Luciano Pavarotti, also translated as Luciano Pavarotti and also translated as Pavarotti, is a world-famous Italian tenor and one of the three tenors. Born on October 12, 1935 in Modena, Italy. Rumor has it that Pavarotti, the famous singer, did not know how to read music and relied on his ears and his own special system of symbol substitution to learn songs. This is actually a misinformation. In fact, Pavarotti just couldn't understand the ensemble score of the symphony orchestra. This is the same as many singers. Many people are like this because they are not the conductor of the orchestra after all. However, Pavarotti understood the score perfectly. He once taught music lessons in a children's school, and of course he had to know music scores. Pavarotti's voice is rich, powerful, and bright with a sense of transparency. Among them, the high-pitched area is unified, the tone is generous, and it has a strong natural beauty.
On October 12, 1935, Luciano Pavarotti was born in Modena, Italy. His father, Fernando Pavarotti, was a baker, and his mother, Adele, was a cigar factory worker. They both loved music, and their father was a well-known local amateur tenor. Pavarotti had a good voice when he was born. His first cry surprised his mother and the doctor. The doctor had never heard such a high-pitched cry. His mother even predicted that little Pavarotti would have a bright future.
In 1940, the 5-year-old Pavarotti got his own guitar toy. He used the guitar to accompany him to sing some folk songs, which he learned after listening to the records played by his father. He liked to sing after lunch. He didn't know that his voice was so high that his neighbors who were taking a nap often opened their windows and protested to him: "That's enough! Stop singing, Luciano!"
1947 , 12-year-old Pavarotti suddenly lost feeling in his legs while eating, developed a high fever, fell into a coma, and was in critical condition. After seven days of life-and-death struggle, Pavarotti miraculously recovered. From then on, Pavarotti was full of fear about the future and longed to live a happy life. In 1952, Pavarotti was introduced to the "Rossini" choir by his father, and from then on he began to perform concerts with the choir in various places. In order to attract the attention of an agent, Pavarotti sang at free concerts from time to time, but without success. At a concert in Ferrara, he was kicked off the stage by a packed house for poor performance.
In 1955, Pavarotti was learning singing from singer Arrigo Pola while working as an insurance salesman in an insurance company and as a substitute teacher in an elementary school. Pavarotti taught in the morning and sold insurance in the afternoon. Due to his hard work, he soon became an expert in selling insurance; but for teaching, he felt like a nightmare. He admitted: "I can't show that I am necessary in front of the students." "
In 1961, the 25-year-old Pavarotti successfully sang the aria of Rodolfo, the protagonist of the opera "La Boheme", in the Achille Perry International Vocal Competition. Won the first prize. In April of the same year, he made his debut in the full play "La Bohème" at the Reggio Emilia Opera House. On September 30, he married Adua at St. Fausti Church. Unexpected fame came in 1963, when Pavarotti sang for the first time in Amsterdam, and later succeeded in singing Rudolph at the Royal Opera House in London, replacing the senior master Stefano. On that day, Stefano was supposed to sing Rudolf, but Stefano unexpectedly canceled the performance that night, and the slightly famous Pavarotti was recommended to save the performance. The performance was a huge success, and Pavarotti was brought to the attention of the world.
In 1965, Pavarotti performed on the same stage with Sutherland while traveling in Australia. Since then, he and Sutherland have become best partners. Sutherland corrected his vocal flaws several times, even letting him put his hand on her belly to feel the correct way to get lucky. That same year he made his debut at La Scala as The Duke of Mantua.
In 1967, Pavarotti was selected by Karajan to be the soloist in Verdi's "Requiem" at a concert commemorating the centenary of the birth of musician Toscanini. Karajan's support pushed Pavarotti to a broader world stage. Since then, Pavarotti sang under Karajan's baton in Berlin, San Francisco and other places, causing a sensation in every venue.
The "King of High C" was born. In 1972, Pavarotti collaborated with Sutherland at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York to perform "Les Ensemble". Pavarotti continuously sang nine high C's with chest cavity ringing, which shocked the international music scene. From then on, "King of High C's" became synonymous with Pavarotti.
In December 1975, the 39-year-old Pavarotti nearly crashed on a plane returning to Milan. Corriere della Sera sent a senior reporter to the airport to prepare a special issue. In the end, the plane made a successful emergency landing. When he was in danger in the air, Pavarotti made a vow: "If I can live, I will sing thanksgiving hymns with my father in the Modena church."
In 1981, Pavarotti published his autobiography "Pavarotti" Varotti: My Own Story". He was photographed in Time magazine after singing Verdi's "Aida" in San Francisco. "Electric Shock" and Directing Opera In 1982, Pavarotti starred in his first film "Yes, George", which was invested by MGM Films at a cost of 21 billion lire. The film tells the story of an Italian tenor who suddenly lost his voice while on tour in the United States. He then fell in love with a female doctor and finally returned to the stage. After the film was released, it received negative reviews.
In June 1986, Pavarotti led the Genoa Opera House to perform Puccini's opera "La Bohème" at the Tianqiao Theater in Beijing, and held a solo concert in the Great Hall of the People, which won him a huge award. success.
In December 1988, Pavarotti directed his first opera, The Favorite. During the performance, Pavarotti was very nervous and worried that he would fail as a director for the first time, but he succeeded. At a press conference the day after the performance, Pavarotti said: "I must admit that being a director is not a fun thing, I am too nervous." "Three Highs" joined hands in 1990, at the World Cup At the time, Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras, three of the most outstanding contemporary tenors, joined hands to successfully hold a large-scale concert in Rome, Italy for the first time, causing a strong sensation. The performance was broadcast live on television to 54 countries and attracted 1 billion television viewers.
In 1991, Pavarotti held a concert in Hyde Park, London, England to celebrate his 30th anniversary singing on the opera stage. The performance cost nearly 1 million pounds. In heavy rain, 120,000 spectators watched the performance from beginning to end, including the Prince of Wales and Princess Diana.
In April 1992, French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas awarded Pavarotti the Knight Medal of Honor at the Bastille Opera House.
Divorce battle, lawsuits In 1994, Pavarotti's romantic relationship with his secretary, Miss Nicoletta, began. At that time, Nicoletta was still a student, and he was 34 years older than Nicoletta. Two years later, photos of them kissing on vacation were exposed, causing an uproar. Pavarotti separated from his ex-wife and began a four-year divorce battle.
In July 2000, Pavarotti agreed to pay the Italian Treasury 25 billion lire ($12.5 million) to settle charges of tax evasion. Italian tax inspectors charged Pavarotti with tax evasion in 1989 and 1995. But Pavarotti insisted he had done nothing wrong. His evaluation of the lawsuit was "satisfied, but also dissatisfied." "Satisfied because the painful lawsuit has finally passed, but dissatisfied because I had to take out tens of billions of liras from my pocket." In the same year In September, he went through divorce procedures with his wife of 39 years, Adua.
On October 12, 2005, Pavarotti will celebrate his 70th birthday. From the beginning of 2005, he also started his farewell stage world tour. He once said in an interview with CNN that he would end his singing career completely in 2005. He even said humorously and resolutely: "After the tour, I stopped humming even in the shower!" Therefore, this tour will be the last time for him to taste the joy of facing the fans, Pavarotti said affectionately Said: "I will return to some of the cities I have performed in before. It will feel like I am on vacation. I will thank the fans who have supported me over the years. My heart is filled with a feeling of nostalgia, as if I am re-opening An old book, every page is full of memories, reading them is like going back to the past."
In December 2005, Pavarotti's farewell global tour arrived in China: 6th. ——Shanghai, 10th——Beijing.
This means that at the end of Pavarotti's 44-year glorious artistic career, Beijing is a very important punctuation point! "Pavarotti Farewell Stage Global Tour Beijing Concert" is a concluding speech on the art of opera and tenor singing in the 20th century, and also inspires the future of classical music in the 21st century!