OvenMaster
Baby, you're my winterblue
Arrivederci, Signor Pavarotti. You will indeed be missed.:tears:
Tom
Tom
RIP Luciano Pavarotti
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no1maestro
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He was one of the greatest. When Caruso passed I'm sure the fans were just as saddened but look where we are today. We have recordings and the memories of both and we still have Placido and who knows how many others will come down the pike. Remember him as you like and keep your recordings; they will live almost forever.
markshan
Sir Thrift a Lot
In 1983 I was a high school junior living in middle of nowhere PA and dreaming of a career in music. I discovered I could sing and began to emulate Luciano. I wanted to sing the big arias but my voice teacher (correctly) told me that I was not yet ready.
One of the thrills of my life to that point (again remember that I grew up in a very rural setting, this was maybe my second or third live concert) was buying one of those "package tours" that included a bus ride across state and a ticket (the kind of tour that usually ends at Mall of America or an Indian Reservation) to see Pavarotti perform at the Philly Spectrum to benefit his young singers program. It was me and thirty blue haired old ladies on the bus.
By that time he was a rock star in every way but genre, and there was of course a huge PA and projection system. It was a "recital" only in the loosest of terms. None the less, I am very glad to have had the chance to see the greatest voice of the 20th century in person once in my life.
I admired the man for giving back to the art that gave him so much. In a world where the young upstarts are often viewed as "threats" to the more established, it was great to see him give so much to young singers. He was very benevolent in many ways.
His heart AND his voice were even bigger than he was.
One of the thrills of my life to that point (again remember that I grew up in a very rural setting, this was maybe my second or third live concert) was buying one of those "package tours" that included a bus ride across state and a ticket (the kind of tour that usually ends at Mall of America or an Indian Reservation) to see Pavarotti perform at the Philly Spectrum to benefit his young singers program. It was me and thirty blue haired old ladies on the bus.
By that time he was a rock star in every way but genre, and there was of course a huge PA and projection system. It was a "recital" only in the loosest of terms. None the less, I am very glad to have had the chance to see the greatest voice of the 20th century in person once in my life.
I admired the man for giving back to the art that gave him so much. In a world where the young upstarts are often viewed as "threats" to the more established, it was great to see him give so much to young singers. He was very benevolent in many ways.
His heart AND his voice were even bigger than he was.
nyindallas
Well-Known Member
Pavarotti at his best
Not sure if this video made it to DVD but Pavarotti in China is well worth the effort even if you have to dust off the VCR. He was a natural in LaBoheme,
Also the original 3 Tenor DVD is a keeper.
I was lucky to see him locally 3 times.
Not sure if this video made it to DVD but Pavarotti in China is well worth the effort even if you have to dust off the VCR. He was a natural in LaBoheme,
Also the original 3 Tenor DVD is a keeper.
I was lucky to see him locally 3 times.
the-real-mandak
Super Member
He was a thru superstar, bigger than most and one of the few that was able to bring opra acros so everybody had pleshure in it, not only the "insiders".
And as the example with U2 shows he was abel to see quality outside of his own artform, even risking performing in it. Not many stars have been abel to do this, even less with the sucess doing it as he had.
The world thruly lost a great artist and a great hart for music of any kind.
RIP
And as the example with U2 shows he was abel to see quality outside of his own artform, even risking performing in it. Not many stars have been abel to do this, even less with the sucess doing it as he had.
The world thruly lost a great artist and a great hart for music of any kind.
RIP
Duffinator
Spin The Black Circle
That's a great story, thanks for sharing.
markshan
Sir Thrift a Lot
Also, as a soundman I have always been intrigued when I see one of his concerts, especially the War Child stuff with pop stars. If you get a chance, take note of the mic placement. Rocker "x" will be close mic'd with a handheld as you would expect. Then Pav has a mic like about four feet in front of him somewhere around waist level. It is a placement that you wouldn't even consider for an alto sax. Maybe it would work with a trumpet soloist. Yet he and the rock star would blend perfectly.
In this day and age of using the studio to make a voice larger, I can't help but think that his voice must have been even larger in person that it seems on record. How else could that mic placement have worked? I'm glad that I saw him, but how I wish that just once I could have stood four feet in front of him like that mic and really experienced the full power of his voice.
In this day and age of using the studio to make a voice larger, I can't help but think that his voice must have been even larger in person that it seems on record. How else could that mic placement have worked? I'm glad that I saw him, but how I wish that just once I could have stood four feet in front of him like that mic and really experienced the full power of his voice.
dr*audio
Fish fingers and custard!
sometime between 9:00 and 10:00 AM Eastern, today, WCLV is going to play a selection from the 1977 Pavarotti recital at Blossom Music Center I attended. If you're not in Cleveland, you can stream it:
http://www.wclv.com/
http://www.wclv.com/
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