Luciano Pavarotti: Gala Concert

Amazon.com For the collector who wants one Pavarotti video, this is probably the one to have. Taped live in Munich in 1988 at the height of the tenor's career, it preserves his work at its best. The voice is in top condition and he leaves out (or the editors of the video production leave out for him) the 18th-century arias and Italian art songs that used to clutter up his recital programs back in the 1970s, long before he became a part of "The Three Tenors." What we get here is an hour of Pavarotti in his prime, singing the music that comes most naturally to him. The two tenor showstoppers from Rigoletto open the program, which continues with a series of Neapolitan popular songs and verismo arias in a similar style from L'Arlesiana, I Pagliacci, and Manon Lescaut. A short program, but choice; if he had included "Nessun dorma" and "Ingemisco," it would have covered all his most important work. The Neapolitan songs actually outnumber the operatic arias by nine to five, and the audience approves loudly and at great length (applause takes up quite a bit of the hour). This is the music Pavarotti was born to sing; its archetypes are "O sole mio" and "Torna a Sorrento," and by no coincidence, they bring the program to a tumultuous conclusion. --Joe McLellan Product Description THE GREAT TENOR GIVES A THRILLING PERFORMANCE TO A SELL-OUT AUDIENCE. PAVAROTTI PERFORMS HIS MOST POPULAR ARIAS AND SONGS INCLUDING, LA DONNA E MOBILE, O SOLE MIO, QUESTA O QUELLA, TORNA A SORRENTO AND MANY OTHERS. From the Back Cover This is the video of the historic concert Luciano Pavarotti gave at the magnificent Olympia Hall in Munich, West Germany. The World's greatest tenor thrills the audience by singing many of his greatest arias and songs including his famous interpretation of "Vesti la giubba" as well as his popular favorite "Mamma". Pavarotti responds to the encore calls by singing such favorites as "O sole mio" and "Torno a Sorrento". Since his debut in 1961 Luciano Pavarotti has been in constant demand in opera houses and recital halls around the world. He made his U.S. debut in Miami during the 1965 season as Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor opposite Joan Sutherland. Pavarotti toured Australia with Dame Joan and then went on to Europe, making his premiere performances at La Scala, Covent Garden and in Rome. He bowed as Rodolfo at the Metropolitan Opera House In 1968, and has returned to the Met nearly every season since, singing over 170 performances of 16 roles. As one of The Three Tenors, Pavarotti has established himself as a favorite of audiences around the world. Program "Questa o quella" - Rigoletto (Verdi) "La donna e mobile" - Rigoletto (Verdi) "E la solita del pastore" - L'Arlesianna (Cilea) "Mamma" (Bixio) "Rondine al nido" (De Crescenzo) "Lolita" (Buzzi) "Amor ti vieta" - Fedora (Giordana) "Vesti la giubba" - I Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) "Chiatarra Romana" (De Lazzaro) "La mia canzone al vento" (Bixio) "Non ti scordar di mi" (De Curtis) Encores "Donna non vidi mai" - Manon "Lescaut" (Puccini) "O sole mio" (Di Capua) "Torna a Sorrento" (De Curtis)
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