Addio Luciano

Today, the world lost a maestro. Luciano Pavarotti died today at his home in Modena. He was 71.

When K and I lived in NYC, we saw him perform several times at the Met. He is the most incredible, passionate and gifted singer I have ever heard. There is nothing like his voice. He filled the concert hall like no other. It resonated. It went through me. It moved me to tears. I will miss him.

The NYTimes has a nice article about his life. This is a link to his official site. Wikipedia has a nice page, too.

Vesti La Giubba (Pagliacci)

Miss Sarajevo (with U2):

Recondita Armonia (Tosca)

It's a Man's World (with James Brown):

Nessun Dorma (Turandot):


Vanish, o night!
Set, stars!
Set, stars!
At dawn, I will win!
I will win!
I will win!


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