Classic example of the speaking voice being WILDLY different from the singing voice. Holy moly. He's so incredible. A powerful, clear, and projective singing voice. But he speaks so softly and meek. Quite the dichotomy
This must be one of the many reasons he was so great. With a powerful voice you sometimes can get into a corner where to reach full projection and power you have to also give up some of the beauty. You might consider some of the heavier baritones that can sometimes produce the tone that is able to literally shake the walls, but do not always have the prettiest quality when they do that. When your natural voice is powerful but naturally has a delicate and soft tone to it you can afford to go 'full blast' without losing this beauty. Some of the other legendary tenors often seem to hold back at least some of their acoustic potential to retain the beauty and control, but this guy did not.
I attended a private reception for him. He was extremely nice. He signed my program and I got a picture with him. His performance was incredible and I will always treasure that memory. He touched so many with his talent. R.I.P.
A very good answer to the "opera buff". Of course opera isn't about looks or size on stage. It's the magnificent composition and sublime vocal ability which creates "the willing suspension of disbelief" and transports us.
Ty sooo much for uploading this wonderful interview. I don’t know what year it was but I missed it. God bless Lucianno, still bringing pleasure and emotion into lives today.
This is before his ego became a bit out of control. I just watched an interview with Richard Bonynge in which he said for his first 15 years Pavarotti was wonderful to work with, a humble man, eager to learn and take direction, but later ‘no comment’. Pavarotti was basically discovered by Bonynge to some degree. In the 60’s before he was a known singer he was hired to do opera performances in Australia and he did 14 weeks of tour, 4 performances a week, and really honed his skill, drove Joan Sutherland mad trying to understand how she got her sound, how she breathed etc. Bonynge said he had a god given voice. He really wasn’t a technical singer, he was just natural. He really didn’t study the technique of singing so much he could just do it. But he said he was lazy about studying. He couldn’t read music, which I find remarkable, so had to learn roles by ear, and was best singing in Italian. He couldn’t sing some roles because they were in French, and he was lazy and didn’t study it. He recalls him turning up to a recording he was to do with Joan of Adriana Lecouvreur and he didn’t know one word of the French! But all in all we were so lucky to have had him, to have heard him and to have his wonderful voice on good quality recordings, unlike other wonderful tenors of the past like Caruso, Gigli, Bjorling, etc.
Funny, but his way of speaking was quite similar to a friend who used to edit musical scores for well known composers. She had a lot of intellectual curiosity.
His hero, plus the other 2 tenors was mario lanza, they have all stated that, luciano was probably the closest to his range Domingo stated , I owe everything to a kid from philadelpia That kid was lanza The best ever
This is an awful clip of this interview with the incredible young and humble Pavarotti, he was clearly masking his sadness that almost every question was about his weight. Weight was an emotional coping strategy for him and it's sad that he had to deal with interviews like this the whole of his career.
Still, in 2024, he is without question the best tenor in the world...his emotional singing stays with me everyday
Me too❤
Sim comigo também ❤
He was good...Jussi bjorling was grest
@@tonymedcraft4437 to me, he was the best and always will be
Make it 2024 and still the best
Classic example of the speaking voice being WILDLY different from the singing voice. Holy moly. He's so incredible. A powerful, clear, and projective singing voice. But he speaks so softly and meek. Quite the dichotomy
This must be one of the many reasons he was so great. With a powerful voice you sometimes can get into a corner where to reach full projection and power you have to also give up some of the beauty. You might consider some of the heavier baritones that can sometimes produce the tone that is able to literally shake the walls, but do not always have the prettiest quality when they do that. When your natural voice is powerful but naturally has a delicate and soft tone to it you can afford to go 'full blast' without losing this beauty. Some of the other legendary tenors often seem to hold back at least some of their acoustic potential to retain the beauty and control, but this guy did not.
Oh Luciano! Such a charming man. And such a incomparable voice!❤
the most humble, funniest, guy with the most powerful voice ever recorded in human history. RIP sir
What a voice!
Bravissimo ..👏👏👏👏 thank you for this wonderful upload.
This is how I found Pavarotti, I fell in love with him then and ever since. Maestro.
I attended a private reception for him. He was extremely nice. He signed my program and I got a picture with him. His performance was incredible and I will always treasure that memory. He touched so many with his talent. R.I.P.
Audua and Luciano are a beautiful couple, and there three daughters are beautiful, god bless them.
The Greatest Ever
😂❤😂❤❤
And yet he himself always looked to the greatest of them all. Namely Jussi Bjorling.
So humble, entertainig, but above all, the God of opera! So perfect in his performances. Unlike every other, and will be known as the GOAT !
Wow. I admire this man. May he rest in peace. He lived just as he wanted. Who cares about his pounds? ❤❤❤
파운드라니? 그게 무슨 뜻이예요?
@@abwork4b70weight - pounds is a measurement of weight, like kilograms or stones 😊
@abwork4b70 it means his weight ..no insult ment . Pavarotti is a wonderful human
His voice always had a "tear" in it, which made me want to cry. Touched me so deeply. So beautiful! Truly the greatest of all time!
A wonderful interview. I always learn so much from him.
Grande Luciano. The world is not the same without him.
A very good answer to the "opera buff". Of course opera isn't about looks or size on stage. It's the magnificent composition and sublime vocal ability which creates "the willing suspension of disbelief" and transports us.
Ty sooo much for uploading this wonderful interview. I don’t know what year it was but I missed it. God bless Lucianno, still bringing pleasure and emotion into lives today.
I LOVE that guy!!! He was a sweet man with an incredible gift.
The greatest of them all and absolutely charming
Perhaps the weight is part of his delightful personality
What a boss. I'm surprised he jumped into singing so powerfully after all that talking haha
He had such a soft speaking voice. His singing voice was so powerful. RIP. Luciano missed him so much.
superb!
Superb!
So cute ❤❤❤
oh wow. Thanks!
You are welcome!
Great interview! @@klokheten
Sim como ja disseram sua voz é incomparável sem dúvidas o maior de todos os tempos! ❤
We will never see his like again RIP Maestro
Such an amazing voice
Wish to meet him one day
I met him four of the six time that I had seen in when I was a teenager in the late 1970's. A absolutely wonderful gentleman.
We will. ❤
Chubby. So cute
Legendas 🇧🇷❤
16:36 Very wise
It's interesting how Pavarotti may have performed as Calaf 4 or 5 times, but he's famous for it. Where somebody like Corelli sang it 54 times
Saluting the King of 9 high C's from Türkiye ❤😊 From me, a Turkish fan
This is before his ego became a bit out of control. I just watched an interview with Richard Bonynge in which he said for his first 15 years Pavarotti was wonderful to work with, a humble man, eager to learn and take direction, but later ‘no comment’. Pavarotti was basically discovered by Bonynge to some degree. In the 60’s before he was a known singer he was hired to do opera performances in Australia and he did 14 weeks of tour, 4 performances a week, and really honed his skill, drove Joan Sutherland mad trying to understand how she got her sound, how she breathed etc.
Bonynge said he had a god given voice. He really wasn’t a technical singer, he was just natural. He really didn’t study the technique of singing so much he could just do it. But he said he was lazy about studying. He couldn’t read music, which I find remarkable, so had to learn roles by ear, and was best singing in Italian. He couldn’t sing some roles because they were in French, and he was lazy and didn’t study it. He recalls him turning up to a recording he was to do with Joan of Adriana Lecouvreur and he didn’t know one word of the French! But all in all we were so lucky to have had him, to have heard him and to have his wonderful voice on good quality recordings, unlike other wonderful tenors of the past like Caruso, Gigli, Bjorling, etc.
❤❤❤🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹Luciano
Humble plus extremely intelligent
Funny, but his way of speaking was quite similar to a friend who used to edit musical scores for well known composers. She had a lot of intellectual curiosity.
A voice, kissed by GOD, really that.
❤
What year was it?
Hmm wow
His hero, plus the other 2 tenors was mario lanza, they have all stated that, luciano was probably the closest to his range
Domingo stated , I owe everything to a kid from philadelpia
That kid was lanza
The best ever
Ok Agree Jan olov
I hope God will bring a ather Pavarotti
Isso é impossível ele é único, incomparável, o rei dos tenores! ❤
This is an awful clip of this interview with the incredible young and humble Pavarotti, he was clearly masking his sadness that almost every question was about his weight. Weight was an emotional coping strategy for him and it's sad that he had to deal with interviews like this the whole of his career.
11:25
Perhaps but Juan Diego Florez can compete
❤
❤
❤