castorp1981 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Pavarotti once said this was his best performance on disc. It's a killer role for tenor and he did it to die for.

ellerveira (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Is there a Florez version of this on the net?

Mooorhe (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

...Regardless of whether he was going to make money with Pavarotti... He made the right decision, managing two tenors who had a 'rivalry' between them would have been unrealistic.

Mooorhe (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

So I really don't mind that he didn't explore a wider repertoire, maybe he would have been good in French opera... But he didn't want to do it and he couldn't speak French... Anyway, it didn't bother me all that much, but that of course differs from person to person, as is the nature of opinion...

Mooorhe (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I think it was partially that he was lazy, and even if he did have Magiera to hammer the music into him, it was still a huge effort for him to learn anything new and he wasn't often willing. I think the biggest factor contributing to his limited repertoire and stadium concerts was his manager, who chose to market Pavarotti in a unique way and he ended up much more famous as a result. To be fair though, he did most concerts post 1980s, when the gorgeous youth in his voice was gone...

machinca (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

It doesn´t matter if he sang it in theater or not. The role was his, period. Juan Diego Flores simply will never sing in this way. (sorry about fans).

alfemv76 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Extraordinario, como siempre!; viva por siempre maestro; por siempre!!

loveluciano1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

beautiful rendition of the song by luciano pavarotti, bravo.

operabitch77 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

so so right you are!!!!! cheers!

hiyadroogs (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

operabitch77, I can't disagree with anything you have said. I think Pavarotti had his eye more on public adoration & the more lucrative concert circuit than art & the opera house. But he was only human, & he had a gift besides his voice that was endearing to the public, - he was charismatic. He is not the first & won't be the last tenor to choose concerts over the more demanding discipline & vocal challenge of opera. John McCormack also did this. Though John lacked the operatic high notes.