Pavarotti: A Sad, Sweet Farewell

September 5, 2007

After a long battle with pancreatic cancer, tenor Luciano Pavarotti has died at age 71. Read the New York Times tribute to the “Italian singer whose ringing, pristine sound set a standard for operatic tenors of the postwar era” here. View and listen to NPR’s tribute to “The King of the High Cs” here. Hear a celebration of Pavarotti’s life and career on Performance Today. Read “Pavarotti: High Cs and other heights” in the LA Times here. Nessun Dorma Schubert’s Ave Maria Celeste Aida Una Furtiva Lagrima A sensational moment from The Three Tenors phenomenon Pavarotti at age 33 I think a life in music is a life beautifully spent and this is what I have devoted my life to. –Luciano Pavarotti, 1935 – 2007