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Pavarotti - 'The 50 Greatest Tracks'
Luciano Pavarotti - Nessun Dorma

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When Luciano Started Singing
How the Career Got Started, and Singing in the Choir
Important Meeting With His Hero Beniamino Gigli At Age 12
Winning Competition Starts Solo Career
Luciano's Stage Fright
American Debut and Joan Sutherland's Perfect Technique
New Challenges, Crossover and Working with Pop Stars
The Story of The Three Tenors
Loyalty to the Record Company
Bel Canto specialist. The Voice of an Angel
The Power of Television & Bringing Opera To the People
Luciano's Final Performance at the 06 Winter Olympics
Receives Lifetime Achievement Award After Death
The Foundation in Luciano's Name
1 Nessun Dorma!  
2 Che Gelida Manina  
3 Questa O Quella  
4 Verdi: Rigoletto Act 2 / Parmi Veder Le Lagrime  
5 La Donna E Mobile  
6 Donizetti: L'elisir D'amore Act 2 / Una Furtiva Lagrima  
7 La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetee  
8 Bizet: Les Pecheurs Des Perles Act 1 / Au Fond Du Temple Saint  
9 Leoncavallo: Pagliacci Act 1 / Vesti La Giubba  
10 Recondita Armonia  
11 E Lucevan Le Stelle  
12 Verdi: Il Trovatore Act 3 / Di Quella Pira  
13 Verdi: Aida Act 1/ Celeste Aida  
14 Pourquoi Me Reveiller, O Souffle Du Printemps  
15 Verdi: Un Ballo In Maschera Act 1 / La Rivedra Nell'estasi  
16 Verdi: La Traviata Act 2 / Lunge Da lei...De' Miei Bollenti Spiriti  
17 Addio Fiorito Asil  
18 Puccini: La Boheme Act 1 / O Soave Fanciulla  
19 Tra Voi Belle, Brune E Bionde  
20 Puccini: Manon Lescaut Act 1 / Donna Non Vidi Mai  
21 Amor Ti Vieta  
22 Mi Batte Il cor...O Paradiso!  
23 M'appari  
24 Libiamo Ne'lieti Calici  
25 Puccini: Turandot Act 3 / Nessun Dorma  
26 Puccini: La Boheme Act 1 / Che Gelida Manina  
27 Di Capua: 'o Sole Mio  
28 Funiculi, Funicula  
29 Mattinata  
30 Modugno: Nel Blu, Dipinto Di Blu  
31 Santa Lucia  
32 Caro Mio Ben  
33 Ave Maria  
34 O Holy Night  
35 Ingemisco  
36 La Danza  
37 Bellini: Malinconia, Ninfa Gentile  
38 Bellini: Ma Rendi Pur Contento  
39 Donizetti: Don Pasquale Act 3 / Com'e Gentil  
40 Ah Mes Amis - Pour Mon Ame  
41 Verdi: Macbeth Act 4 / O Figli miei...Ah, La Paterna Mano  
42 Verdi: Un Ballo In Maschera Act 3 / Forse La Soglia Attinse  
43 Boito: Mefistofele Act 2 / Dai Campi, Dai Prati  
44 Tosti: La Serenata  
45 Caruso  
46 Buongiorno A Te  
47 Panis Angelicus  
48 Clapton: Holy Mother  
49 Miss Sarajevo  
50 My Way  
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Pavarotti 50 Greatest Tracks commemorates Luciano Pavarotti's 50th anniversary with Decca Records, and an unforgettable legacy of recorded music from one of the greatest voices of our time.  This definitive collection encompasses iconic Pavarotti selections,  including ‘Nessun Dorma,'‘Caruso,' ‘La Donna E Mobile,'and ‘Granada,' to incredible duets with fellow superstars Frank Sinatra, Bono, Eric Clapton and Sting.  Numerous milestones in the late-opera star's unprecedented career are captured here, including the first ever recording of Pavarotti's voice. The historic recording of the aria from La Bohème, ‘Che gelida manina' (‘Your tiny hand is frozen'), has been lying dormant in the archives for 50 years, only now to be unearthed by Pavarotti's widow, Nicoletta Mantovani Pavarotti, re-mastered and made commercially available for the first time. The 50 Greatest Tracks will be available October 22nd in the U.S. on Decca. 

16 New 'ON' this week: 46 Total
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Direct: SiriusXM, Music Choice
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  • How did Luciano Pavarotti become the world's most famous opera star? / CLASSIC fM
    Posted At: October 2, 2023
    Who was Luciano Pavarotti? Facts about the legendary Italian tenor?CLASSIC fM's Rosie Pentreath writes….Luciano Pavarotti was one of the greatest tenors of modern times. But where was he from, and how did he become one of the most famous opera singers in the world? Why was Pavarotti so famous? Pavarotti’s blistering success in opera coincided with the growth of television as an everyday part of our lives, a...

  • When Stevie Wonder and Luciano Pavarotti brought the house down / Smooth Radio 97-108
    Posted At: May 26, 2022
    The moment, which was broadcast live to millions across the world, saw Stevie Wonder introduce the song by first giving thanks to Pavarotti and his generosity.Smooth Radio 97-108 - Giorgina Hamilton writes….When two of the world's biggest legends' voices get together you just know it's going to be something special and that's exactly what happened when Luciano Pavarotti invited Stevie Wonder on stage for a ...

  • Ron Howard's 'Pavarotti' shows no sign of waning and goes #1 on CLASSIC fM chart for 3rd consecutive week
    Posted At: August 5, 2019

    p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #4d4d4d} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #4d4d4d; min-height: 14.0px} The hype around Ron Howard's ‘Pavarotti' documentary shows no sign of waning, as the movie soundtrack makes it to No. 1 for the third consecutive week. Ludovico Einaudi, who has now performed four of his s...

  • Pavarotti albums lead the CLASSIC fM chart following new Ron Howard biopic
    Posted At: July 21, 2019

    Following the release of Ron Howard's new biopic, Pavarotti albums occupy the top two spots in this week's Classic FM Chart. Just behind Pavarotti – OST and the late tenor's Greatest Hits album, it's Winton Marsalis' Violin Concerto at No. 3, played by violinist Nicola Benedetti. The other new entry in this week's chart is Anne Dudley's soundtrack to Poldark, following t...

  • Ron Howard discusses new documentary about the larger-than-life Luciano Pavarotti / The List
    Posted At: July 10, 2019

    Sometimes, a bit of distance is what you need. Take Ron Howard, the Oscar-winning filmmaker of A Beautiful Mind. When he was approached to make a documentary about the opera star Luciano Pavarotti, he was by no means an expert. 'I didn't make the movie because I was a committed Pavarotti fan,' he says. 'I had nothing but respect for him and opera, but what more sparked my curiosity [was] ...

  • Ahead of UK release, CLASSIC fM catches up with Ron Howard to find out what he learned about the 'king of the high Cs'
    Posted At: July 9, 2019

    Pavarotti, a new biopic by Ron Howard (The Da Vinci Code, Apollo 13), is an intimate portrayal of the ‘king of the high Cs'. If, like us, you already know and love Pavarotti for his voice, Howard's film gives you exactly what you want. There's unseen footage of the tenor backstage before performances and you get to see clips of him performing ‘Nessun dorma', both as a soloist and with The Thr...

  • Pavarotti - music from the motion picture is the KDFC: Album Of the Week
    Posted At: July 8, 2019

    "When I began singing, in 1961, one person said, "run quick, because opera is going to have at maximum 10 years of life." At the time it was really going down. But then, I was lucky enough to make the first Live From the Met telecast. And the day after, people stopped me on the street. So I realized the importance of bringing opera to the masses." – Luciano Pavarotti Pavarotti's life – be...

  • Music from the Ron Howard 'Pavarotti' documentary is the KUSC: Album Of the Week
    Posted At: July 8, 2019

    "When I began singing, in 1961, one person said, "run quick, because opera is going to have at maximum 10 years of life." At the time it was really going down. But then, I was lucky enough to make the first Live From the Met telecast. And the day after, people stopped me on the street. So I realized the importance of bringing opera to the masses." – Luciano Pavarotti Pavarotti's life ...

  • Ron Howard's latest documentary is no mere love-in for the late Luciano Pavarotti / The National
    Posted At: July 7, 2019

    After a highly successful acting career in his youth, Ron Howard, 65, has long been established as one of Hollywood's most successful directors. Films such as Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind, which won him the Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director in 2002, are on his CV. But only recently has Howard turned to documentary features, with 2013's Jay Z film Made in America and his 2016 film about The Beat...

  • Ron Howard's serious look at Luciano Pavarotti / The Spokesman-Review
    Posted At: July 3, 2019

    Director Ron Howard's recent interest in documentary filmmaking has created three productions that share a similar musical baseline but are very different in design and texture. "Made In America," a backstage look at Jay-Z's music festival, had a raw chaotic nature to it, while "The Beatles: Eight Days a Week" took a more intimate approach in looking at the Fab Four. Howard's third and latest offerin...

  • Soundtrack to Ron Howard's Pavarotti gets CLASSIC fM 'Album Of the Week'
    Posted At: June 30, 2019

    Every week, Classic FM presenter and music expert David Mellor reviews the best new releases and re-issues from the world of classical music. This week, David picks out Music From The Motion Picture - Pavarotti on Decca. This month, Ron Howard's much publicised documentary Pavarotti is released. This is the soundtrack album, which I have listened to with much enjoyment. Given the significanc...

  • Soundtrack to Ron Howard's Pavarotti is the WFMT: Featured New Release
    Posted At: June 29, 2019

    To coincide with the release of the Ron Howard-directed documentary Pavarotti, Decca Records has released an album of the music featured in the soundtrack. This cinematic event showcases history-making performances and intimate interviews, including never-before-seen footage. Pavarotti: Music From The Motion Picture features selections from operas including Turandot, La Bohème, Aida, and Tosca as ...

  • Ron Howard's new 'Pavarotti' documentary explores the hugely talented tenor's voice and legacy / Wisconsin Public Radio
    Posted At: June 28, 2019

    Luciano Pavarotti was known as a hugely talented tenor, one who helped bring opera to a wide audience. The film's soundtrack is fabulous, and selections for the accompanying CD have been made with great care. They range from a recording made in 1961 to two of Pavarotti's triumphant live appearances as a member of the Three Tenors. The recording's 22 tracks collectively express an enormous ran...

  • Larger-than-life Luciano Pavarotti is the subject of Ron Howard's latest documentary / Detroit Free Press
    Posted At: June 27, 2019

    With a smile and sense of playfulness as vibrant as his high C notes, Luciano Pavarotti was a superstar who brought opera to the masses. The maestro defied the unwritten rules for serious artists by performing in huge arenas, sharing the stage with pop stars like Bono, doing a TV ad for American Express and even starring in a movie, 1982 's "Yes, Giorgio," where he fell in love with his throat doctor...

  • Ron Howard's 'Pavarotti' will be the first documentary to achieve a Saudi Arabian cinema release / The National
    Posted At: June 26, 2019

    Pavarotti, a documentary on the life and work of opera legend Luciano Pavarotti, will become the first documentary feature to achieve a general cinema release in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia when it hits screens on July 25. Front Row Filmed Entertainment, the Middle-East's leading independent film distributor, and the Kuwait National Cinema Company (KNCC) own all MENA rights for the title which will be re...

  • There are many 'mamma mia! moments in 'Pavarotti' doc / Closer
    Posted At: June 23, 2019

    Italian operatic legend Luciano Pavarotti's life was as passionate and dramatic as any opera. "He was very romantic, and we had many fights, like all couples," his widow, Nicoletta Mantovani, 49, recently gushed to Closer Weekly in an exclusive interview, on newsstands now. "There was fire in us." When she told him she was flying back to Italy from New York after a big argument, he called the head of Ali...

  • Pavarotti's rare duets with Sting, Bono and James Brown are set to be released for the first time / Tucson.com
    Posted At: June 22, 2019

    Decca Records are releasing six live performances by the late great Italian operatic tenor - whose full name was Luciano Pavarotti - with some of world's biggest rock and soul stars. The special release is to accompany Ron Howard's film about the star - who died in 2007 of pancreatic cancer at the age of 71 - which features never-before-seen footage, concert performances and intimate interviews. ...

  • Win 'Pavarotti' tickets to Dublin screening with RTE
    Posted At: June 22, 2019

    To mark the release of the documentary film Pavarotti in cinemas on July 15, RTE is giving you the chance to win tickets to an exclusive preview screening at Odeon Point Square in Dublin on July 2. The makers of the film say: "From the team behind the worldwide success The Beatles: Eight Days a Week comes two-time Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard's documentary celebrating the life of the bel...

  • Warts-and-all, Ron Howard's 'PAVAROTTI' is about as well-crafted a documentary as one could ask for / we are MOVIE GEEKS
    Posted At: June 21, 2019

    In PAVAROTTI, director Ron Howard spotlights opera superstar Luciano Pavarotti, the most famous tenor of the past 50 years, so famous that even people who had never heard an opera knew his name. Even if you don't know anything about opera, you have probably heard of the Three Tenors – Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo. If you are an opera fan, you know Pavarotti as one the great ...

  • The life and legacy of Luciano Pavarotti, according to Ron Howard / PBS NEWS HOUR
    Posted At: June 21, 2019

    Acclaimed director Ron Howard has released a new documentary on the life of opera star Luciano Pavarotti, who grew up in Modena, Italy, and rose to fame with the global phenomenon The Three Tenors. The film is filled with archival footage, interviews with family, and of course, music. Jeffrey Brown caught up with Howard to discuss it and what surprised him most about Pavarotti, who died in 2007. WATC...

  • How Pavarotti helped this Chinese opera singer find his groove / NEW YORK POST
    Posted At: June 20, 2019

    Hao Jiang Tian saw his first opera in 1983. It was the day he arrived from China with four words of English (hello, OK, bye, yes) and $35 in his pocket. An aspiring singer, he spent $8 of it on a standing-room ticket at the Met, where Luciano Pavarotti was performing. "It knocked me out!" Tian says. Now, 36 years and 20 Met seasons of his own later, the Beijing-born bass is headlining a Chinese productio...

  • Ron Howard shares 'filming mantra' & Pavarotti with 'Black Hollywood Live' / AFTERBUZZ TV
    Posted At: June 19, 2019

    Even the Hollywood pros get overwhelmed sometimes! Now we know what one leading director repeats to himself to get in the right frame of mind. Ron Howard was talking with Black Hollywood Live's Carla Renata on The Curvy Critic about his new film, Pavarotti, when he revealed the mantra he repeats when filming. "When I'm feeling overwhelmed, I just focus and I say, ‘ok, what's my job today?'" sha...

  • Fuller picture of opera star emerges from Ron Howard's 'Pavarotti' / Cleveland Plain Dealer
    Posted At: June 17, 2019

    Some opera stars are simply too bright to fade. One such: Luciano Pavarotti. Just when the late tenor was beginning to fade from contemporary culture, out comes director Ron Howard with a warm-hearted documentary that not only brings Pavarotti roaring back to life but also humanizes a figure who in his prime was larger than life itself. The film, written by Mark Monroe and opening Thursday, June 20, at t...

  • Five things you never knew about Luciano Pavarotti / People
    Posted At: June 13, 2019

    As one of the greatest Tenors of all time, the deliverer of Opera to the masses, Luciano Pavarotti was, by all rights, a complicated man. He was a titan that was as flawed as he was gifted, but Ron Howard's latest music documentary Pavarotti, which tracks Pavarotti's life from birth to global stardom, is a tender, affectionate look at a man who was, almost impossibly so, larger than life. Pavarotti chang...

  • Ron Howard documents the highs and lows of Luciano Pavarotti's life / stuff
    Posted At: June 12, 2019

    Whether he is making a movie like The Da Vinci Code or Pavarotti, the work starts with doing research. It is important for Ron Howard to understand whatever world he is filming to make sure he creates the clearest story possible. Howard uses interviews and never-before-seen footage to tell the story of Pavarotti as the world-famous voice, family man and musical legend in a format that is like a three-act...

  • Kiwis...win the ultimate opera fan prize, Pavarotti and Mozart / NOTED
    Posted At: June 11, 2019

    Win double passes to Pavarotti and Mozart's Don Giovanni presented by the APO. CLICK HERE TO Enter to be in to win one of three prize packs: a double pass to the film Pavarotti, in cinemas June 13, and a double pass to Mozart's Don Giovanni, presented by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in association with NZ Opera, on July 19, 2019 at the Auckland Town Hall. Funny, dark, earthy, witty, shocki...

  • Ron Howard documents the life of Luciano Pavarotti / KCRW - PRESS PLAY
    Posted At: June 7, 2019

    Famed tenor Luciano Pavarotti teamed up with Bono, Sting, and Mariah Carey to bring opera to the masses. He was also part of the Three Tenors, along with along with Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo. They sold out stadiums and became the hottest band of the 1990s. Pavarotti died from pancreatic cancer in 2007. He's the subject of director Ron Howard's new documentary "Pavarotti."    Pho...

  • Decca celebrates its 90th anniversary with 2 historic Pavarotti releases / udiscovermusic.
    Posted At: June 7, 2019

    Pavarotti: Music From The Motion Picture and Pavarotti: The Greatest Hits, a new 3CD best of collection, have been released today, coinciding with the theatrical release of Ron Howard's documentary Pavarotti. The collections both feature previously unreleased music and superstar duets with artists including Bono, Andrea Bocelli, Elton John, James Brown and Lou Reed. Pavarotti: Music From The Motion P...

  • 2 new Decca recordings from Luciano Pavarotti make this week's OPERAWIRE 'featured CD/DVD releases'
    Posted At: June 6, 2019

    Three major releases are set for this week. Two will be world premiere recordings while the other will be the soundtrack to a highly anticipated movie. In celebration of the release of Ron Howard's new movie, Decca is releasing two CD sets. Decca Records will release the original soundtrack, "Pavarotti: Music From The Motion Picture," as well as a new 3-CD best of collection titled "Pavarotti: The Gr...

  • Ron Howard turns out to be a natural choice to direct the excellent 'Pavarotti' doc / Los Angeles Times
    Posted At: June 6, 2019

    At first glance, archetypal American director Ron Howard does not seem the ideal candidate to make a documentary on Italy's international operatic sensation, the man with the voice from God, Luciano Pavarotti. Initial impressions, however, can be deceptive, and Howard turns out to be a natural choice to direct the excellent "Pavarotti," a warm, emotional and completely involving film about the celebrated...

  • 5 life lessons 'Pavarotti' taught us in the new Ron Howard documentary / USA TODAY
    Posted At: June 6, 2019

    Ron Howard's documentary "Pavarotti" serves as a vivid reminder of just how huge a role the great tenor Luciano Pavarotti played for a generation – magically breaking out of the classical music realm to become a music superstar. But the passionate way the infectiously beaming, Hawaiian shirt-loving opera star lived his life is the most enchanting element of "Pavarotti" (opens Friday in select c...

  • Ron Howard talks Pavarotti with billboard
    Posted At: June 6, 2019

    Ron Howard has tackled documentaries on Jay-Z (Made in America) and the Beatles (Eight Days a Week). For his latest project, the Oscar-winning director turns to opera and Luciano Pavarotti, one of the greatest tenors of all time. As the movie reveals, Pavarotti's own life was often as dramatic as the stories he sung about.  Pavarotti opens in limited release on Friday (June 7) via CBS Films.  F...

  • New SiriusXM channel celebrates Pavarotti / Radio Ink
    Posted At: June 4, 2019

    He is one of opera's true legends. Now Luciano Pavarotti (and double Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard) are returning to SiriusXM, with the launch of Pavarotti Radio, an exclusive limited-run music channel celebrating the music and influence of the famed Italian tenor. The channel kicks off June 6, 12:00 p.m. ET and runs through June 16 on channel 77 and the SiriusXM app on smartphones and other...

  • New Ron Howard documentary forces us to reckon with Pavarotti's high and low art / The New York Times
    Posted At: June 4, 2019

    In opera, people spend a lot of time saying relatively little. It takes a four-minute aria for the young hero of Puccini's "La Bohème" just to introduce himself to the pretty neighbor who's knocked at his door. Why do we wait? Because this stretching of time, the refusal to just say it, opens up a space in which we're forced to live - sometimes to the point of excruciation - with emotions ...

  • Ron Howard hits the right notes in new Pavarotti documentary / abc 7 - Los Angeles
    Posted At: June 4, 2019

    Director Ron Howard is behind a new documentary on a singer who had one of the world's most powerful voices. We lost Luciano Pavarotti in 2007, but the filmmaker found a story he wanted to tell about a musical genius who loved life. Howard is no stranger to the documentary world, having made prior films focusing on The Beatles and Jay-Z. So, why Pavarotti? "Curiosity. Fascination," said Howard. "I di...

  • Win tix to Pavarotti screening / Newstalk ZB
    Posted At: June 3, 2019

    Beloved opera star Luciano Pavarotti, sold over 100 million records in his lifetime.  The 1990 World Cup in Italy was the moment opera left the elite and hit the masses. Thanks to a partnership with Decca Records and unique access to the Pavarotti family archives, home videos, behind the scenes and extensive live music footage, we see Pavarotti's personal story emerge: from his humble beginnings in ...
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