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Luciano Pavarotti OMRI (/ ˌ p æ v ə ˈ r ɒ t i /, US also / ˌ p ɑː v-/, Italian: [luˈtʃaːno pavaˈrɔtti]; 12 October 1935 – 6 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who during the late part of his career crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most acclaimed tenors of all time.
The tenor was awarded the 1959 Grammy Award for Best Classical Performance – Vocal Soloist (With Or Without Orchestra) for his RCA Victor recital album, Björling in Opera. In 1956, Björling appeared in the NBC television anthology Producers' Showcase in two programs entitled Festival of Music hosted by Charles Laughton, followed by José ...
The image of three tenors in formal evening dress singing in a World Cup concert captivated the global audience. [3] The recording of this debut concert became the best-selling classical album of all time [4] and led to additional performances and live albums.
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C 3 (C one octave below middle C), to the high C (C 5). The low extreme for tenors is roughly A 2 (two octaves below middle C). At the highest extreme, some tenors can sing up to F one octave above middle C (F ...
Francesco Tamagno (28 December 1850 – 31 August 1905) was an Italian operatic dramatic tenor who sang with enormous success throughout Europe and America. [1] On 5 February 1887, he sang Otello in the first performance of Giuseppe Verdi's opera. [2] He is also the earliest Italian tenor of note to have left a sizeable body of recordings of ...
Enrico Caruso (/ k ə ˈ r uː z oʊ /, [1] US also / k ə ˈ r uː s oʊ /, [2] [3] [4] Italian: [enˈriːko kaˈruːzo]; 25 February 1873 – 2 August 1921) was an Italian operatic first lyric tenor then dramatic tenor. He sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of Europe and the Americas, appearing in a wide variety of roles that ...
Contemporaries Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini are considered to be the two greatest Italian opera composers of all time. Verdi (1813-1901) is known for popular works such as "Rigoletto," "La ...
Beniamino Gigli (/ ˈ dʒ iː l i / JEE-lee, Italian: [benjaˈmiːno ˈdʒiʎʎi]; 20 March 1890 – 30 November 1957) [1] was an Italian opera singer (lyric tenor). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest tenors of his generation.