I met Luciano Pavarotti when he stayed at The Vista hotel, Pittsburgh, when I had a weekly suite there for work. They wanted to know who was staying next door. He walked down the hall wearing his little scarf around his throat and patted my hand when introduced- didn't shake. He spoke very very softly - for someone who sang so LOUD. I got to hear his warm-ups for 3 days and they invited me to the rehearsal the day of the performance. Flawless. Immaculately enunciated. In rehearsal, he still was engaged with his heart, not just his voice. He controls the orchestra. You can see him instructing a Masterclass here on youTube specifically coaching other singers on interpretation, feeling, emotion AND performance technique such as covered sound.
@@Hope...M I have a lot of disdain for gossip and I couldn't care less about his relationship skills. I'm not his wife or his friend (I know, I know, he's dead)
@@Hope...M He was generous of heart and spirit to the fans and "little people". He could be a royal pain to impresarios, to the point that over time a number of leading houses stopped booking him.
It was the same performance, The Three Tenors, 1994. The other tenors were Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo. They did it again in 1998. Both performances were scheduled during the FIFA World Cup finals. The 1994 performance was shown around the world and it's estimated 1.3 Billion people watched it. Each of the tenors sang three solos, for a total of nine and then sang 18 in conjunction with the others. In the album, three of the solos were not presented, including this cut by Pavarotti.
Give Nessun Dorma a try. I cry every time I hear it. I used to hate opera as a child. My dad used to sing classical songs and it grated on my last nerve. When he died I found myself listening to opera songs just to feel close to him and my mum. I have a greater respect for all genres of music now. As a child I just wanted to be like my friends and have parents who liked modern music.
My parents both passed away in November and December of 2023. My dad was Sicilian and we always listened to Italian music. He loved Pavarotti and Mom loved Andrea Bocelli. Mom knew they were both dying and she would play "Time to say goodbye" over and over again. It tears me up to listen to it now.
Thank you for this. From the age of 6 to 11, I attended a small Catholic school. We began each day with the Latin Mass. Our small school choir sang the entire mass in Latin, flawlessly. Ave Maria was a staple, and to this day I cannot listen to it without crying. That experience opened my heart and mind to the Divine, to music, to art, and to the love of Latin languages. I thank God I had that experience.
This is the song I had the church mass perform when my momma passed. It was her favorite. R.I.P. mami. We grew up Catholic and I believe in God.🙏🏼 Yes, please guard what your children are exposed to before they go out into this malicious world. God Bless you and your family Pegasus. Love your channel.
You seriously should check out Pentatonix. They are an a capella group that does mostly covers but they are so supremely talented that fans call what they do "upgrades". Most folks are introduced to PTX with their rendition of "Hallelujah". But just about anything they do will blow you away.
Love PTX! I'm a big fan of Dan Vasc, too. The guy can sing anything - metal, pop, opera, Broadway show tunes - ANYTHING! Check out his version of "Amazing Grace"...It will blow your mind!
Oh my goodness gracious also don't forget that they did "" MARY DID YOU KNOW "". Oh this one had me bawling my eyes out more so than any other !!!!!!😢😢😢❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥🔥
My step-dad was his doppelganger. As in there were times in hotels that staff thought he was staying under an assumed name. He would have press outside. He loved it! He would never say he was the singer but wouldn't deny it either. He would just put his finger to his lips and quietly say "shhhh". Then walk away!
Not to mention with Tracy Chapman -- so understated and humble, but Pavarotti soars her music with her. ruclips.net/video/kxcC2KXtufs/видео.htmlsi=pC8qhatbxAKwWr0J
I got goose bumps the first time I listened to him do Nessun Dorma. I now possess 22 DVD's and one of them is this Three Tenors Tour in LA. In the audience is Arnold Schwasener, Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly. Highest selling classical tour ever done.
What he's singing is the Hail Mary. A prayer that is part of saying the Rosary. In English, the prayer is: Hail Mary, full of Grace, The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinners, Now and at the hour of our death. Amen. The other song you were referring to was Nessun Dorma. Nessun Dorma means Let No One Sleep. You're making me remember my Italian @Black Pegasus!!!! Your friend, the Retired Paramedic in Ontario, Canada, Jenn 💖 🇨🇦🎉
@antonelloincardona9071 ENGLISH TO FOLLOW Sì, canta in latino, ma è quello che ricordo della mia Chiesa. Sono cattolico e vado alle messe latine. Ma è anche vicino all'italiano, che è la prima lingua di mia madre. E lo capisco anche. Buon fine settimana!!! Da un paramedico in pensione e addestratore di cavalli in Ontario, Canada, Jenn 💖 🇨🇦 🙏Yes, he's singing in Latin, but that's what I remember from my church. I'm Catholic and go to Latin masses. But, it is also close to Italian, which is my mother's first language. And I understand that as well. Have a Blessed weekend!!! From a Retired Paramedic and Horse Trainer in Ontario, Canada, Jenn 💖 🇨🇦 🙏  Feedback People also search for
My late mother hosted members of the youth choir from Italy, of which Luciano was a member, during his first foray into singing outside his home region. It was the Llangollen International Music Festival in Wales in 1955 and he was 19 (I was five). He returned to the Festival 40 yrs later, in 1995, when he was the star of this week-long event, the biggest and oldest of its kind in the world.
The Three Tenors: Put on the album...hit play... Experience greatness and beauty. Three of the best opera tenors of your lifetime, all singing together.
The conductor controls everything. Nessun Dorma is the aria you are looking for. Lucian died of pancreatic cancer in 2007 at the age of 71. He was diagnosed in 2006.
Luciano Pavarroti was probably the best tenor in modern times, possibly all time. He was known as the "King of the High C's." He was very well known for his work with the Red Cross and other charities. Sadly he passed away in 2007 from pancreatic cancer at the age of 71.
Yes, this is the Hail Mary. It is part of saying the rosary. I say a rosary to my Mom in heaven. Very special to my faith, as The Blessed Mother of Jesus. My sister walked down the aisle at her wedding to Ava Maria. You should hear Chris Cornell sing this.
I'm an old Baptist and hearing him sing like this gives me chills. What is important to God is not a denomination. It is that each of us seeks a personal relationship with Him, through Christ. If you're saved, your good.
Non believers have never been introduced to the “Personal Relationship” part of having the Christ as a part of our lives. Christians, even though they say they know about the personal relationship thang, then tell ya how you’re doing YOUR personal relationship thang your way.
@kevinmcconnell3641 Sure thing! Firstly, I pray. I talk to God all day long. I ask the Lord to guide me and to make me think about what I'm doing or saying and how it will affect others. I pray for my family and neighbors, our land, our Nation and even our livestock. (My chickens are particularly stupid. God keeps them from killing themselves.) I ask the Lord to protect those in danger from persecution in other nations. I pray that those who are enslaved, be set free. I pray for the Peace of Jerusalem and for those in war torn places. I ask He give them comfort, reassurance and strength. I pray that those who are being persecuted for the Name of Jesus become mighty in the strength of the Lord and that many miracles are given to them. I pray for my nation and it's leader. I ask forgiveness for the battle I have trying to pray for him. I don't want to at ALL, but Jesus died for him too. I pray for those who mock God, not realizing the danger they're in. I even have a list of people from here, who've attacked me in comments. Jesus died for them too. I thank Him for what we have and ask Him to help me use it the right way. I ask his forgiveness for the awful person that I am. I'm a natural cynic and have a wicked tongue. I'm a facts no feelings person, so I depend on the love I get from Christ, to be more gentle and less impatient. I pray for patience with my family and husband. To keep my mouth shut and my ears open. I also read my Bible (or listen to it, Alexander Scourby, KJV here on this app). I think about what I've been reading and I talk to my hubby about it, so he can be where I am and we can be with Jesus, together. (He's got extreme dyslexia) I talk to people about Jesus, I know how little time is left. If you want a relationship with Jesus, read Romans in the New Testament. (Im asking the Lord to have you want to read the whole thing.) Please just look into it. You should read "Evidence that Demands a Verdict" as well. You'd be surprised. Blessings in Christ Jesus! tell God why I'm too impatient to do what He wants, then I repent and do it anyway.
Ah, Schubert’s “Ave Maria”. Beautiful, as is Pavarotti’s voice. Thank you for posting this reaction. Just to clarify (an Italian here), “ave” is pronounced “ah-veh” and Luciano is pronounced “Lu-chee-ano”. 😊
I had this Ave Maria sung as I walked down the aisle on my wedding day. It was my father’s favourite song. It was sung in Latin, just like this one was. ❤️. 👍🏻🙏🏻❤️
You should check out "Miss Sarajevo" which is a collaboration Pavarotti did with U2. Apparently Pavarotti had been requesting a collab with U2 for a long time even telling Bono that if he didn't write Pavarotti a song, "God would be very cross." U2 finally wrote a song called Miss Sarajevo to feature Pavarotti. It is also a collab with ambient musician Brian Eno and has a more ambient soundscape than the typical U2 rock song. The song was inspired by a group of women who held a beauty pageant in the besieged city of Sarajevo during the Bosnian war as an act of defiance and as an attempt at some semblance of normal life. Though the song was never a hit in the US, it was a big hit in Europe. Supposedly Bono has said that this is his favorite U2 song. There are multiple versions of the video. I recommend the one on U2s channel called "concert version". It includes excerpts of concert footage from a "Pavarotti and Friends" concert as well as footage of the actual beauty pageant, and footage of the war torn streets of Sarajevo. Btw the footage in Sarajevo was filmed by an American journalist Bill Carter who went to Sarajevo to provide humanitarian aid. After seeing the conditions in the city he reached out to U2 while they were on tour. Several times during that tour U2 arranged for satellite video-link during concerts so the local citizens of Sarajevo could briefly share their story to the outside world. Bill Carter also pitched the idea of a documentary to Bono who agreed and produced and funded the documentary. It's a great and powerful song. I love how Pavarotti's opera part fits so beautifully within the song.
Even as an agnostic/atheist, this is beautiful. I always be grateful to my grandfather who introduced me to classical music at a young age - I still listen to Vivaldi's Four Seasons every now and then, my favourite as a child.
The 'Hail Mary' in Latin is so beautiful. I hope you will also check out Andre Bocelli as recommended. Still hoping you will do the dad girl thing and react to Lee Ann Womack "I Hope You Dance." So pleased to find you spreading your wings to discover new to you forms of music. It's never too late to learn as I have discovered as I approach my 80th tour around the sun.
Really enjoying this journey with you. I'd love to see you to react to Andrea Bocelli, a magical tenor.He is completely blind, and when onstage just literally seems to lose himself in the music. In the early 90's he was championed by Luciano Pavarotti himself, who thought the lesser known Bocelli would be a better fit for a collaboration project that he'd personally been asked to do, and eventually he convinced everyone, including Bocelli, to agree. That sent Bocelli's career into the sky; the world got to know him. He went platinum within 2 years. Treat yourself to Bocelli's "Con te partirò" As for Pavarotti - YES!! He's on Spotify.. just type "Pavarotti" and you can find much of this voice as you want (including duets with Bocelli).
It wasn't Luciano Pavarotti the tenor who had overcome leukaemia at the time of The Three Tenors concert you reviewed sometime ago but José Carreras, the smallest (body-wise) of the three. In fact, he underwent a bone marrow transplant while fully awake in order to preserve his voice.
The Queen of Soul herself, Miss Aretha Franklin, actually stepped in for Pavarotti at the '98 Grammys bc he had a major sore throat and couldn't perform. She brought the damn house down!! ❤❤
8:30. I have a Christmas album/cassette tape that has Luciano Pavarotti singing with the Vienna Boys Choir. I fell asleep listening to that cassette during the entire Christmas season of either 1982 or 1983 or both!! I wore the cassette tape out!! Imagine combining this 2nd Tenor's voice WITH the Vienna Boy Choirs Treble voices. The harmonies are near "angelic" to one's ears.
Props, BP, for the 'open mind'. As a kid, I couldn't stand opera. Now older, it is still not something I listen to, but I am in awe of the talent. I can appreciate any of the greats, Pavarotti, Carruso, Sills, etc., for the gift of such a vocal instrument. You have expanded your horizons at an earlier age than I did. I applaud you for that. Great channel content.
My grandmother, who died 4 years ago at the age of 95, requested this song for her funeral. It is very common in Austria to play Ave Maria at funerals. Of course I fulfilled her wish, it was very moving.
I grew up in the days of The Stones, Led Zep, Black Sabbath, etc etc. My friends and I were all long haired hippy types. Protesting the war and all that. When I got to my little space in the world... I listened to classical music almost exclusively. None of my friends did, so I kept that shit to myself. You know.. gotta be cool, fool! Your opening words in this vid pleased me greatly. I'm glad you have discovered this amazing music, and hope you dive deeper into it. It's a rich genre. Oh, and it's pronounced Ah-vay Maria. It's Mary's prayer, as you said. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
If you love music you will love classical music and opera. You may not always appreciate it as a youngster but hopefully once someone gives it a chance they only have beauty ahead of them. It doesn’t mean you still don’t enjoy all other genres of music - they are all special in their own way. Pavarotti is my favorite modern tenor after 1960. His tone is so warm and smooth and there is just something about his voice that is so special. He’s surely the most famous modern tenor because of his concerts, and you could certainly credit him with almost single handedly broadening opera’s appeal to the world, but there are many amazing opera singers out there performing today. My favorite all time tenor is Mario Lanza who died in 1959. He is the most passionate singer I have ever heard and his success in the movies made most every day people appreciate opera for the first time. This was in the late 1950’s. Tragically he died at 38. Many people have different opinions but Jussi Bjorling is greatly admired and was considered the successor to Caruso by Caruso’s family. I have heard many experts claim he was the best ever, but really does it matter? A beautiful voice is a beautiful voice. He died in 1960 but we are so lucky to have recordings of all these people from the early 1900’s on. And this is just a few of the tenors! If only we had a Time Machine to go back earlier. Opera singers are a different beast. They can literally knock you over with the power of their voice as they are trained totally differently than any other kind of singer and must be able to project their voice without microphones, and sing over two hours straight. The process is fascinating and takes a lifetime of dedication. The best opera singers get better with age because of the constant training and the extended range and flexibility one can get only after decades of practice. Luciano was probably at the height of his powers in the 1980’s when he was in his fifties. I hope you keep listening to these beautiful arias. If you ever want to give ladies a try one of my favorite soprano duets is The Flower Duet from the opera Lakme by composer Leo Delibes. I am sure you have heard it sampled in commercials as it is one of the most famous duets ever. Any rendition with Dame Joan Sutherland is wonderful. P.S. One of the most admired opera clips on RUclips, with over 60 million views on one channel alone is Diana Damrau singing The Queen of the Night aria from Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute. If you want an unbelievable soprano aria like nothing you’ve ever heard before, that’s the one.
I have an album of his called O Sole Mio: Favorite Neapolitan Songs. I call it Sing Along with Lucianoi! These are all traditional songs from the area of Naples, Italy (hence Neapolitan). I play it a full volume and sing my heart out! I suck, but you can't hear me, and the songs just make me happy! The vinyl album came with the lyrics to all the songs in both Italian, and the English translation. Fun fact: Elvis used the melodies of at least two songs on this album for a couple of his biggest hits. One was O Sole Mio (My Sunshine) which he used for It's Now or Never, and the other was Torna a Surriento (Return to Sorrento) for Surrender. When I was learning to play guitar my teacher had me play an old folk song called Aura Lee. I told him it sounded very familiar. He said it should; Elvis used the melody for Love Me Tender. I could never play the ending right because I'd play the last couple of Elvis notes instead of what was written on the score.
The composer Richard Strauss got burned thinking he was adapting a traditional Neapolitan song, not knowing it was a recent composition (in a folk style) complete with copyright.
Moving reaction. Thank you. The world isn't often blessed with a LP. He is like no other. This is a beautiful song, covered by many artists. None at LP's level, but two of my favorites are Barbra Streisand and Karen Carpenter.
Happy blessings to you Pegasus. Sending much love to you and yours for happiness and health. ❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏. In answer to your question the last 2 years of his life he was in extreme pain and weakness from the cancer. If the TVs ever get a good shot at it if you look you'll see that he has to sit down in a chair during this time. But the man❤❤❤ love to sing and bring joy to people through his singing. I noticed that you took note of the expressions on his face when he would end the song. The reason for this is extremely humble man could ( believe it or not ) NEVER BELIEVE that his singing was ever any good until the audience let him know at the end of each song that he did. That was always his look of thank goodness I did it right and they actually enjoyed my singing. 😢😢😢 He was just really and truly that humble. He just wanted to make sure that he gave each audience as much joy to them as they gave joy to him. It's always so hard to believe that somebody that is such a great voice excellent voice, and I really don't know any words to describe how heavenly his voice was. But he never was that sure of himself until the audience let him know he had done it right. When you figure there's so many of the singers Opera and otherwise who will get that kind of an attitude of I'm better than everybody else. Yet you can have somebody like Pavarotti that had the most perfect heavenly voice, but to his mind he wasn't sure if he got it right until the audience let him know. Like I said such a humble sweet generous person with the gift of the voice of angels that God gave him. WOW !! WOW !!!! Thank you God for letting us hear such a heavenly voice, even though for most of us it was just a short time. 🙏🙏🙏😢😢😢❤️❤️❤️❤️
Celine Dion does a version where she changes the lyrics somewhat. She sang at the Olympics for the 1st time in a l9ng time as shes suffering from a serious debilitating disease called Stiff Person syndrome.
I grew up on Rock n Roll standin' on the gas with our hair on fire. I'm no opera guy by any definition. In the late 70s PBS showed a Pavarotti Christmas Special Notre-Dame Cathedral in Montreal. I watched every year until maybe 15 to 20 years ago when PBS stopped showing it. I look for it every year but I never find it. This version of Ave Maria looks like it is from that show. That entire show was spell binding and one of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard. There are no words to describe Luciano Pavarotti. He could melt your soul with beauty. The world is a better place for him living in it. May he rest in peace.
He passed away years ago. He was the greatest Tenor that ever lived. If you get a chance to watch his PBS Christnas concert, please watch, it's absolutely amazing. They use to air it every year & i never missed it. I don't have a TV now so not sure if they still air it.
Thank you. One of my mother's favorites. You might want to give a listen to Leontyne Price, a historic African American operatic soprano with an angelic voice. She was famous for playing the title role in the opera "Aida" (for once, not an Italian woman in blackface). Her signature aria was "O patria mia" (Oh my homeland), from "Aida." The best option is to watch her in her sing this in her last performance of the opera with the New York Metropolitan Opera on January 3, 1985.
I am wondering if we will ever hear that kind of voice ever again. Now a days it seems the outer trappings are more important than just seeing and hearing The Gift.
This is from one of the concerts that The Three Tenors did with Mehta the conductor. Anything from The Three Tenor concerts are fab. Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman singing "Time to say Goodbye " will blow your socks off
So beautiful. You might like Pavarotti performing "It's a Man's World" live with James Brown. The crowd goes wild! Thank you so much for this reaction.
I would ❤ to see you react to Andrea Bocelli. An absolute stunner of a song and my favourite is Canto Della Terra but his duets with Celine Dion (The Prayer) and Sarah Brightman (Time To Say Goodbye) are also fantastic!
I love Pavarotti , but , for me , the best Caruso performance is by Lucio Dalla , who was the author. Pavarotti embellishes it a little too much for my taste. Try the MV , not live , and , btw , filmed in the very hotel room where Caruso lived.
It's a beautiful thing that happens with age; we let go of all the ego, all the front that keeps us locked into our way of being. It's an absolute honour to watch reactors such as yourself find music that just speaks to the spirit ✌️
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Glory be to The Father,and to The Son, and to The Holy Spirit. Amen.
I met Luciano Pavarotti when he stayed at The Vista hotel, Pittsburgh, when I had a weekly suite there for work. They wanted to know who was staying next door. He walked down the hall wearing his little scarf around his throat and patted my hand when introduced- didn't shake. He spoke very very softly - for someone who sang so LOUD. I got to hear his warm-ups for 3 days and they invited me to the rehearsal the day of the performance. Flawless. Immaculately enunciated. In rehearsal, he still was engaged with his heart, not just his voice. He controls the orchestra. You can see him instructing a Masterclass here on youTube specifically coaching other singers on interpretation, feeling, emotion AND performance technique such as covered sound.
WOW What a privilege!
@@Hope...M I have a lot of disdain for gossip and I couldn't care less about his relationship skills. I'm not his wife or his friend (I know, I know, he's dead)
Funny thing is he had a hard time establishing himself because the leading Italian tenors of the day were all louder.
@@Hope...M He was generous of heart and spirit to the fans and "little people". He could be a royal pain to impresarios, to the point that over time a number of leading houses stopped booking him.
@@Hope...M ok, it appeared in my notifications. No need to apologise.
Pavoratti always gives me chills.
It was the same performance, The Three Tenors, 1994. The other tenors were Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo. They did it again in 1998. Both performances were scheduled during the FIFA World Cup finals. The 1994 performance was shown around the world and it's estimated 1.3 Billion people watched it. Each of the tenors sang three solos, for a total of nine and then sang 18 in conjunction with the others. In the album, three of the solos were not presented, including this cut by Pavarotti.
Give Nessun Dorma a try. I cry every time I hear it. I used to hate opera as a child. My dad used to sing classical songs and it grated on my last nerve. When he died I found myself listening to opera songs just to feel close to him and my mum. I have a greater respect for all genres of music now. As a child I just wanted to be like my friends and have parents who liked modern music.
Funny how we come to appreciate these beautiful things 😊
He has done Nessum Dorma
He's already done it
😊I will!!!!!
Glad I'm not the only one.❤
Andrea Bocelli with Sarah Brightman singing "" Time to say goodbye "" ...... just incredibly beautiful ❤❤
My parents both passed away in November and December of 2023. My dad was Sicilian and we always listened to Italian music. He loved Pavarotti and Mom loved Andrea Bocelli.
Mom knew they were both dying and she would play "Time to say goodbye" over and over again. It tears me up to listen to it now.
That one will really make you cry!
I played this at my mom's funeral. Just thinking about that makes me cry. I miss you mom❤❤❤
Yessssss!!
I love that so many of us are here for the rock, country, rap and even opera....I love all kinds of music. :)
"Persino l' Opera": la lirica è la base di quello che è venuto dopo.
When Pavarotti made his first appearance on "The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson" he sang this and by the end Johnny was wiping tears from his eyes.
Thank you for this. From the age of 6 to 11, I attended a small Catholic school. We began each day with the Latin Mass. Our small school choir sang the entire mass in Latin, flawlessly. Ave Maria was a staple, and to this day I cannot listen to it without crying. That experience opened my heart and mind to the Divine, to music, to art, and to the love of Latin languages. I thank God I had that experience.
Legit one of the most incredible voices in history.
Luciano Pavarotti is hailed as the greatest Operatic Tenor of all time. Ave Maria has never been sung so beautifully.
Ave Maria...such a beautiful piece! Goosebumps everytime I hear it, no matter who's singing it❤
This is the song I had the church mass perform when my momma passed. It was her favorite. R.I.P. mami. We grew up Catholic and I believe in God.🙏🏼 Yes, please guard what your children are exposed to before they go out into this malicious world. God Bless you and your family Pegasus. Love your channel.
Pavarotti & James Brown - “It’s A Man’s World”
Yes indeed, it's awesome
Every syllable has been practiced for years. PERFECTION.
This is what happens when you channel all of your time, talent, focus and energy into one area.
Plus have the talent. Must have the talent as well.
I think you would love Andre Bocelli singing “The Lord’s Prayer” with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir backing him up. It will make your hair stand up.
You seriously should check out Pentatonix. They are an a capella group that does mostly covers but they are so supremely talented that fans call what they do "upgrades". Most folks are introduced to PTX with their rendition of "Hallelujah". But just about anything they do will blow you away.
Love PTX! I'm a big fan of Dan Vasc, too. The guy can sing anything - metal, pop, opera, Broadway show tunes - ANYTHING! Check out his version of "Amazing Grace"...It will blow your mind!
Oh my goodness gracious also don't forget that they did "" MARY DID YOU KNOW "". Oh this one had me bawling my eyes out more so than any other !!!!!!😢😢😢❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥🔥
@@emilyabernathy952 That's probably my absolute favorite, too.
My sister loves them and recommended them to me. I like to listen to their Christmas songs more than their other music.
@@rubyslippers8215 And 'The Prayer' too please 🙂
My step-dad was his doppelganger. As in there were times in hotels that staff thought he was staying under an assumed name. He would have press outside. He loved it! He would never say he was the singer but wouldn't deny it either. He would just put his finger to his lips and quietly say "shhhh". Then walk away!
Pavarotti singing Ave Maria (Ah-Vay) is a treat. You should also react to Andrea Bocelli singing Canto Della Terra. It will blow you away!
Yes! This! I’ve recommended this one a couple of times 😁
Pavarotti and Eric Clapton’s “Holy Mary” is another beautiful performance. Also, Aaron Neville’s rendition of “Ave Maria” is not to be missed!
Pavarotti did a duet with James Brown "It's A Man's World", worth checking out if you haven't heard it.
Not to mention with Tracy Chapman -- so understated and humble, but Pavarotti soars her music with her. ruclips.net/video/kxcC2KXtufs/видео.htmlsi=pC8qhatbxAKwWr0J
Ave is avay phonetically. Luciano Pavarotti is wonderful, fantastico! And never fails to give me chills, excitement, awe, regeneration.
Anything Pavarotti is fine with me!!! Keep it coming BP!!👋
I got goose bumps the first time I listened to him do Nessun Dorma. I now possess 22 DVD's and one of them is this Three Tenors Tour in LA. In the audience is Arnold Schwasener, Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly. Highest selling classical tour ever done.
What he's singing is the Hail Mary. A prayer that is part of saying the Rosary. In English, the prayer is:
Hail Mary, full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women
And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners,
Now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
The other song you were referring to was Nessun Dorma. Nessun Dorma means Let No One Sleep. You're making me remember my Italian @Black Pegasus!!!! Your friend, the Retired Paramedic in Ontario, Canada, Jenn 💖 🇨🇦🎉
Qui Pavarotti sta cantando in latino.
@antonelloincardona9071 ENGLISH TO FOLLOW Sì, canta in latino, ma è quello che ricordo della mia Chiesa. Sono cattolico e vado alle messe latine. Ma è anche vicino all'italiano, che è la prima lingua di mia madre. E lo capisco anche. Buon fine settimana!!! Da un paramedico in pensione e addestratore di cavalli in Ontario, Canada, Jenn 💖 🇨🇦 🙏Yes, he's singing in Latin, but that's what I remember from my church. I'm Catholic and go to Latin masses. But, it is also close to Italian, which is my mother's first language. And I understand that as well. Have a Blessed weekend!!! From a Retired Paramedic and Horse Trainer in Ontario, Canada, Jenn 💖 🇨🇦 🙏

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@@jenniferlehman326 ciao tanti saluti dall'italia da un idraulico in pensione.
@@antonelloincardona9071 Grazie!
My late mother hosted members of the youth choir from Italy, of which Luciano was a member, during his first foray into singing outside his home region. It was the Llangollen International Music Festival in Wales in 1955 and he was 19 (I was five). He returned to the Festival 40 yrs later, in 1995, when he was the star of this week-long event, the biggest and oldest of its kind in the world.
The Three Tenors:
Put on the album...hit play...
Experience greatness and beauty.
Three of the best opera tenors of your lifetime, all singing together.
The conductor controls everything. Nessun Dorma is the aria you are looking for. Lucian died of pancreatic cancer in 2007 at the age of 71. He was diagnosed in 2006.
Luciano Pavarroti was probably the best tenor in modern times, possibly all time. He was known as the "King of the High C's." He was very well known for his work with the Red Cross and other charities. Sadly he passed away in 2007 from pancreatic cancer at the age of 71.
Yes, this is the Hail Mary. It is part of saying the rosary. I say a rosary to my Mom in heaven. Very special to my faith, as The Blessed Mother of Jesus. My sister walked down the aisle at her wedding to Ava Maria. You should hear Chris Cornell sing this.
Exposure encourages appreciation!!!
I'm an old Baptist and hearing him sing like this gives me chills.
What is important to God is not a denomination. It is that each of us seeks a personal relationship with Him, through Christ.
If you're saved, your good.
Non believers have never been introduced to the “Personal Relationship” part of having the Christ as a part of our lives.
Christians, even though they say they know about the personal relationship thang, then tell ya how you’re doing YOUR personal relationship thang your way.
@kevinmcconnell3641 Sure thing!
Firstly, I pray. I talk to God all day long.
I ask the Lord to guide me and to make me think about what I'm doing or saying and how it will affect others.
I pray for my family and neighbors, our land, our Nation and even our livestock. (My chickens are particularly stupid. God keeps them from killing themselves.)
I ask the Lord to protect those in danger from persecution in other nations. I pray that those who are enslaved, be set free.
I pray for the Peace of Jerusalem and for those in war torn places. I ask He give them comfort, reassurance and strength.
I pray that those who are being persecuted for the Name of Jesus become mighty in the strength of the Lord and that many miracles are given to them.
I pray for my nation and it's leader. I ask forgiveness for the battle I have trying to pray for him.
I don't want to at ALL, but Jesus died for him too.
I pray for those who mock God, not realizing the danger they're in.
I even have a list of people from here, who've attacked me in comments. Jesus died for them too.
I thank Him for what we have and ask Him to help me use it the right way.
I ask his forgiveness for the awful person that I am.
I'm a natural cynic and have a wicked tongue. I'm a facts no feelings person, so I depend on the love I get from Christ, to be more gentle and less impatient.
I pray for patience with my family and husband. To keep my mouth shut and my ears open.
I also read my Bible (or listen to it, Alexander Scourby, KJV here on this app). I think about what I've been reading and I talk to my hubby about it, so he can be where I am and we can be with Jesus, together. (He's got extreme dyslexia)
I talk to people about Jesus, I know how little time is left.
If you want a relationship with Jesus, read Romans in the New Testament. (Im asking the Lord to have you want to read the whole thing.)
Please just look into it.
You should read "Evidence that Demands a Verdict" as well.
You'd be surprised.
Blessings in Christ Jesus!
tell God why I'm too impatient to do what He wants, then I repent and do it anyway.
@@kevinmcconnell3641 I keep getting deleted.
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It’s such a pure prayer. When I have a bad dream I say it to make it go away. Puts peace in your heart.
Ah, Schubert’s “Ave Maria”. Beautiful, as is Pavarotti’s voice. Thank you for posting this reaction.
Just to clarify (an Italian here), “ave” is pronounced “ah-veh” and Luciano is pronounced “Lu-chee-ano”. 😊
I had this Ave Maria sung as I walked down the aisle on my wedding day. It was my father’s favourite song. It was sung in Latin, just like this one was. ❤️. 👍🏻🙏🏻❤️
His voice come from heart and soul... anyone who can hear, can feel it.
You should check out "Miss Sarajevo" which is a collaboration Pavarotti did with U2. Apparently Pavarotti had been requesting a collab with U2 for a long time even telling Bono that if he didn't write Pavarotti a song, "God would be very cross." U2 finally wrote a song called Miss Sarajevo to feature Pavarotti. It is also a collab with ambient musician Brian Eno and has a more ambient soundscape than the typical U2 rock song. The song was inspired by a group of women who held a beauty pageant in the besieged city of Sarajevo during the Bosnian war as an act of defiance and as an attempt at some semblance of normal life. Though the song was never a hit in the US, it was a big hit in Europe. Supposedly Bono has said that this is his favorite U2 song. There are multiple versions of the video. I recommend the one on U2s channel called "concert version". It includes excerpts of concert footage from a "Pavarotti and Friends" concert as well as footage of the actual beauty pageant, and footage of the war torn streets of Sarajevo. Btw the footage in Sarajevo was filmed by an American journalist Bill Carter who went to Sarajevo to provide humanitarian aid. After seeing the conditions in the city he reached out to U2 while they were on tour. Several times during that tour U2 arranged for satellite video-link during concerts so the local citizens of Sarajevo could briefly share their story to the outside world. Bill Carter also pitched the idea of a documentary to Bono who agreed and produced and funded the documentary. It's a great and powerful song. I love how Pavarotti's opera part fits so beautifully within the song.
In our church wedding, we had this this beautiful song sung.
Check out Mario Lanza's version of 'Santa Lucia'
Mom's favorite song....and this will be heard all over at Christmas time.
Even as an agnostic/atheist, this is beautiful. I always be grateful to my grandfather who introduced me to classical music at a young age - I still listen to Vivaldi's Four Seasons every now and then, my favourite as a child.
For another blessing of the spirit you should listen to David Phelps rendition!!!
He should check out literally anything by David Phelps!
I would play this for my mom as she was dying. She had dementia, and responded to it every time
The 'Hail Mary' in Latin is so beautiful. I hope you will also check out Andre Bocelli as recommended. Still hoping you will do the dad girl thing and react to Lee Ann Womack "I Hope You Dance." So pleased to find you spreading your wings to discover new to you forms of music. It's never too late to learn as I have discovered as I approach my 80th tour around the sun.
Really enjoying this journey with you. I'd love to see you to react to Andrea Bocelli, a magical tenor.He is completely blind, and when onstage just literally seems to lose himself in the music. In the early 90's he was championed by Luciano Pavarotti himself, who thought the lesser known Bocelli would be a better fit for a collaboration project that he'd personally been asked to do, and eventually he convinced everyone, including Bocelli, to agree. That sent Bocelli's career into the sky; the world got to know him. He went platinum within 2 years. Treat yourself to Bocelli's "Con te partirò"
As for Pavarotti - YES!! He's on Spotify.. just type "Pavarotti" and you can find much of this voice as you want (including duets with Bocelli).
I agree, Andrea Bocelli is outstanding
Yesterday, I viewed your reaction to Relax, and today, Ave Maria. This is why I watch and love your channel.
It wasn't Luciano Pavarotti the tenor who had overcome leukaemia at the time of The Three Tenors concert you reviewed sometime ago but José Carreras, the smallest (body-wise) of the three. In fact, he underwent a bone marrow transplant while fully awake in order to preserve his voice.
The great Elvis said how he loved opera ,and how they practiced so hard to get every note perfect.RIP Elvis and Luciano.
The Queen of Soul herself, Miss Aretha Franklin, actually stepped in for Pavarotti at the '98 Grammys bc he had a major sore throat and couldn't perform. She brought the damn house down!! ❤❤
Thank’s for this reaction …. Ciao from Italy 🇮🇹
This man’s voice ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Nessun Dorma is a masterpiece. He performed with so many contemporary artist and his personality was wonderful.😢😢😢😢
He had pancreatic cancer, such a loss of the best voice ever
8:30. I have a Christmas album/cassette tape that has Luciano Pavarotti singing with the Vienna Boys Choir. I fell asleep listening to that cassette during the entire Christmas season of either 1982 or 1983 or both!! I wore the cassette tape out!! Imagine combining this 2nd Tenor's voice WITH the Vienna Boy Choirs Treble voices. The harmonies are near "angelic" to one's ears.
My favorite quote has always been "Sweet sounds, Beautiful music, Reject me not into the world again". Pavarotti personifies that.
Props, BP, for the 'open mind'. As a kid, I couldn't stand opera. Now older, it is still not something I listen to, but I am in awe of the talent. I can appreciate any of the greats, Pavarotti, Carruso, Sills, etc., for the gift of such a vocal instrument. You have expanded your horizons at an earlier age than I did. I applaud you for that. Great channel content.
My grandmother, who died 4 years ago at the age of 95, requested this song for her funeral. It is very common in Austria to play Ave Maria at funerals. Of course I fulfilled her wish, it was very moving.
My beloved mothers favorite song. It was sung at my church wedding while mom was being seated and it was sung at her funeral in December. TY BP
It’s actually pronounced Ahh-vay Maria an is the prayer, Hail Mary, in Latin.
No one does it justice like this amazing and gifted man!
I grew up in the days of The Stones, Led Zep, Black Sabbath, etc etc. My friends and I were all long haired hippy types. Protesting the war and all that.
When I got to my little space in the world... I listened to classical music almost exclusively. None of my friends did, so I kept that shit to myself. You know.. gotta be cool, fool!
Your opening words in this vid pleased me greatly. I'm glad you have discovered this amazing music, and hope you dive deeper into it. It's a rich genre.
Oh, and it's pronounced Ah-vay Maria.
It's Mary's prayer, as you said. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
The concert was from the three tenors ,Pavarotti,Domingo and jose carreras,it was carreras who was just recovering from lukemiaand his recovery.
I LOVE all songs that praise my LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST!
If you love music you will love classical music and opera. You may not always appreciate it as a youngster but hopefully once someone gives it a chance they only have beauty ahead of them. It doesn’t mean you still don’t enjoy all other genres of music - they are all special in their own way. Pavarotti is my favorite modern tenor after 1960. His tone is so warm and smooth and there is just something about his voice that is so special. He’s surely the most famous modern tenor because of his concerts, and you could certainly credit him with almost single handedly broadening opera’s appeal to the world, but there are many amazing opera singers out there performing today. My favorite all time tenor is Mario Lanza who died in 1959. He is the most passionate singer I have ever heard and his success in the movies made most every day people appreciate opera for the first time. This was in the late 1950’s. Tragically he died at 38. Many people have different opinions but Jussi Bjorling is greatly admired and was considered the successor to Caruso by Caruso’s family. I have heard many experts claim he was the best ever, but really does it matter? A beautiful voice is a beautiful voice. He died in 1960 but we are so lucky to have recordings of all these people from the early 1900’s on. And this is just a few of the tenors! If only we had a Time Machine to go back earlier. Opera singers are a different beast. They can literally knock you over with the power of their voice as they are trained totally differently than any other kind of singer and must be able to project their voice without microphones, and sing over two hours straight. The process is fascinating and takes a lifetime of dedication. The best opera singers get better with age because of the constant training and the extended range and flexibility one can get only after decades of practice. Luciano was probably at the height of his powers in the 1980’s when he was in his fifties. I hope you keep listening to these beautiful arias. If you ever want to give ladies a try one of my favorite soprano duets is The Flower Duet from the opera Lakme by composer Leo Delibes. I am sure you have heard it sampled in commercials as it is one of the most famous duets ever. Any rendition with Dame Joan Sutherland is wonderful.
P.S. One of the most admired opera clips on RUclips, with over 60 million views on one channel alone is Diana Damrau singing The Queen of the Night aria from Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute. If you want an unbelievable soprano aria like nothing you’ve ever heard before, that’s the one.
I have an album of his called O Sole Mio: Favorite Neapolitan Songs. I call it Sing Along with Lucianoi! These are all traditional songs from the area of Naples, Italy (hence Neapolitan). I play it a full volume and sing my heart out! I suck, but you can't hear me, and the songs just make me happy! The vinyl album came with the lyrics to all the songs in both Italian, and the English translation. Fun fact: Elvis used the melodies of at least two songs on this album for a couple of his biggest hits. One was O Sole Mio (My Sunshine) which he used for It's Now or Never, and the other was Torna a Surriento (Return to Sorrento) for Surrender. When I was learning to play guitar my teacher had me play an old folk song called Aura Lee. I told him it sounded very familiar. He said it should; Elvis used the melody for Love Me Tender. I could never play the ending right because I'd play the last couple of Elvis notes instead of what was written on the score.
The composer Richard Strauss got burned thinking he was adapting a traditional Neapolitan song, not knowing it was a recent composition (in a folk style) complete with copyright.
PB thank you for reviewing this wonderful singer and his beautiful rendition of this song.
His “Oh Holy Night” album is a must during Christmas.
I loved the Three Tenors at Christmas, the video is fun.
Moving reaction. Thank you. The world isn't often blessed with a LP. He is like no other. This is a beautiful song, covered by many artists. None at LP's level, but two of my favorites are Barbra Streisand and Karen Carpenter.
Pavarotti and John Denver - Perhaps love. Magical.
Happy blessings to you Pegasus. Sending much love to you and yours for happiness and health. ❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏. In answer to your question the last 2 years of his life he was in extreme pain and weakness from the cancer. If the TVs ever get a good shot at it if you look you'll see that he has to sit down in a chair during this time. But the man❤❤❤ love to sing and bring joy to people through his singing. I noticed that you took note of the expressions on his face when he would end the song. The reason for this is extremely humble man could ( believe it or not ) NEVER BELIEVE that his singing was ever any good until the audience let him know at the end of each song that he did. That was always his look of thank goodness I did it right and they actually enjoyed my singing. 😢😢😢 He was just really and truly that humble. He just wanted to make sure that he gave each audience as much joy to them as they gave joy to him. It's always so hard to believe that somebody that is such a great voice excellent voice, and I really don't know any words to describe how heavenly his voice was. But he never was that sure of himself until the audience let him know he had done it right. When you figure there's so many of the singers Opera and otherwise who will get that kind of an attitude of I'm better than everybody else. Yet you can have somebody like Pavarotti that had the most perfect heavenly voice, but to his mind he wasn't sure if he got it right until the audience let him know. Like I said such a humble sweet generous person with the gift of the voice of angels that God gave him. WOW !! WOW !!!! Thank you God for letting us hear such a heavenly voice, even though for most of us it was just a short time. 🙏🙏🙏😢😢😢❤️❤️❤️❤️
Pavarotti il numero 1 ❤❤❤❤❤ ci manca. Ciao da Roma
Celine Dion does a version where she changes the lyrics somewhat. She sang at the Olympics for the 1st time in a l9ng time as shes suffering from a serious debilitating disease called Stiff Person syndrome.
listen to the duet with Luciano and Celine "I Hate You, Then I Love You". Wonderful
Then there is Pavarotti singing It's A Man's World with James Brown.
Exactly- its the Hail Mary, sung in opera/ Italian.
I grew up on Rock n Roll standin' on the gas with our hair on fire. I'm no opera guy by any definition. In the late 70s PBS showed a Pavarotti Christmas Special Notre-Dame Cathedral in Montreal. I watched every year until maybe 15 to 20 years ago when PBS stopped showing it. I look for it every year but I never find it. This version of Ave Maria looks like it is from that show. That entire show was spell binding and one of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard. There are no words to describe Luciano Pavarotti. He could melt your soul with beauty. The world is a better place for him living in it. May he rest in peace.
Goosebumps and tears!
I was raised Roman Catholic and this was my mother's favorite. We played it at her funeral in 1996. Pavarottie does it majestically!
Brought to tears, every time. Thanks for your words.
I always burst out in tears everytime I hear him sing. Such a beautiful, sincere voice, no hype.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I love this song!!! And his version!!!!
He passed away years ago. He was the greatest Tenor that ever lived. If you get a chance to watch his PBS Christnas concert, please watch, it's absolutely amazing. They use to air it every year & i never missed it. I don't have a TV now so not sure if they still air it.
This is not a spin, it is a nearly 400 year old latin prayer set to music
I got goosebumps hearing him sing! His voice is magical.
Him preforming in the three tenors is great as well
La più bella preghiera alla nostra Mamma Santissima, una freccia d'oro che arriva dritta al Cuore Sacratissimo di Gesù 🙏🏻❤️
The chills for sure.
I can no longer recall who first said "There's only two kinds of music: good music and bad music."
This man brought me to tears whenever he sang this! My dad’s favorite song. Christmas Eve wasn’t Christmas Eve without hearing this ❤️
Thank you. One of my mother's favorites.
You might want to give a listen to Leontyne Price, a historic African American operatic soprano with an angelic voice. She was famous for playing the title role in the opera "Aida" (for once, not an Italian woman in blackface). Her signature aria was "O patria mia" (Oh my homeland), from "Aida." The best option is to watch her in her sing this in her last performance of the opera with the New York Metropolitan Opera on January 3, 1985.
I am wondering if we will ever hear that kind of voice ever again. Now a days it seems the outer trappings are more important than just seeing and hearing The Gift.
I love that you are getting into all the music, across genres
You really should check out Pavarotti's duet with James Brown. It was right near the end of Pacarotti's life. Super cool!
I came back to Catholicism, because of music like this. Music so beautiful you feel the presence of holiness.
Welcome back home, philsdon!
This is from one of the concerts that The Three Tenors did with Mehta the conductor. Anything from The Three Tenor concerts are fab. Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman singing "Time to say Goodbye " will blow your socks off
So beautiful. You might like Pavarotti performing "It's a Man's World" live with James Brown. The crowd goes wild! Thank you so much for this reaction.
You cannot deny excellence. Simple.
I would ❤ to see you react to Andrea Bocelli. An absolute stunner of a song and my favourite is Canto Della Terra but his duets with Celine Dion (The Prayer) and Sarah Brightman (Time To Say Goodbye) are also fantastic!
More than music, more than singing…this touches your very soul ❤
Luciano singing Caruso is the most beautiful vocal performance ever in my opinion. Everytime I hear I'm instantly moved to tears
I love Pavarotti , but , for me , the best Caruso performance is by Lucio Dalla , who was the author. Pavarotti embellishes it a little too much for my taste. Try the MV , not live , and , btw , filmed in the very hotel room where Caruso lived.
It's a beautiful thing that happens with age; we let go of all the ego, all the front that keeps us locked into our way of being. It's an absolute honour to watch reactors such as yourself find music that just speaks to the spirit ✌️
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Glory be to The Father,and to The Son, and to The Holy Spirit. Amen.
Now Beethoven ***FUR ELISE*** and ***MOONLIGHT SONATA*** I bet you already know them.