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Double bill of operas from the 1980s starring tenor Luciano
Pavarotti. In 'Aida' Pavarotti performs the role of Radamès
alongside Maria Chiara and Ghena Dimitrova. Lorin Maazel conducts
the Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus. In 'La Bohème'
Pavarotti stars as Rodolfo with Tiziano Severini leading the San
Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus. The rest of the cast includes
Mirella Freni, Sandra Pacetti and Gino Quilico.
Egypt and Ethiopia are at war. Radames is appointed commander of
the Egyptian forces by the King, whose daughter, Amneris, loves
Radames. It is in fact Amneris' Ethiopian slave Aida whom Radames
loves. Ramades wins the war against the Ethiopians, capturing
Aida's father Amonasro in the process. On his return to Egypt he
faces a choice between marrying Amneris or betraying his country
through his love for Aida. This new production was a triumphant
success when it opened at La Scala in December 1985 and Luciano
Pavarotti's long awaited performance as Radames, his first in
Italy, was greeted with rapturous applause.
Every generation or so an opera singer attains the kind of public
adulation and affection usually reserved for film stars or pop
singers. Luciano Pavarotti reached this level of fame: he was the
most celebrated tenor of all time, his concerts attended by
thousands, his records selling millions of copies. In Pavarotti: My
World, he talks candidly about his successes and trials, from his
forays into popular music and his performances in China, to the
boos he endured at La Scala, from the near-fatal illness of his
youngest daughter, to his worldwide efforts to convert people to
the joys of classical music and opera. Pavarotti's acclaimed
autobiography shows us how this great artist felt about his
extraordinary voice, how he saw his work and how he regarded his
extraordinary position in the world of music and entertainment.
Generously illustrated with photographs taken from Pavarotti's
private collection, this is an intimate, absorbing and wonderfully
honest account of an astonishing talent.
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Arias By Verdi And Donizetti (CD)
Giuseppi Verdi, Gaetano Donizetti; Conducted by Edward Downes; Performed by Luciano Pavarotti, Vienna Opera Orchestra
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Discovery Miles 2 450
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