far only, genuine opera track to top the UK charts after the BBC used it as the opening to each of its match programmes,
I loved your reaction. Opera *is* for the people, but it can seem elite because it's often in Italian and so many aren't exposed to it. Really, it's just beautifully sung stories based on real human emotional themes of life death, anger, joy, and mostly love. Research a little, buy a ticket, put on some nice duds, and go have an amazing experience. My personal sweet spot is certainly not Classical, but it definitely adds a rich layer to my musical vocabulary.
A little help w-his name -- Loo-chee-ah-no Pah-vah-ro-tee. He had more passion & emotion in his little fingernail than anyone before or since & it is because of that passion & emotion you feel like you want to cry. It's more than just a good voice. But could you not talk over the singing - thank you.
