Luciano Pavarotti dead at 71


http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/06/pavarotti.ireports/index.html
constantinesoo
I think he'll go down as one of the best tenors ever and justifiably so. Quite a person and what a voice and he knew how to use it! RIP Luciano!
If you don't already have it, get the Decca (London) recording of him in the William Tell. One can debate the Muti recording on Philips being a better musical performance, but on this Luciano's voice is glorious.

http://www.amazon.com/Rossini-Guglielmo-William-Pavarotti-Ghiaurov/dp/B0000041RE/ref=sr_1_1/102-7569851-6597728?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1189120714&sr=1-1
For our generation, he has to be the best tenor imho. Rest in peace. Surprisingly, he did a duet not too long ago with the late great James Brown, "It's A Man's Man's Man's World." One of the best versions of this song James ever did, and with a full concert orchestra. You can see it on Youtube.com. Man, they both died pretty close in time.