 Luciano Pavarotti (born 12th October 1935, died 6th September 2007), an Italian tenor, was one of the greatest and most famous singers of his time, not only in the world of opera, but across all genres. He was born in Modena (Emilia-Romagna), in northern Italy.
Pavarotti enjoyed a fortuitous introduction to British audiences in 1963 when his idol Giuseppe Di Stefano fell ill, and Pavarotti replaced him at the London Palladium. The performance was broadcast to 15 million viewers and the young star was signed by Decca, heralding the start of a prodigious recording career.
His La Scala debut took place in 1965, the same year he went on tour with Australian soprano Joan Sutherland. Pavarotti remained forever grateful for what he learned from her about vocal technique and breathing. He made his debut at his beloved Metropolitan Opera House in New York in 1968, and was an international superstar within five years.
At Covent Garden in 1966, playing Tonio in Donizetti's La Fille du Regiment, Pavarotti was tricked by his conductor and became the first tenor to hit all nine high C's of the first aria.
In 1990, with his fellow tenors Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras, Pavarotti took opera out of the concert hall and into the stadium when he performed at the World Cup closing ceremony in Rome. He also made Puccini's Nessun Dorma forever his own. Pavarotti joined Domingo and Carreras again under the Eiffel Tower as part of the 1998 World Cup celebrations. This concert was televised to an estimated two billion people, a world record.
For more than 40 years, Luciano Pavarotti cut a most distinctive figure in the operatic world. His vast physique enabled his perfect pitch to reach the back of the opera house, but he was also capable of light, delicate phrasing. His rare combination of power and quality marked him out from his peers. |
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Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) The ultimate Puccini DVD from the world’s greatest tenor, includes all the best-loved arias and FIVE performances of Pavarotti’s iconic success, "Nessun Dorma".
To mark Puccini’s 150th anniversary, Decca releases a brand new all-Pavarotti compilation, devoted to the great tenor arias and songs by the world’s favourite operatic composer.
This DVD includes Pavarotti's great performances from London’s Hyde Park, New York's Central Park and Rome's Caracalla Baths. As fits the title of the DVD, included are no less than 5 different performances of his greatest-ever success "Nessun Dorma". | 
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CD 1 Madama Butterfly - Act 1 [1] Viene la sera 7:34 [2] Vogliatemi bene 7:54 Act 2 [3] Un bel dì vedremo 4:33 [4] Suzuki? Suzuki? Dove sei? 1:56 [5] Tu, Suzuki, che sei tanto buona 5:45 [6] Come una mosca prigioniera 2:43 [7] Con onor muore 5:34 Turandot - Act 3 [8] Tu che di gel sei cinta 2:52 Tosca - Act 1 [9] Mario! Mario! Mario! 13:18 Act 2 [10] Vissi d’arte 4:34 Act 3 [11] Ah! Franchigia a Floria Tosca 2:37 [12] O dolci mani 7:47 [13] Come è lunga l’attesa 2:29 [14] Presto, su! Mario! Mario! 1:40 CD 2 La Bohème - Act 1 [1] Che gelida manina 4:38 [2] Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì 6:00 [3] O soave fanciulla 4:12 Act 3 [4] Donde lieta uscì al tuo grido 3:22 [5] Dunque è proprio finita! 6:08 Act 4 [6] Sono andati? Fingevo di dormire 5:59 [7] Che avvien? 6:02 Il Trittico Il tabarro [8] Ho sognato una casetta 6:51 Suor Angelica [9] Tutto ho offerto alla Vergine 5:40 [10] Senza mamma, o bimbo, tu sei morto 4:39 Gianni Schicchi [11] O mio babbino caro 2:06 Manon Lescaut - Act 2 [12] Dispetosetto questo riccio! 5:53 [13] In quelle trine morbide 2:31 [14] Poiché tu vuoi saper 3:09 Act 4 [15] Sola perduta, abbandonata 4:46 [16] Fra le tue braccia amore 7:40
Mirella Freni (soprano) with Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) Wiener Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (Madama Butterfly) Philharmonia Orchestra / Giuseppe Sinopoli (Turandot) National Philharmonic Orchestra / Nicola Rescigno (Tosca) Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (La Bohème) Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino / Brono Bartoletti (Il Trittico) Metropolitan Opera Orchestra / James Levine (Manon Lescaut) A generously-filled 2-CD set of many of Puccini's most famous soprano arias and scenes sung by one of the greatest Puccini interpreters, the incomparable Mirella Freni. Taken from Mirella Freni's legendary Decca recordings of complete operas and also starring Luciano Pavarotti this is the ideal Puccini compilation for the composer's anniversary year |
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Luciano Pavarotti (Nemorino), Judith Blegen (Adina), Sesto Bruscantini (Dulcamara), Brent Ellis (Belcore), Louise Wohlafka (Giannetta) Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno Luciano Pavarotti sings one of his most famous roles, in a traditional MET production of Donizetti's much-loved comic classic. Now available worldwide for the first time on Decca DVD.
Filmed in 1981, live from the Metropolitan Opera, Luciano Pavarotti sings Nemorino in Donizetti's comic opera. This one of his Pavarotti's most famous roles and here he sings it as the peak of his prime joined by an all-star ensemble.
Kirk Browning's production is traditional and entertaining. Judith Blegen sings the role of Adina and the great comic baritone, Sesto Bruscantini, plays the wily Dr Dulcamara. Nicola Rescigno conducts. |
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| |  | Luciano Pavarotti - The Italian Opera Collection
Donizetti: | L'elisir d'amore Juan Pons, Kathleen Battle, Luciano Pavarotti, Enzo Dara, Korliss Uecker | Leoncavallo: | Pagliacci Juan Pons, Luciano Pavarotti, Teresa Stratas, Kenn Chester, Dwayne Croft | Puccini: | La Bohème Renata Scotto, Luciano Pavarotti, Maralin Niska, Ingvar Wixel, Allan Monk,Paul Plishka, Italo Tajo, Andrea Velis Il tabarro Juan Pons, Teresa Stratas, Plácido Domingo, Charles Anthony, Federico Davia |
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, James Levine |
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Verdi: | Un ballo in maschera Luciano Pavarotti, Leo Nucci, Aprile Millo, Florence Quivar, Harolyn Blackwell Il Trovatore Eva Marton, Luciano Pavarotti, Dolora Zajick, Sherrill Milnes Ernani Luciano Pavarotti (Ernani), Leona Mitchell (Elvira), Sherrill Milnes (Don Carlo) & Ruggero Raimondi (De Silva) |
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, James Levine Recorded live at New York's Metropolitan Opera |
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| | Pavarotti in Central Park On 26 June 1993, Luciano Pavarotti performed to over half a million New Yorkers in the city's famous Central Park. Featuring the entire 24-item concert, in both stereo and surround sound, this DVD is the definitive record of that remarkable summer evening. Members of the New York Philharmonic, Leone Magiera Pavarotti and Levine in Recital Recorded in 198 in front of a packed house at New York's prestigious Metropolitan Opera, Luciano Pavarotti gave one of his greatest recitals, accompanied by the Met's celebrated music direcror, James Levine. As the perfect companion piece to this recital, the DVD also features Pavarotti's personal homage to his illustrious predecessors, PAVAROTTI AND THE ITALIAN TENOR (directed by Brian Large & Joshua Waltetsky) James Levine (piano) Pavarotti: 30th Anniversary Gala Concert On 29 April 1991, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his very first stage appearance, Luciano Pavarotti invited a galaxy of today's operatic stars to the picturesque Teatro Valli in Italy's Reggio Emilia. Headed by the great tenor himself, his gala celebration proved one of the most distinguished and memorable of its kind. June Anderson, Piero Cappuccilli, Paolo Coni, Enzo Dara, Giovanni Furlanetto, Raina Kabaivanska, Patrizia Pace, Giuseppe Sabbatini & Shirley Verrett Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Leone Magiera & Maurizio Benini |
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) |
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Mascagni: | L'Amico Fritz Recorded: VIII & IX.1968, Abbey Road Studios, London Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Laura Didier Gambardella,
Vincenzo Sardinero, Benito di Bella, Luigi Pontiggia & Malvina Major Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Gianandrea Gavazzeni | Verdi: | Don Carlo Recorded: XII.1992, live at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan Samuel Ramey, Luciano Pavarotti, Paolo Coni, Alexander Anisimov,
Andrea Silvestrelli, Daniella Dessì & Luciana d'Intino Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Riccardo Muti Requiem Recorded: VI.1987, live at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan Cheryl Studer, Dolora Zajick, Luciano Pavarotti & Samuel Ramey Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Riccardo Muti Don Carlo DVD (details same as CD) |
7 CD + 2 DVD Clamshell box. Not since the death of Maria Callas has the passing of an operatic artist impacted on a world audience as did the death of Luciano Pavarotti on 6 September, 2007, almost 30 years to the day after Callas. Pavarotti was, without doubt, one of the greatest singers of the last century, up there with Caruso and Gigli, to name but two of the most famous whose worldwide reputations were built on their recorded legacy. Similarly, Pavarotti's name will survive into the future as new generations of music-lovers become familiar with his incomparable voice. EMI is privileged to be able to present this commemorative set of their complete Pavarotti recordings, some of which are among his greatest. The set contains Mascagni's lesser-known opera 'L'amico Fritz', recorded by a young Pavarotti in 1968; Verdi's Requiem and 'Don Carlo', the latter being recorded live at La Scala, Milan, in 1992 and included on both CD and DVD. |
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| |  | Pavarotti - The DVD CollectionPavarotti in Hyde Park / The Last Tenor & Verdi's Rigoletto
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Luciano Pavarotti (Ernani), Leona Mitchell (Elvira), Sherrill Milnes (Don Carlo) & Ruggero Raimondi (De Silva) Chorus & Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, James Levine "A quartet of major voices was on hand to fill the leading roles... Naturally, they gave fans of sheer vocalism a great deal to cheer about during the evening... Mr. Pavarotti gave a splendid full-throated performance... He was also a sensitive partner in the many ensemble numbers... Miss Mitchell filled the house gloriously... Mr. Milnes was a dominating force... Mr. Raimondi gave his usual solid performance, musically and dramatically... James Levine's conducting had plenty of passion and momentum." New York Times | | | Decca - 0743228 (DVD Video) Normally: £19.99 (£17.01 ex. VAT) Special: £16.99 (£14.46 ex. VAT) |
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| |  | Pavarotti in Concert
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) Richard Bonynge Recorded in 1973 at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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