Luciano Pavarotti is an outstanding opera singer of the second half of the 20th century. He was recognized as a classic during his lifetime. Most of his arias became immortal hits. It was Luciano Pavarotti who brought opera art to the general public.
The fate of Pavarotti cannot be called easy. He had to go through a difficult path on the way to the top of popularity. For most fans, Luciano has become the king of opera. From the first seconds, he captivated the audience with his divine voice.
Childhood and youth of Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti was born in the fall of 1935 in the small Italian town of Modena. The parents of the future star were ordinary workers. Mother, most of her life worked at a tobacco factory, and her father was a baker.
It was dad who instilled in Luciano a love for music. Fernando (Luciano's father) did not become an outstanding singer for only one reason - he experienced great stage fright. But at home, Fernando often organized creative evenings at which he sang with his son.
In 1943, the Pavarotti family was forced to leave their hometown due to the fact that the country was attacked by the Nazis. The family was left virtually without a piece of bread, so they had to farm. It was a difficult time in the life of the Pavarotti family, but despite the difficulties, they stuck together.
Luciano from an early age begins to be interested in music. He gives speeches to his parents and neighbors. Since the father is also interested in music, opera arias are often played in their house. At the age of 12, Luciano entered the opera house for the first time in his life. The boy was so impressed by the sight that he decided that in the future he wanted to become an opera singer. His idol was the opera singer, owner of the tenor Benjamin Geely.
Studying at school, the boy is also interested in sports. For a long time he was in the school football team. After receiving a diploma of secondary education, the mother convinces her son to enter the Pedagogical University. The son listens to his mother and enters the university.
After graduating from the university, Luciano Pavarotti has been working as a primary school teacher for 2 years. Finally convinced that pedagogy is not his, he takes lessons from Arrigo Paul, and two years later from Ettori Campogalliani. Teachers leave positive feedback about Luciano, and he decides to leave the school walls and plunge headlong into the world of music.
The beginning of Pavarotti's musical career
In 1960, Luciano received a thickening of the ligaments due to the disease of laryngitis. This led to the fact that the opera singer loses his voice. This was a real tragedy for the singer. He was deeply depressed because of this event. But, fortunately, a year later the voice returned to its owner, and even acquired new, interesting "shades".
In 1961, Luciano wins an international vocal competition. Pavarotti was given a role in Puccini's La bohème at the Teatro Regio Emilia. In 1963, Pavarotti made his debut at the Vienna Opera and London's Covent Garden.
Real success came to Luciano after he sang the part of Tonio in Donizetti's opera The Daughter of the Regiment. After that, the whole world learned about Luciano Pavarotti. Tickets for his performances were sold out literally on the first day. He collected a full house, and often in the hall you could hear the word "Bis".
It was this performance that changed the biography of the opera singer. After the first popularity, he entered into one of the most lucrative contracts with the impresario Herbert Breslin. He begins to promote an opera star. After the conclusion of the contract, Luciano Pavarotti begins to perform solo concerts. The singer performed classical opera arias.
Establishment of an international vocal competition
In early 1980, Luciano Pavarotti organized an international vocal competition. The international competition was called "The Pavarotti International Voice Competition".
With the finalists who won, Luciano tours around the world. Together with young talents, the opera singer performs his favorite fragments from the operas La bohème, L'elisir d'amore and Ball in maschera.
It would seem that the opera performer had an unblemished reputation. However, some oddities did happen. In 1992, he was a participant in the play "Don Carlos" by Franco Zeffirelli, which was staged at La Scala.
Pavarotti expected a warm welcome. But after the performance, he was booed by the audience. Luciano himself admitted that he was not in the best shape that day. He never performed at this theatre.
In 1990, the BBC made one of Luciano Pavarotti's arias the headliner of the broadcast of the World Cup. It was a very unexpected turn for football fans. But such a course of events allowed the opera singer to gain additional popularity.
In addition to Pavarotti, the aria for the screensaver of the broadcast of the World Cup was performed by Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras. A colorful video was filmed in the Roman imperial baths.
This video clip was included in the Guinness Book of Records, since the circulation of sold records was downright sky-high.
Luciano Pavarotti succeeded in popularizing classical opera. Solo concerts, which were organized by the performer, gathered thousands of caring spectators from all over the world. In 1998, Luciano Pavarotti received the Grammy Legend Award.
Luciano's personal life
Luciano Pavarotti met his future wife when he was in school. Adua Veroni became his chosen one. Young people got married in 1961. The wife was with Luciano during the ups and downs. Three daughters were born in the family.
Together with Auda, they lived for 40 years. It is known that Luciano cheated on his wife, and when the cup of patience burst, the woman dared and decided to file for divorce. After the divorce, Pavarotti was seen in casual relationships with many young girls, but only at the age of 60 did he find one that returned his interest in life.
The young lady's name was Nicoletta Montovani, she was 36 years younger than the maestro. The lovers legalized their marriage, and they had a pair of beautiful twins. Soon one of the twins dies. Pavarotti gave all his strength to raising his little daughter.
Death of Luciano Pavarotti
In 2004, Luciano Pavarotti shocks his fans. The fact is that the doctors gave the opera singer a disappointing diagnosis - pancreatic cancer. The artist understands that he does not have long. He organizes a large tour of 40 cities around the world.
In 2005, he recorded the disc "The Best", which included the most relevant musical works of the opera performer. The last performance of the singer took place in 2006 at the Turin Olympics. After the speech, Pavarotti went to the hospital to remove the tumor.
After surgery, the condition of the opera singer worsened. However, in the fall of 2007, Luciano Pavarotti suffers from pneumonia and dies. This news will shock fans. For a long time they cannot believe that their idol is gone.
Relatives gave the fans the opportunity to say goodbye to the performer. For three days, while the coffin with the body of Luciano Pavarotti stood in the cathedral of his native city.
