RIP Luciano Pavarotti

Poststructural Pub
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http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/06/pavarotti.dead/index.html

Tenor Luciano Pavarotti dead at 71

(CNN) – Famed opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who appeared on stage with singers as varied as opera star Dame Joan Sutherland, U2’s Bono and Liza Minnelli, died Thursday in Italy after suffering from pancreatic cancer, manager Terri Robson said in a statement. He was 71.

“The great tenor, Luciano Pavarotti, died today at 5:00 a.m. at his home in Modena, the city of his birth,” according to Robson.

“The Maestro fought a long, tough battle against the pancreatic cancer which eventually took his life. In fitting with the approach that characterized his life and work, he remained positive until finally succumbing to the last stages of his illness.”

RIP, Maestro.

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This is truly a dark ,dark day :cry: He is going to be very missed.

Requiescat in pace.

Nessun Dorma

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Another living legend has left us.

Sleep, sir, and know that your music lives on, even if it’s but a poor echo of the power and presence which you gave it in life.

–James

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A sad day.

Tom

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Startling. That’s the same thing that killed Michael Landen.

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Poor old man.

I always think of the Cher song which goes, “SING TO ME LIKE PAVAROTTI!”

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And the Heavenly Hosts sing “Alleluia” with an even stronger tenor section now.

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Thanks for the link, izzy. I did not listen to him a lot but he seemed bigger than life to me and it’s hard to imagine the world without him.

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And a whole batch of the Jimmy Carter clan.

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There will only be one way to sing ‘Nessun Dorma’, and it will be Luciano’s.
:frowning: :frowning: :frowning:

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True- I need to go listen to that

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AMEN!!!

Pavarotti’s version Nessun Dorma is my ultimate music,my favorite among all of music…I am too sad…

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I thought about you as soon as I’d heard. I’ve been out of sorts all day because of it :sniffle:

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I’m glad you put up the link Izzy.

This just tops off the last week. I won’t list all my whines and complaints, sorry list that it is, and then yesterday I was met on a very narrow road, rounding a curve, on my mail route, by a 17 yr old in his souped up sports car sliding sideways into me. Not a good combination. Knocked me within 1 inch of a drop off a cliff, in fact, the good Lord put a clump of dirt right under my rear wheel. I felt it giving and was somehow able to pull up before it went over.The good thing is that I did not roll over down into the ravine and my car was not too badly damaged-tie rod broken and very little body damage, his car did not fare as well as my Wrangler- the whole side was trashed. :smiling_imp: So I spent last night and all day today dealing with insurance, the work end of this(very complicated) and convincing the insurance co. that I will NOT go back to leaning across a vehicle to serve my route, that’s why I have a RHD…it goes on and on… then I get on here and see that HE’s gone… geee…

edited to add- they just played it on the news, from his singing at the olympics…the voice of God on earth… :cry:

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He sang it himself:

“Ridi del duol, che t’avvelena il cor”

Laugh at the pain that poisons your heart.

He will be missed.

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Thanks for the link, Izzy. It’s been a few years since I’ve experienced that. Magnificent.

As soon as I get a new euphonium, the first thing I’m going to do is learn to play Nessun Dorma, knowing full well I can never do it justice. But I will play it anyway, as beautifully as I can, and remember.

Cowtime, I’m glad you’re safe.

Tom

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But dry those tears, mourners. Did anyone catch this one?

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=VCIyzNISw1Q&mode=related&search=

Two absolute masters at work. Brilliant.

Tom

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:astonished:

Don’t ya just love music the amazing things that can be done?

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Pavarotti,s wife went to the funeral directors and asked could they organise a funeral for a tenor !
The funeral director told her to f~#K off

RORY

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Yes, I do :heart: