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Pavarotti dead at 71
Pavarotti performed a few years back in Laguna Salada, west of Mexicali. I remember reading that the city of Mexicali advertised the event and many
residents assumed it was a joke. I regret missing that performance.  My loss, our
loss.
Does anyone have any info on Pavarotti's performance in Baja?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajadogs
Pavarotti performed a few years back in Laguna Salada, west of Mexicali. I remember reading that the city of Mexicali advertised the event and many
residents assumed it was a joke. I regret missing that performance. My loss, our
loss.
Does anyone have any info on Pavarotti's performance in Baja? |
I shed tears this morning on learning of the passing of Luciano Pavoritti . Possibly the greatest Belle Canto singer of our generation.
I had the good fortune to work with this wonderful man on two occasions in my lifetime. The last was while working on a production of Aida at the
San Francisco Opera Company.
He was a person who brought great joy to his work and those around him.
The world will be a lesser place without his presence.
 CaboRon
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[Edited on 9-6-2007 by CaboRon]
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Roberto & I attended that performance with our wives. "Pava" had the flu, was obviously ill and almost canceled. But he must have realized that
for most of those in attendance, this would be our only chance to see something on this scale. He sang anyway, at the point of collapsing onstage and
was magnificent. It was a very unusual experience for me as I had never really felt chills up my spine and being on the verge of tears simply from
the sound of a human voice in a language I didn't understand.
Bravo, Maestro, Bravo.
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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Very few things have touched me like the sound of this mans voice. It cut like a knife and could bring tears of sorrow or joy. There may never be
another like him.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Oso
It was a very unusual experience for me as I had never really felt chills up my spine and being on the verge of tears simply from the sound of a human
voice in a language I didn't understand.
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Pretty much says it all. His voice could melt stone.
Gonna go put on his records...And turn it up REAL loud.
Dilegua, o notte!
Tramontate, stelle!
All'alba vincerņ!
Vincerņ, vincerņ!
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A very sad day indeed, I know he was sick and his passing was to be expected, but he had a voice like no one else. I to will be putting on his CD
turning up the volume and dance around my house as I pack.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
[Gonna go put on his records...And turn it up REAL loud.
Dilegua, o notte!
Tramontate, stelle!
All'alba vincerņ!
Vincerņ, vincerņ! |
Put on his what? What are records? I heard the IRS use that word once.
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I was driving home tonight - the dreaded 805 commute, just like every work day - and NPR was doing a segment on Pavarotti. At the end of the bit,
they played the entire signature aria from I Pagliacci. I cranked up the volume and let the tears flow, it was so beautiful.
Experience enables you to recognize a mistake every time you repeat it.
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bajadogs
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Oso
Roberto & I attended that performance with our wives. "Pava" had the flu, was obviously ill and almost canceled. But he must have realized that
for most of those in attendance, this would be our only chance to see something on this scale. He sang anyway, at the point of collapsing onstage and
was magnificent. It was a very unusual experience for me as I had never really felt chills up my spine and being on the verge of tears simply from
the sound of a human voice in a language I didn't understand.
Bravo, Maestro, Bravo. |
Hey bear,
I'd love to hear more details about that performance and how you and your party experienced it.
Every time I drive by that vast, searing desert with the waves of heat blurring my vision I think to myself "Pavarotti performed out there and I
missed it".
Trip report? ”Gracias!
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Not a lot more to tell about it. They had a temporary stage set up and folding chairs. I'm not good at estimating crowds, several hundred, maybe a
thousand, plastic resin chairs, Can't remember the name of the Mexican Soprano who did a few solos while Luciano rested and a couple duets with him.
Beer and taco stands outside the stage area and some Norteńo groups performed there after the main show. Big traffic jam getting out of there.
Mostly all Cachanilla crowd, all ages, few gringos. Fireworks at the end. It was definitely worth it. As Roberto put it, "That ain't singin' in the
shower."
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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Roberto
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There were thousands of people there, one of the most amazing things about that concert, at least to me.
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As far as I recall, the estimated attendance was 35,000. The soprano who sang with him, Annalisa Raspagliosi,
is Italian, but spent a lot of time studying in the U.S. There was a Mexican children's choir there too.
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Roberto
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BillM
He was an artist, that's where the footprint thing comes in.
[Edited on 9-7-2007 by Roberto]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBillM
have to admit, though, that I did get a little teary when I heard that Ronald Reagan had passed away. |
His legacy lives on, Bill. Why, at this very moment there's an aircraft carrier named after him driving around the Pacific, bumping into things.
It can't seem to find it's way home.
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I've seen newsreel docs from Caruso's death and you would have thought the world was coming to an end. |
More so when Elvis dies. I think Pavarotti had better pipes. While I think your "reality grip" is ill timed, you have a point that we miss
entertainers for a while but few achieve "immortality". Beethoven on the other hand......
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By definition, there's always only one "most popular" tenor. He's gone. Who is the heir apparent? Andrea Bocelli? I just listened to one of his CDs
but it was mostly duets that I skipped through.
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A voice like his does not come around very often---he made it look easy.
Not only will his voice be missed, but he brought opera back to the masses which is where opera began ---- entertainment for the common person.
Being one of those common people, I will miss his music and his work.
Diane
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THANK YOU HOSE A 
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Gracias Hose A!!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by oldhippie
By definition, there's always only one "most popular" tenor. He's gone. Who is the heir apparent? Andrea Bocelli? I just listened to one of his CDs
but it was mostly duets that I skipped through. |
Oh good we can get back to the discussion.... Andrea Bocelli just does not have the sheer strength of Pavaroitti, Carreras or Placido Domingo.....
although he is a wonderful Belle Canto singer as was Luciano !
There are several new tenors who might take up the challenge.
I am looking forward to seeing them perform,
CaboRon
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