Who is Luciano Pavarotti?

Luciano Pavarotti is Italian operatic tenor.

How did Luciano Pavarotti die?

Luciano Pavarotti passed away in 2007 (pancreatic cancer).

What is Luciano Pavarotti known for?

Luciano Pavarotti is primarily known as a(n) opera singer, singer, film actor.

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor

Born:October 12, 1935

Died:September 6, 2007

Age at death:71

Manner of death:Natural Causes

Cause of death:Pancreatic Cancer

Zodiac Sign:Libra

Height:1.80 m (5′11″)

Children:4

Born in:Modena, Italy

Buried in:Italy

Languages:Italian

Opera Singer Singer Film Actor

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Links

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Famous For

Movies & TV

Yes, GiorgioPavarottiThe Life of VerdiMessa da Requiem von Giuseppe VerdiRigoletto

Songs & Albums

Funiculì, FuniculàLa donna è mobileBeer Barrel PolkaPavarotti ForeverTogether for the Children of Bosnia

Awards

Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit (2003)Nansen Refugee Award (2001)Grammy Legend Award (1998)MusiCares Person of the Year (1998)Officer of the Legion of Honour (1992)

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor

Biography

Luciano Pavarotti (12 October 1935 – 6 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who during the late part of his career crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most acclaimed tenors of all time. He made numerous recordings of complete operas and individual arias, gaining worldwide fame for his tone and the nickname "King of the High Cs". As one of the Three Tenors, who performed their first concert during the 1990 FIFA World Cup before a global audience, Pavarotti became well known for his televised concerts and media appearances. From the beginning of his professional career as a tenor in 1961 in Italy to his final performance of "Nessun dorma" at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Pavarotti was at his best in bel canto operas, pre-Aida Verdi roles, and Puccini works such as La bohème, Tosca, Turandot and Madama Butterfly. He sold more than 100 million records, and the first Three Tenors recording became the best-selling classical album of all time. Pavarotti was also noted for his charity work on behalf of refugees and the Red Cross, amongst others. He was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 1988. Pavarotti died from pancreatic cancer on 6 September 2007.

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Quotes

“I'm not a politician, I'm a musician. I care about giving people a place where they can go to enjoy themselves and to begin to live again. To the man you have to give the spirit, and when you give him the spirit, you have done everything.”

— On his charity concerts and relief efforts for Bosnia, in BBC Music Magazine (April 1998)

“I think an important quality that I have is that if you turn on the radio and hear somebody sing, you know it's me. You don't confuse my voice with another voice.”

— As quoted in The New York Times (7 September 2007)

“I think a life in music is a life beautifully spent and this is what I have devoted my life to.”

— As quoted at a tribute page on his official website, lucianopavarotti.com (September 2007)

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Photos

Handprint of opera singer Luciano Pavarotti in front of the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin, Ireland.

Luciano Pavarotti

Ruth Mense with Luciano Pavarotti and Zubin Mehta rehearsing at the Mann Audirtorium

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Title: Luciano Pavarotti, opera star Creator(s): Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer Date Created/Published: [between 1979 and 1983] Medium: 1 photograph : color transparency ; 35mm (slide format) Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-gtfy-03038 (digital file from original) Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. For information see "Bernard Gotfryd," (https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.592.gotf) Access Advisory: Please use digital image: original slide is kept in cold storage for preservation. Call Number: LC-GB05- 3038 [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Notes: Title from slide mount and other caption information provided by the photographer. Photo agency: Woodfin Camp & Associates, Inc., 116 East 27th Street, New York. Gotfryd set no.: CI-299-001-A. Gift; Bernard Gotfryd; 2004; (DLC/PP-2004:032). Subjects: United States--New York (State)--New York. Opera singers Personalities Format: Slides--Color--1970-1990. Part of: Bernard Gotfryd photograph collection (Library of Congress) Bookmark This Record: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2020732579/