Luciano Pavarotti is an outstanding opera singer of the second half of the 20th century. Luciano was born on October 12, 1935 in Modena, Italy. Fernando Pavarotti's father worked as a baker, but singing was his weakness. Fernando did not become a professional singer just because he experienced stage fright. Luciano's mother Adele Venturi worked in a tobacco factory. In 1943, with the arrival of the Nazis in the city, the family moved to a country farm. Parents, along with their children, became interested in agriculture.
Little Luciano studied music from an early age. The baby began to give the first concerts in front of neighbors and relatives at the age of 4. Later, together with his father, Luciano sang in the church choir. At home, the boy constantly listened to records of opera singers from his father's collection, and at the age of 12 he first went to the opera house, where he heard the performance of tenor Benjamin Geely. While still at the Schola Magistrale, the young man took several vocal lessons from Professor Dondi and his wife.
In addition to singing, Luciano played football and even seriously thought about a career as a goalkeeper. But after receiving a diploma of secondary education, the mother convinced her son to learn to be a teacher. After receiving a professional education, Luciano Pavarotti worked at the school as a primary school teacher for two years. At the same time, Luciano began taking lessons from Arrigo Paul, and two years later from Ettori Campogalliani. After making the final decision to start a vocal career, Pavarotti left school.
Music
In 1960, after laryngitis, Luciano received an occupational disease - thickening of the ligaments, which led to loss of voice. Pavarotti, having experienced a fiasco on stage during a concert in Ferrara, decided to leave music, but a year later the thickening disappeared, and the tenor's voice acquired new colors and depth.
In 1961, Luciano won the International Vocal Competition. The first prize was awarded to two singers at once: Luciano Pavarotti and Dmitry Nabokov. The young vocalists received roles in Puccini's La bohème at the Teatro Regio Emilia. In 1963, Pavarotti made his debut at the Vienna Opera and London's Covent Garden.
Success came to Luciano Pavarotti after performing the part of Tonio in Donizetti's opera The Daughter of the Regiment, with which the tenor performed first at the Royal Theater in London, Covent Garden, and then at the Italian La Scala and the American Metropolitan Opera. Pavarotti set a kind of record: he sang 9 high notes "to" in a row at full power of his voice in Tonio's aria with impeccable ease.
The sensational performance forever changed the creative biography of Pavarotti. The impresario Herbert Breslin signed a contract with the new star of the operatic sky, who took up the promotion of the tenor in the best theaters of the world. Since 1972, in addition to performing in performances, Pavarotti began touring with solo concerts, which include classical opera arias, Italian songs and concons.
In addition to the roles of the lyric tenor Elvino in La Sonnambula and Arturo's Puritani by Bellini, Edgardo in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, Alfred in La Traviata and the Duke of Mantua in Verdi's Rigoletto, Luciano Pavarotti masters the dramatic roles of Riccardo in Ballet masquerade” by Verdi, Cavaradossi in “Tosca” by Puccini, Manrico in “Il trovatore” and Radamès “Aida” by Verdi. The Italian singer often appears on television, participates in the Arena di Verona festival, makes recordings of famous opera arias and popular songs "In Memory of Caruso", "Oh sole mio!".
In the early 80s, Luciano Pavarotti founded The Pavarotti International Voice Competition. Over the years, with the winners of the competition, the stage star goes on tour around America and China, where, together with young talents, the singer performs excerpts from the operas La bohème, Potion of Love and Ball in Masquerade. In addition to concert activity, Pavarotti collaborates with the Vienna Opera and the La Scala Theatre.
Luciano's performance in the opera "Aida" is accompanied each time by a long standing ovation and repeated raising of the curtain. But it was not without failures: in 1992, in the play "Don Carlos" by Franco Zeffirelli, which was staged at La Scala, the audience booed Pavarotti for playing the role. The tenor himself admitted his own guilt and did not perform in this theater anymore.
A new round of international recognition of the Italian tenor occurred in 1990, when the BBC made the aria "Nessun Dorma" performed by Luciano Pavarotti, José Carreras as the screensaver for the broadcast of the World Cup. The video for the clip was filmed in the Roman imperial baths of Caracalla. The circulation of sold records became the largest in the history of music, which is recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. The Three Tenors project turned out to be so successful that the singers performed at the opening of the next three FIFA World Cups.
Luciano Pavarotti popularized opera. His solo concerts gathered up to half a million spectators who came to listen to the tenor live in New York's Central Park, in London's Hyde Park, on the Champ de Mars in Paris. In 1992, Pavarotti created the Pavarotti and Friends program, in which, in addition to opera singers, pop stars Sheryl Crow participate. In 1998, Luciano Pavarotti received the Grammy Legend Award.
Personal life
While still at school, Luciano met his future wife, Adua Veroni, who was also fond of singing. Together with Luciano, the girl went to work as a teacher in a rural school. Young people were able to get married in 1961, as soon as Pavarotti began to earn money on the opera stage on his own. In 1962, the couple had a daughter, Lorenz, in 1964 - Christina, in 1967 - Juliana.
The marriage with Adua lasted 40 years, but Luciano's constant infidelities forced his wife to file for divorce. Pavarotti met with many singers during his musical career. The most famous novel of the 80s was his connection with the student Madeleine Reni. But at the age of 60, the tenor met a girl who gave Luciano a second life.
The young lady's name was Nicoletta Montovani, she was 36 years younger than the maestro. In 2000, after a divorce from his first wife, Pavarotti proposes to Nicoletta and builds a spacious mansion for the new family. In 2003, the couple had twins - son Ricardo and daughter Alice, but the newborn boy soon dies. Pavarotti gives all his strength to raising a little daughter.
Death
In 2004, Luciano made a disappointing diagnosis - pancreatic cancer. The artist, having weighed all the possibilities, decides to conduct the last farewell tour of 40 cities around the world. In 2005, the singer's disc The best was released, which included the best numbers ever performed by Pavarotti. The last performance of the great tenor took place on February 10, 2006 at the Turin Olympics, after which Pavarotti went to the hospital for an operation to remove a cancerous growth.
Luciano's condition improved, but in August 2007 the singer suffered from pneumonia. Returning home to Madena, the artist died on September 6, 2007. The death of the maestro could not leave his fans indifferent. For three days, while the coffin with the body of Luciano Pavarotti stood in the cathedral of his native city, people walked around the clock to say goodbye to the idol.
Discography
- The Essential Pavarotti - 1990
- Pavarotti & friends - 1992
- Dein ist mein ganzes Herz - 1994
- Pavarotti & friends 2 - 1995
- The Three Tenors: Paris - 1998
- Christmas with Pavarotti - 1999
- The Three Tenors Christmas - 2000
- Donizetti Arias - 2001
- Neapolitan and Italian Popular Songs - 2001
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The great tenor Luciano Pavarotti died at the age of 72 in his house in Modena, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the performer's manager. "Luciano Pavarotti died an hour ago," the artist's spokeswoman Terry Robson sent to agencies. Later, the manager clarified that the singer's death occurred at 5:00 local time (at 7:00 Moscow time).
"Luciano Pavarotti fought pancreatic cancer to the last, he was always a strong and positive person," the official statement says.
As early as Wednesday morning, Pavarotti personally commented on the fact that he had been awarded a special state award for merit in the field of art. “I am grateful to the Minister of Culture of Italy, Francesco Rutelli, for the fact that I was awarded this highest award,” said Pavarotti. “I have a brilliant opportunity to pass on my knowledge to talented students. I have always been sure that in the enthusiasm and devotion that we share with the younger generation is our strength."
The farewell ceremony for the great Italian tenor will take place on Saturday in the central cathedral of his hometown of Modena, said Modena Mayor Giorgio Pigi. Pavarotti's funeral will take place in the cemetery of Modena.
We will note, earlier it was reported that the state of health of the opera singer has deteriorated sharply. According to Italian television, citing unnamed sources, Pavarotti was unconscious and had kidney failure. It was noted that the singer's condition is "very serious."
At the bedside of a 71-year-old patient, oncologists from the local clinic were on duty, where Pavarotti was from August 8 to 25, 2007 with suspected pneumonia. A year ago, the tenor was operated on in the USA for a pancreatic tumor.
In his will, Luciano Pavarotti asked to be remembered as an "opera singer", ITAR-TASS reports. “I hope that I will be remembered as an opera singer, or rather, as a representative of the art world who was able to express himself in his country,” the document says. “I hope that love for opera will forever remain the central line of my work.”
According to Pavarotti, "fortunately, life is so diverse that you can expect anything here." “Like my numerous predecessors, including the great Caruso, I love the variety of sounds,” the testament says. “Music allows you to express emotions and experiences more colorfully. For a tenor, in every performance, the “language” of music, the whole gamut of emotions is concentrated” .
Recall that in August Pavarotti was taken to the Modena hospital with a high temperature. The official reason for hospitalization was a cold. Note that before hospitalization, the singer was resting in a villa in the suburbs of Modena with his wife and little daughter. Earlier in the media, with reference to Pavarotti's daughter, information appeared that the maestro's state of health causes serious concern.
The article, accompanied by photographs of Pavarotti at his villa in Modena, reports that after an operation in New York to remove a pancreatic tumor, the singer lost 30 kilograms and moved only in a wheelchair.
However, the next day, Juliana stated that her words in the interview were taken out of context and misunderstood. She said that Pavarotti, on the contrary, is on the mend. In turn, the singer's manager, Terry Robson, said from London that she doubts the authenticity of the article, noting that Pavarotti is currently working on a new album and teaching students. The 71-year-old singer himself laughed when he heard reports of his imminent death.
Biography of the great tenor
Luciano Pavarotti was one of the most popular and critically acclaimed operatic tenors in the post-Caruso era. Among the merits of Pavarotti's singing are an excellent high voice setting, perfect vocal skill and ease of sound production. The combination of such qualities with extraordinary charisma made the singer one of the superstars of the opera stage of the 20th century.
Pavarotti was born on October 12, 1935 in Modena. After graduating from the Modena school, he began to study vocals in Mantua with Campogaliani. He made his debut in 1961 as Rodolfo in Puccini's La bohème. Five years later, he was already prepared for his debut at the Milan theater "La Scala" (the party of Tybalt in the Capulets and Montecchi Bellini).
But only the part of Tonio in Donizetti's Daughter of the Regiment (sung first at the Covent Garden Theater in 1966, and then, in 1972, on the stage of the New York Metropolitan Opera) brought Pavarotti international fame and the title of "King of the Upper C" ( up to the second octave). He became the first tenor in the history of opera to sing all nine high Cs in the aria Quel destin.
Although Pavarotti's main specialty is lyrical bel canto parts (Elvino in Bellini's La sonnambula, Arturo in his own Puritans, Edgardo in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, Alfred in Verdi's La Traviata, the Duke of Mantua in his own Rigoletto), over time, the singer began to turn to more dramatic roles , such as Riccardo in Verdi's Masquerade Ball, Cavaradossi in Puccini's Tosca, Manrico in Verdi's Troubadour, Radamès in his own Aida.
Pavarotti's success with the public gained momentum during the 1970s and 1980s, supported by the singer's frequent appearances on television and his desire, giving recitals and performing in mixed concerts, to bring the art of opera to people who rarely visit the opera house or never crossed it threshold. In the 1990s, the singer gathered hundreds of thousands of listeners to his concerts in stadiums and parks.
In 2002, Pavarotti almost disappeared from the opera stage after he canceled his farewell performance at the Metropolitan due to illness. Since then, the master has performed opera parts only 5 times - four times in January 2002 in London and in June 2003 in Berlin.
In 2004, the great tenor made the final decision to leave the stage, performing in farewell in 40 cities around the world, and the program of all concerts consisted exclusively of works by Italian composers. The reason that prompted Pavarotti to end his career was not so much age as excess weight, which prevented him from singing and moving around.
Luciano Pavarotti's performance at the Metropolitan Opera in 2004 was to be the last appearance of the legendary tenor on the stage of the famous New York concert hall. In an interview before the performance, the tenor said that this would be "the last performance on stage" not only at the Metropolitan, where he sang for the 379th time, but "everywhere". “I think the time has come,” said the master then.
In July 2006, Pavarotti planned to resume his world farewell tour. Before leaving New York, the great tenor underwent a medical examination, during which doctors discovered he had cancer. Pavarotti was to visit Finland, Norway, Austria, Switzerland and Portugal. However, all concerts scheduled for 2006 were cancelled.
Musicians mourn the death of Luciano Pavarotti
Tamara Sinyavskaya and Muslim Magomayev hoped to the last that Pavarotti would overcome the disease
Famous singers, People's Artists of the USSR Tamara Sinyavskaya and Muslim Magomayev are shocked by the news of the death of Luciano Pavarotti. “We knew that he was unwell and not too young, but, given his strong character, we hoped that Luciano would still defeat the disease. Therefore, today's news sounded like a terrifying surprise,” Sinyavskaya said.
Once she was lucky enough to sing along with Luciano Pavarotti. “It was more than 40 years ago,” the singer shared her memories. She was very young when she entered the Bolshoi Theater in 1964. Then there was the practice of exchange: aspiring singers from the Bolshoi Theater went on an internship to Italy, and young Italians from La Scala came to Moscow on a return visit, and joint concerts were arranged. Tamara Sinyavskaya once became a participant in such a Soviet-Italian performance.
“The meeting took place on television. I am from the Bolshoi Theater, and Luciano Pavarotti and Margareti Guglielmi are from La Scala,” said Tamara Ilyinichna. “We performed Sole Mio together, however, this trio turned out to be very peculiar, because I sang in Russian, and they - in Italian. Luciano looked so plump, but not fat. And his voice was unusually gentle, then he became much stronger. " This memory, according to Sinyavskaya, she kept for life. And although she no longer had the opportunity to sing with Pavarotti, she always listened to the great tenor with pleasure.
"The concert of the magnificent trio: Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras, which we visited during the tour in America, made an indelible impression on us," Muslim Magomayev noted. Like his wife, he also highly appreciated the talent of an outstanding artist and a high professional. “I felt how a piece of precious metal broke off from a huge block of our life,” Magomayev said.
Zurab Sotkilava called the death of Pavarotti a terrible loss for all mankind
The death of Luciano Pavarotti is "a terrible loss not only for the opera world, but for all mankind," said Zurab Sotkilava, People's Artist of the USSR, Bolshoi Theater soloist. "He carried a piece of great music into every soul; it is very bitter that Luciano is no longer with us," the singer said.
According to Sotkilava, he was well acquainted with Pavarotti. “We sang together, joked together, ate spaghetti together,” the artist said. “I visited his house several times and we always met when he came on tour to Russia.”
“He was very charming, open, good-natured and, most importantly, he always tried to help people,” Sotkilava believes. “It was very easy to talk to him, you didn’t feel at all that you were communicating with a truly great artist. so frightening that a serious illness nevertheless defeated him.
The last time Pavarotti sang in Moscow was on December 21, 2003. Then he was already seriously ill and was not in the best shape. However, they received it enthusiastically. “I remember this concert very well,” Sotkilava said. “I came to him backstage and he said: “Lord, what an amazing audience in Russia! They feel everything, they perfectly understand that my performance is not very successful, and at the same time they welcome me so well. At home in Italy, I would have been booed. Still, the kindness of the Russian soul is unique."
Elena Obraztsova: Pavarotti was "the highest standard of the world opera art" of the 20th century
The great tenor Luciano Pavarotti was "the highest standard of the world opera art of the entire twentieth century," People's Artist of the USSR Elena Obraztsova said today. She learned about the death of a colleague and friend in Salekhard, where she opened the School of Arts.
“We were friends with him for 40 years,” Obraztsova told reporters. “He was a man of genius in every sense.” All performances with Pavarotti on the stage of Milan's La Scala theater, according to Elena Obraztsova, were "the most significant" in her life. The singer is sure that now the great tenor "sees and hears us, and understands how we treat him."
Jose Carreras shaken by news of Luciano Pavarotti's death
Famous Spanish tenor Jose Carreras was shocked by the news of the death of his Italian colleague Luciano Pavarotti. "I am very saddened by this tragic news," he said. "I considered him one of the great tenors of our time." According to him, Pavarotti has always "been a sensitive, cheerful and friendly person."
The great "trio" of modern tenors - Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo - has lost its former power. "We must remember him not only as a great opera singer, but as a man of extraordinary charisma," said Carreras. "He was the best friend of his many friends," he stressed.
Luciano Pavarotti(Luciano Pavarotti) - an outstanding opera singer of the twentieth century, who performed on stage for over 40 years. In the repertoire of the lyric tenor Pavarotti- dozens of major opera parts and individual vocal works.
The doors of the best opera houses in the world were opened before him: Covent Garden, La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera and the Staatsoper. Luciano Pavarotti He has led master classes at many well-known conservatories around the world.
Pavarotti is the first tenor in the history of opera to sing all nine parts up to the second octave in the Quel destin aria from Donizetti's Daughter of the Regiment, for which he was awarded the title of "King of the Upper C".
popularity Luciano Pavarotti, undoubtedly, the fact that he was a media personality also contributed: the press often wrote about Luciano, his speeches were constantly broadcast on TV in all countries of the world.
Into pop culture Pavarotti came in after he sang in 1990 at the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup, which was held in Italy, Nessun Dorma - an aria from the last act of the opera " Turandot by Giacomo Puccini, one of the most famous arias of the tenor repertoire. And that's when the collaboration begins. Luciano Pavarotti with two famous singers - Placido Domingo And Jose Carreras- within the framework of the project that had a great commercial success " Three tenors". The project consisted of a series of concerts in which three opera stars performed and its goal was to popularize the operatic repertoire. However, the cooperation of the three singers was not limited to this project only: they performed together for 15 years.
At Pavarotti brilliantly managed to maintain the status of an outstanding academic singer and at the same time be friends and perform with pop and rock stars, arranging joint concerts called " Pavarotti and friends».
Biography Luciano Pavarotti / Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti was born on the outskirts of the city of Modena in northern Italy in a poor family. His father Fernando was a baker and a singer, and his mother Adele Venturi- Worked in a cigarette factory. Pavarotti lived in a small two-room apartment. From Modena, the family fled to a neighboring village in 1943 because of the war. It was there that Pavarotti became interested in farming.
father Luciano there were recordings of popular tenors of those times - Beniamino Gigli, Enrico Caruso, Giovanni Martinelli and Tito Skipa, and this undoubtedly influenced the musical tastes of the young Pavarotti. At 9 years old Luciano He and his father began to sing in the church choir. In his youth, Luciano took several lessons from Professor Dondi, but, however, did not attach much importance to them.
Pavarotti graduated from the Schola Magistrale and thought about choosing a profession. He was fond of football, so he thought about devoting himself to sports, but his mother dissuaded him, convincing him that the profession of a teacher is much more serious. Luciano Pavarotti even taught for two years in elementary grades, but the love of music won. The father, although with great reluctance, gave his consent to support his son until the age of 30, with the condition that, as soon as Luciano will reach this age and, if he does not succeed in his singing career, he will begin to earn a living on his own, as best he can.
Serious music lessons Luciano Pavarotti began to take when he was 19 years old, in 1954. He practiced with the tenor Arrigo Paula. Moreover, Paul agreed, having learned about the difficult situation of the family. Pavarotti agreed to give lessons for free. It was Arrigo Pola who revealed to Luciano that he had absolute pitch.
During training Pavarotti worked first as an elementary school teacher, then as an insurance agent. At the same time Luciano Pavarotti meets an opera singer Adua Veroni and in 1961 they got married.
Unfortunately, six years of study did not lead to any great achievements, except for a few free solo concerts that Luciano gave in provincial cities.
And then a fateful event happened in Luciano's life. A wrinkle formed on Pavarotti's vocal cords, Luciano decided that a singer's career could be put an end to. However, subsequently the thickening not only disappeared, but, as the singer said in his autobiography, "everything that I learned came along with my natural voice to make the sound that I had worked so hard to achieve."
Singing career of Luciano Pavarotti / Luciano Pavarotti
In the same Luciano and Dmitry Nabokov made their debut at the Teatro Regio Emilia, performing the part of Rudolph in La bohème by G. Puccini. He performed the same part in 1963 at the Vienna Opera and London's Covent Garden.
In later years Luciano Pavarotti sang at Covent Garden as Elvino in Bellini's La Sonnambula, Alfredo in Verdi's La Traviata, Duke of Mantua in Verdi's Rigoletto. The part of Tonio in Donizetti's Daughter of the Regiment, sung in 1966, brought Pavarotti international fame. After that, they began to call him "the king of the upper do". In the same year, Pavarotti made his debut at Milan's La Scala, where he performed the part of Tybalt in Bellini's Capuleti and Montecchi. Over time, the singer began to turn to dramatic roles: Cavaradossi in Puccini's Tosca, Riccardo in Masquerade Ball, Manrico in Il trovatore, Radamès in Verdi's Aida, Calaf in Turandot.
Since 1971, Pavarotti has regularly performed at the Arena di Verona festival and participated in concerts. Toured with La Scala in Moscow (1974). Among the recordings of the part in ten operas by Verdi, five operas by Puccini; the parts of Canio in Pagliacci (conductor Riccardo Muti, Philips), Enzo in one of the most successful recordings of Ponchielli's La Gioconda (conductor Bruno Bartoletti, Philips) and others.
And to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his career Luciano Pavarotti invited the winners of the competition to Italy, where they performed La bohème together, in his hometown of Modena, and also in Genoa. The tour continued in Beijing, where Pavarotti first performed in front of an audience of 10,000, which gave him a standing ovation. The winners of the fifth competition went in 1997 together to Luciano on tour to Philadelphia.
In the mid-80s, Pavarotti returned to the Vienna State Opera and La Scala. In 1985, on the stage of La Scala, Pavarotti, Maria Chiara and Luca Ronconi (Italian: Luca Ronconi), under the direction of Maazel, performed Aida. Aria Celeste Aida performed by him was met with a two-minute standing ovation.
On February 24, 1988, in Berlin, Pavarotti set a Guinness Book record: at the Deutsche Opera, after the performance of L'elisir d'amore, the curtain was raised 165 times at the request of the audience.
However, the singer also had failures. In 1992, Pavarotti appeared on the stage of La Scala in a new production of Don Carlos by Franco Zeffirelli. This performance was negatively evaluated by critics, after which Pavarotti no longer performed at La Scala.
Luciano Pavarotti again falls on the wave of world fame after performing the aria Nessun Dorma from Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot in 1990. The BBC made it the theme of their broadcasts of the World Cup in Italy. This aria has become as popular as a pop hit and has become the signature of the artist.
During the championship final, the Three Tenors performed the aria Nessun Dorma at the ancient baths of Caracalla in Rome, and the record sold more copies than any other melody in the history of music, which is also recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. So Pavarotti brought the opera to the people.
By tradition, the concerts of the "three tenors" also took place at the following World Cups: in Los Angeles (1994), in Paris (1998) and Yokohama (2002).
Simultaneously with popularity in the professional circles of show business, Pavarotti's fame as the "King of Cancellations" grew. Being a fickle artistic nature, Luciano Pavarotti could cancel his performance at the last moment, thereby causing significant losses to concert halls and opera houses.
In 1998, Pavarotti was awarded the Grammy Legend Award, which has been awarded only 15 times since its inception (1990).
Since 1992 Luciano Pavarotti Participated in charity concerts Pavarotti and friends". The charity project gained tremendous fame thanks to the participation of rock musicians Brian May and Roger Taylor(queen), Sting, Elton John, Bono and Edge(), Eric Clapton, Jonah Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams , B.B. King, Celine Dion , Cranberries, famous Italian performers who, together with Pavarotti and the orchestra, sang their best songs. Many pop and rock musicians considered it an honor to work in this project.
Many criticized Pavarotti for such experiments, in some major theaters there was an expression: "Three people ruined the opera and all three were tenors."
However, it should be remembered that the project Three tenors"- it was a charity event dedicated to the recovery of José Carreras, and it was thanks to the "three tenors" that the old enemies Pavarotti and Domingo reconciled and began to act together in serious performances.
Luciano Pavarotti- legend. He made an operatic revolution, and even his most implacable critics will not argue that his name will forever remain synonymous with the beauty of the human voice.
Personal life of Luciano Pavarotti / Luciano Pavarotti
First wife Luciano Pavarotti became in 1961 Adua Veroni. Divorce Luciano Pavarotti With Aduey shook all of Italy. He lived for many years with his wife Adua, who bore him three daughters. True, the newspapers repeatedly wrote about the love affairs of Signor Pavarotti, but his wife tried not to pay any attention to it. Later in life Pavarotti there were many novels. Adua and Luciano lived together for 35 years. Many years later Luciano Pavarotti has repeatedly admitted that Adua made him seriously think about a career in the world of opera.
At a more advanced age, at 63, he nevertheless decided to tie the knot again. His new life partner was his secretary Nicoletta Mantovanni. Despite significant difference at the age of 34, theygot along great with each other.Nicoletta gave birth to a tenor daughter, who became his fourth child.
“Luciano has repeatedly complained to me about loneliness. He respects his wife, but he has not experienced the same attraction to her for a long time. They haven't had sex in years. I think this is sheer madness, because Luciano is full of energy, he is so passionate in bed. He just needs a young, active person next to him, an inspiring muse. After all, he is an artist, he needs new, thrilling sensations, and not smoldering emotions and monasticism imposed by fate, ”said Nicoletta Mantovanni.
Even the singer's acquaintances did not miss the opportunity to pry the famous singer.
At one of the social events, Placido Domingo remarked: “Old man, you have a funny granddaughter, but I don’t remember which of your daughters gave birth to her.”
Because of this Luciano and Nicoletta they tried to be in public as little as possible and spent most of their free time in a white-and-blue house in Pesaro. The walls of this house are decorated with paintings by Pavarotti, which he painted throughout his life. Despite all the rumors, Nicoletta remained with her husband until his death.
The end of the career of Luciano Pavarotti / Luciano Pavarotti
In 2004 Luciano Pavarotti said goodbye to the audience, entering the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in the role of Mario Cavaradossi in the opera Puccini "Tosca".
Before the performance, he officially announced that he was leaving the opera stage. There was a full house at the Metropolitan Opera - despite the fact that at times Pavarotti's voice sounded weaker than usual, the hall saw him off with an 11-minute standing ovation.
Last performance Pavarotti took place on February 10, 2006 in Turin, at the opening ceremony of the XX Winter Olympic Games.
Back in the mid-2000s, Luciano pancreatic cancer was found. It was he who caused his death.
Luciano Pavarotti died in the early hours of September 6, 2007 from pancreatic cancer at his home in Modena. There, on September 8, 2007, the farewell and funeral of the maestro took place. He was buried in the Montale Rangone cemetery near Modena, in the family vault, next to his parents and stillborn son. Shortly before his death, the outstanding opera singer wrote a will in which he transferred all his millions to his wife, sister and four daughters.
Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007) - Italian opera singer, philanthropist, participant in the Three Tenors project. He became the first tenor in the world to flawlessly play all nine high C notes in the aria Quel destin. For this he was called the king. The artist spent more than 40 years on stage, since 1966 he has been a soloist at the legendary La Scala Theatre.
He also regularly gave master classes at conservatories around the world. Even those people who are not fond of opera have heard at least one of the works of this legendary musician. Solo concerts of Pavarotti gathered up to 500 thousand spectators. He helped young talents all his life, and also collaborated with the Red Cross organization.
Family and childhood
The future king was born on October 12, 1935 in the Italian city of Modena. His father Fernando was a baker, but he devoted all his free time to singing. It was he who instilled in his son a love of music from early childhood. In the evenings they listened to records of famous artists - Enrico Caruso, Toto Skipa and Beniamino Gigli. Fernando himself could become a professional singer, but stage fright, coupled with a complex character, prevented him.
Luciano's mother, Adele Venturi, supported her beloved men in everything. She worked in a cigarette factory. The family did not live well, but later the tenor warmly recalled his childhood. He enjoyed spending time with his parents and sister Gabriella. Already at the age of four he gave his first concerts in front of family and friends.
Pavarotti was the only little boy in a house of 15 apartments, so he regularly attracted the attention of his neighbors. He often climbed onto the kitchen table and sang arias from operas at the top of his voice. Some liked his singing, but more often the neighbors were tired and asked to stop the noise. During his school years, Luciano began to attend the choir, later he was sent to vocal courses with Professor Dondi.
There were other hobbies in the boy's life. He loved to play football and even considered becoming a goalkeeper. Pavarotti was the captain of the youth team of the city, he skillfully inspired the players and set them up for victory. Peers loved the young man for his cheerful and strong character.
Moving and changing interests
In 1943, because of the war, the family had to move to the countryside. There they lived in a small room, worked daily on the farm. Despite early rises and an abundance of work, Luciano enjoyed his new life. At the age of 12, he first attended a performance by Beniamino Gigli at the opera house. The teenager was impressed to such an extent that all other hobbies faded into the background.
After graduating from the Schola Magistrale, Pavarotti was still thinking about making a sports career. But his mother convinced him that being a teacher is more solid and interesting. As a result, the young man began to teach children music. He did not like the work, sometimes he had to shout at violent schoolchildren, breaking his voice. But it was two years at school that helped Luciano realize that he only wanted to do singing.
In 1954, the musician leaves the educational institution. He begins performing in the Coral Rossi choir with his father. Fernando was not impressed with his son's talents, so he advised him to get a "serious" profession. As a result, the men of the Pavarotti family agreed that the father would help his son financially until the age of 30. After that, Luciano will have to provide for himself by any means. In 1955, the choir in which he performed won first place in a competition in Wales.
Musical career
One day, Arrigo Paul accidentally got to a tenor performance. He was impressed by his voice and hearing, so he agreed to work with the young talent for free. Some time later, Arrigo moved permanently to Japan. Luciano leaves for another famous teacher, Ettori Campogalliani. He managed to take the best from all the vocalists, while maintaining his own original style of performance.
Until 1961, Pavarotti studied vocals, constantly improving his skills. In parallel with this, he worked in the insurance industry, gave several free concerts in small towns. In 1961, he won an international competition at the Teatro Regio Emilia, and then became a soloist in La bohème by Giacomo Puccini.
But soon after that, the singer fell ill with laryngitis. The result of the disease was a thickening of the ligaments, which led to a loss of voice. At a concert in Ferrara, the musician could not perform his part and firmly decided to leave singing. But two years later, he fully recovered from the failure, and the thickening miraculously resolved. After the illness, the tenor's voice became even deeper and more penetrating. This is what led him to success.
In 1963, Pavarotti's first solo concert took place in Ireland. Two years later in Miami, he meets Joan Sutherland, replacing another well-known tenor. The singer was delighted with the timbre and manner of the singer's performance, she offered him a joint tour. For two months, colleagues traveled to 40 cities with concerts.
In 1968, the musician performed at the New York Metropolitan Opera. The audience applauded him so much that the curtain had to be raised 160 times. This moment is captured in the Guinness Book of Records. After a stunning performance that forever cemented the singer's nickname "King", he signs a contract with Herbert Breslin.
Incredible Success
Since 1972, Luciano regularly goes on tour with solo concerts, although he does not forget about the opera. His repertoire included Italian songs and concertos, numerous classical arias. Pavarotti's performances were often shown on television, he became a media personality. In 1974, the artist first visited Moscow.
In 1980, Rigoletto was staged in a New York park. It was broadcast to 200,000 listeners around the world. A few months later, the tenor decided to found an international vocal competition. The winners got the opportunity to sing a duet with the star in Philadelphia, Beijing and Modena. They also went on tour together in China and America, performing excerpts from famous operas.
In 1984, the musician performed in front of Princess Diana, after which a friendship began between them. Luciano was very upset by the death of his girlfriend, he even refused to sing at her funeral.
In 1990, he gained notoriety among pop culture fans thanks to the BBC. Its representatives made Pavarotti's performance with the aria Nessun Dorma the headpiece of the broadcast of the world championship. During the final match, a joint performance of the "three tenors" - Luciano, Placido Domingo and José Carreras took place. The record was sold in millions of copies, it broke all records.
At the next three championships, the singers performed together again. In total, the team existed for 15 years. During this time, the musicians managed to popularize the opera, launch a kind of renaissance of this genre. The tenors have taken the liberty of making a modern twist on the classics. They were often criticized, but it was the new arrangements that made people listen to opera music again.
In 1992, Pavarotti's last operatic performance took place. The audience and critics criticized his singing in the play "Don Carlos", the musician did not appear in the theater anymore. He devoted a lot of time to his new project Pavarotti and Friends. Until 2005, the artist traveled the world with famous colleagues - Sting, Celine Dion, Bryan Adams, Andrea Bocelli, Lionel Richie and other musicians. The proceeds from the concerts went to charity. In 1998, the singer received the Grammy Legend Award.
Personal life
The tenor met his first wife back in 1955. He fell in love with the aspiring opera singer Adua Verone at first sight, and in 1961 they got married. It was this woman who made Luciano seriously think about a career in opera. In 1962, their daughter Lorenza was born, and later two more girls were born - Christina and Juliana.
Pavarotti could not become an exemplary father and husband. He learned about the birth of his daughters by phone, and missed significant dates due to parties with colleagues. The woman endured everything, wisely managing her husband's income. He, in turn, regularly asked her forgiveness with expensive gifts.
Among Luciano's mistresses were many famous singers. The longest-lasting affair was with his student Madeleine Reni. So that his wife would not interfere with their connection, he presented her with a bracelet worth 250 thousand dollars. The relationship with Madeleine lasted seven years, but then she unexpectedly got married to another man. The tenor suffered for a long time, he even tried to jump out of the window.
Often, Pavarotti had affairs with secretaries. The last of them was Nicoletta Mantovani, who was only 27 years old. At that time, the singer was 34 years older than the chosen one, but this did not interfere with their feelings. It was because of Nicoletta that Luciano decided to divorce his wife in 1996. Only after 6 years they managed to complete this process, after which the tenor immediately married Mantovani.
In 2002, the construction of a mansion for a new family was completed, but at the same time, a losing streak began. First, Luciano's parents died, then his wife was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. A year later, she gave birth to two twins, Ricardo and Alice. The boy died immediately.
In 2004, Pavarotti went on a farewell tour. The hall of the New York Metropolitan Opera was sold out. The audience accompanied the opera singer with a standing ovation for 11 minutes. The final performance of the artist took place two years later in Turin, he opened the Olympic Games.
In 2006, the musician was diagnosed with a malignant tumor of the pancreas. She was removed, but already in August 2007 Luciano returned to the hospital. He spent two weeks in the hospital with a high fever and suspected pneumonia. On September 6, the tenor died at home. He was buried in the Pavarotti family vault.
Name:
Luciano Pavarotti
Zodiac sign:
Scales
Place of Birth:
Modena, Italy
Activity:
singer, philanthropist
Biography of Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti is one of the most talented and popular performers in the history of opera music. He was called a classic already during his lifetime. Many of his arias became immortal hits. He brought the art of opera to the masses. And it was thanks to him that classical music experienced a real renaissance at the end of the twentieth century.Childhood and family of Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti was born in the small Italian city of Modena in the family of a baker and a working cigar factory. His family lived very poorly, and therefore there was always not enough money even for the most necessary things. Despite this, Luciano always spoke very warmly and reverently about his childhood.At an early age, football was the favorite hobby of our today's hero. He dreamed of becoming a goalkeeper, but later abandoned this idea. Due to the Second World War in 1943, the Pavarotti family was forced to leave Modena and move to one of the suburban farms. In this place, the whole family of the future great tenor began to farm. And, surprisingly, at a certain point, Luciano began to enjoy such a routine of life.
Luciano Pavarotti in his youth
As for the love of music, it has always coexisted in the soul of a young guy in parallel with other hobbies. The foundations of Luciano's musical taste were laid by his father, who in his youth was also fond of opera singing. In the personal collection of Fernando Pavarotti there were a huge number of different records with arias by Enrico Caruso, Tito Skip and some other performers. In addition, on Sundays, the father of our today's hero sometimes sang in the church choir. At a certain point, Luciano himself began to perform with him.
This went on for many years, however, after graduating from high school, our today's hero at first did not even seriously think about the career of an opera singer. He wanted to enter the sports academy, but Luciano's mother convinced him to get a job as a teacher. So our today's hero became a music teacher in elementary school. In this capacity, he worked for two years, but later it was these years that finally allowed Luciano to understand how important the musical art was in his life.
Pavarotti decided to become an opera singer, and at the age of nineteen he began singing with the famous tenor Arrigo Pola, who, by the way, even agreed to teach the young guy for free. After that, our today's hero also worked for some time on the development of his vocal abilities under the guidance of Ettori Campogalliani.
Luciano Pavarotti and first wife
Music lessons at one point introduced Luciano to his first wife, the aspiring opera singer Adua Veroni. They got married in their youth - right after Luciano received his first performance fee. But then they parted ways pretty soon. Many years later, Luciano Pavarotti admitted more than once that it was Adua who made him seriously think about a career in the world of opera.Luciano Pavarotti - Caruso
Perhaps for this reason, after parting with his beloved, Luciano Pavarotti's career began to decline sharply. He spoke very rarely, and at some point he even found out about the thickening that appeared in his vocal cords, which at one point called into question his entire career. The singer's voice deteriorated greatly, but Luciano continued to perform. As a result, the concert in the city of Ferrara caused a hail of criticism and became one of the biggest failures in the life of a musician.
After him, our today's hero decided once and for all to tie up with the world of music. He completely concentrated on the work of an insurance agent (which he used to do in parallel with his musical career) and at some point completely put an end to all performances.
Luciano Pavarotti - friends
However, surprisingly, the thickening in the singer's larynx at some point suddenly resolved by itself. Moreover, it was after the illness that the musician's voice acquired the desired depth and richness. Luciano Pavarotti could perform again. And in the end, it was this moment that became a turning point in his life and work.
Star Trek
Great success for tenor Luciano Pavarotti
Already in 1961, our today's hero won the main prize of the International Vocal Competition. After him, Luciano Pavarotti made his debut on the stage of the prestigious Teatro Regio Emilia, and very soon also appeared on the stage of the Vienna Opera and London's Covent Garden.From that moment on, the career of the Italian tenor began to rapidly move up. He sang at the best venues of our planet. He was applauded by London, Vienna, Paris, New York, Marseille and many other major cities on the planet. In 1990, during the football world championship in Italy, Luciano Pavarotti performed his famous aria "Nessun Dorma", which later became very popular even among people far from opera art.
Luciano Pavarotti's cause of death was cancer
It was at this moment that our today's hero was inflamed with the idea of \u200b\u200bpopularizing classical music. Soon, together with Placido Domingo and José Carreras, he formed the Three Tenors trio, which performed the classics in a more modern version. This approach brought the singers a huge commercial success and made them real stars not only of the opera, but also of the pop scene. They were criticized, but they remained true to themselves. As a result, it was thanks to the work of the Three Tenors that the popularity of opera music in the nineties increased significantly.
In addition to musical performances, Luciano Pavarotti also worked as a patron of the arts throughout his life. He worked closely with the Red Cross organization and also organized a number of music festivals to promote young musicians.
Personal life and death of Luciano Pavarotti
As is commonly believed, Pavarotti's marriage to Adua Veroni fell apart due to the singer's frequent betrayals. Subsequently, in the life of the artist there were many novels. However, at an older age, he nevertheless decided to tie the knot again. His new life partner was a young woman named Nicoletta Mantovanni. Subsequently, she gave birth to a tenor daughter, who was already his fourth child (the previous three were born out of wedlock).Despite all the rumors, Nicoletta remained with her husband until his death. In the mid-2000s, Luciano was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In 2007, it was he who caused his death. Shortly before his death, the outstanding opera singer wrote a will in which he transferred all his millions to his wife, sister and four daughters.
