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His popularising journey passed through the dominion of both the sublime James Brown and ridiculous Lou Reed , and YouTube provides a glut of cringing opportunities for opera purists. Genuine vocal magic, I hope you'll agree. In the meantime, please share your favourite links to performances of the great man below. Pavarotti's greatest performances. Watch some of the tenor's best moments on YouTube, and read reactions to news of his death from music bloggers around the world.
Pavarotti does well to give it such a carefree attitude in performance. One of his natural homes was on stage at the Royal Opera House, so it's no surprise that Pavarotti sounds so comfortable recording with their resident orchestra here. The great Richard Bonynge recorded with Pavarotti a number of times as his career went on, and the two were always able to produce fireworks - few so spectacular as this showpiece from Verdi's La Traviata.
Donizetti's most famous aria translating as 'A furtive tear' has had so many interpretations over the years that it'd be easy to forget what a sad little number it is. But in Pavarotti's hands, everything is emotional - just listen. The Pearl Fishers' duet pits Pavarotti against Nicolai Ghiaurov - but rather than competing, they blend rather perfectly.
A triumph of collaboration over showing off. Leoncavallo's Pagliacci is a full-blooded work to say the least, and who better to tackle that sort of thing than our Luciano? He is every inch the tragic clown here, smiling on the outside but subtly letting on his inner turmoil.
If you can imagine Luciano Pavarotti in painting overalls, you're halfway there. This is one of the most famous arias in the tenor repertoire, and with good reason - Pavarotti gives something of a masterclass on how to deliver it here.
Another hit from Puccini's Tosca, it shows Pavarotti in one of his strongest suits - out and out romance. Taking on the role of Manrico in Verdi's Il Trovatore can take it out of even the best tenors. But Pavarotti, known for stamina how else does he keep delivering those massive notes? The rather war-obsessed Radames, from Verdi's Aida, takes a romantic break from slaying rival nations here to praise the 'Heavenly Aida' herself. What a combination - one of the world's great opera conductors, totally at home with his orchestra, and taken to soaring heights by the voice of Luciano Pavarotti.
Another breathless and emotional Puccini aria, this time taken from Manon Lescaut, the title translates as "I have never seen a woman". It's a good thing Pavarotti was a convincing actor. Puccini again, this time from La fanciulla del West. The composer Umberto Giordano isn't one of the most famous writers of opera, but his opera Fedora is still remarkably popular even today - thanks in part to this magnificent aria , dashed off with aplomb again by Pavarotti.
Giacomo Meyerbeer's last ever opera, The African Woman, features this glorious aria as a centrepiece. And taking on the role of a fictionalised Vasco da Gama? Well, who else could it be? Sung by Lionel in Friedrich von Flotow's opera Martha, this is a song of longing, taken from the first moment that our hero sees the object of his affection to the moment when she vanishes, taking his heart with her. That tune, so beloved and omnipresent, can only truly come alive in the hands of an expert.
Well, you can see where this is going, can't you? Pavarotti scores another hit, with the greatest of ease. A slight gear-shift as we veer towards the Christmas market - you can almost hear Luciano getting the fire on and roasting his chestnuts…. Collaborations don't get any starrier than this. The great Georg Solti is on hand here to steer Pavarotti's voice through the tenor solo from Verdi's Requiem, a moment of hope in work so usually synonymous with drama and stress.
This duet from Verdi's La Traviata is one of the most famous drinking songs in the repertoire - so let Joan and Luciano pour you a glass of something stiff, and just enjoy the ride in the company of these two complete legends. As iconic performances go, this is probably up there with the very best of them. It marked a point in history when opera, for a moment, went completely global and spoke to everyone on the planet - and it was three tenors in particular who made it happen.
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