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The Italy|Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti (born
October 12, 1935), is one of the most famous
living opera singers. 

Luciano Pavarotti was born in Modena, Italy. His
father, a gifted amateur singer, baked bread in
Mussolini's army. Pavarotti made his operatic
debut on April 29, 1961, as Rodolfo in La bohème,
at the opera house in Reggio Emilia.   This is his
signature role.
His American debut came in February 1965, in Lucia
di Lammermoor with Joan Sutherland in Miami.

His major breakthrough, however, came on February
17, 1972, in a production of Donizetti's La fille
du régiment at New York's Metropolitan Opera, in
which he drove the crowd into a frenzy with his
nine effortless high Cs in the signature aria. He
achieved a record 17 curtain calls.

Pavarotti became a household name through frequent
television performances, such as  Rodolfo in the
first Live from the Met telecast in March of 1977,
which attracted one of the largest audiences ever
for a televised opera. He has many Grammy
Award|Grammys and platinum and gold recordings to
his credit.

In the 1990s, Pavarotti became famous for his
well-attended outdoor concerts. His televised
concert in London's Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park
was the first concert in the history of the park
featuring classical music and drew a record
attendance of some 150,000 people. In June 1993,
more than 500,000 listeners gathered for his
performance on the Great Lawn of New York's
Central Park, while millions more around the world
watched on television. The following September in
the shadow of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, he sang
for an estimated crowd of 300,000. The most famous
of these, however, have been The Three Tenors
concerts, bringing Pavarotti together with
Plácido Domingo (once his rival) and Jose
Carreras. The recordings and videos of these
concerts have outsold those by Elvis Presley and
the Rolling Stones.     

He received Kennedy Center Honors in 2001. More
recently he married his assistant, who bore him
twins, one of whom (Alice) survives. Many do not
view his ex-wife and three daughters with favor,
as they reportedly diverted funds from Pavarotti's
many charity concerts for their personal use. He
was a close friend to the late Diana, Princess of
Wales. They raised money for the elimination of
land mines worldwide. He was invited to sing at
her funeral service, but declined, as he felt he
could not sing well "with his grief in his
throat". He made his farewell tour in 2004 at the
age of 69.

==See also==
*Best selling music artists — World's
top-selling music artists chart.

==External links ==
*http://classicalautographs.com/people/opera/lucia
no_pavarotti/index.html Luciano Pavarotti, Tenor
(with pictures, sounds, a biography, and more)
* http://www.lucianopavarotti.com/ Pavarotti's
website

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The Italy|Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti (born
October 12, 1935), is one of the most famous
living opera singers. 

Luciano Pavarotti was born in Modena, Italy. His
father, a gifted amateur singer, baked bread in
Mussolini's army. Pavarotti made his operatic
debut on April 29, 1961, as Rodolfo in La bohème,
at the opera house in Reggio Emilia.   This is his
signature role.
His American debut came in February 1965, in Lucia
di Lammermoor with Joan Sutherland in Miami.

His major breakthrough, however, came on February
17, 1972, in a production of Donizetti's La fille
du régiment at New York's Metropolitan Opera, in
which he drove the crowd into a frenzy with his
nine effortless high Cs in the signature aria. He
achieved a record 17 curtain calls.

Pavarotti became a household name through frequent
television performances, such as  Rodolfo in the
first Live from the Met telecast in March of 1977,
which attracted one of the largest audiences ever
for a televised opera. He has many Grammy
Award|Grammys and platinum and gold recordings to
his credit.

In the 1990s, Pavarotti became famous for his
well-attended outdoor concerts. His televised
concert in London's Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park
was the first concert in the history of the park
featuring classical music and drew a record
attendance of some 150,000 people. In June 1993,
more than 500,000 listeners gathered for his
performance on the Great Lawn of New York's
Central Park, while millions more around the world
watched on television. The following September in
the shadow of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, he sang
for an estimated crowd of 300,000. The most famous
of these, however, have been The Three Tenors
concerts, bringing Pavarotti together with
Plácido Domingo (once his rival) and Jose
Carreras. The recordings and videos of these
concerts have outsold those by Elvis Presley and
the Rolling Stones.     

He received Kennedy Center Honors in 2001. More
recently he married his assistant, who bore him
twins, one of whom (Alice) survives. Many do not
view his ex-wife and three daughters with favor,
as they reportedly diverted funds from Pavarotti's
many charity concerts for their personal use. He
was a close friend to the late Diana, Princess of
Wales. They raised money for the elimination of
land mines worldwide. He was invited to sing at
her funeral service, but declined, as he felt he
could not sing well "with his grief in his
throat". He made his farewell tour in 2004 at the
age of 69.

==See also==
*Best selling music artists — World's
top-selling music artists chart.

==External links ==
*http://classicalautographs.com/people/opera/lucia
no_pavarotti/index.html Luciano Pavarotti, Tenor
(with pictures, sounds, a biography, and more)
* http://www.lucianopavarotti.com/ Pavarotti's
website