The man leading the orchestra is the conductor not the composer. Puccini was the composer 100 years ago. Pavarotti was one of the most amazing tenors in the world of opera
@@rubyslippers8215 The only uncompleted part was the final duet - and he wasn't happy with the text for that. It was completed up until them as I understand it.
If that doesn't give you goose bumps, check your pulse, you are probably dead... Luciano was arguably the best tenor of the 20th century. Glad you enjoyed it.....
Exactly, in this performance Luciano was at the top of him voice power, he was about 40/45 years old here. That's a piece very dangerous to sing also for a monster like Luciano
Here is a cool comment from one of your subscribers. My grandmother was the program director of Carnegie Hall from 1985-2001. I met Luciano Pavarotti several times!! The 1st time that I met him I was 14. Right after rehearsal we went and got Haagen Dazs ice cream--hahaha!! He wanted to "soothe" his throat. I was in a Boy Choir at the time and asked him about the ice cream. He said," HOT before singing and COLD after singing. Always. Got it? Good Boy. " I will never forget that exchange--hahaha. He was so cool and casual. He loved my grandmother (who just passed on November 18th 2023 at age 89). To me, he was a kind man first & THEN the greatest operatic 2nd Tenor EVER!
@@MickeJonasson-hh9wp I am not sure if you are just playing around here, but "2nd Tenor" is a voice range. 1st Tenor, 2nd Tenor, Baritone, & Bass are the male groupings. For women, there is 1st Soprano, 2nd Soprano, 1st Alto, & 2nd Alto. While Luciano was alive he was the #1 2nd Tenor opera singer in the world. :o)
Pavarotti once said in an interview here in the UK that he told his daughters to not limit their listening to one type of music but to listen to all genres and pick what you like From all styles.
People think that the best singers in their genre of music only listen to their own kind of music. But they listen to all sorts of music! Elvis listened to gospel, country, blues, jazz, pop and he loved listening to opera.
@@sandralybrand9425 Yes Elvis loved the voice of Sherril Milnes one of the leading opera singers of the time.Opera singers rarely listen to opera music in their spare time but listen to other genres -otherwise it would be too much like "work."
For anyone wondering about the bit at the end where he looks stuck, that's actually what happened. When Tenors hit a power note, it's difficult for us to let go of the power. Something in the chest doesn't want the resonance to end and tries to hold on. I've experienced it a couple of times, it's like you're wielding a ball of fire. That's why the tenor is always the hero
It's similar for sopranos. Different than the "o" but your whole body, down to your toes, resonates with those high frequencies and the volume and it's sublime. My very gentlemanly elderly vocal coach, a tenor, once asked very delicately what the high notes feel like for a soprano. He'd always wanted to know but didn't want to offend anyone by asking. I was the only one he dared ask and he approached the subject very carefully. My answer was they're very different sensations but I'd be hard-pressed to choose. He nodded thoughtfully and murmured, "I thought so. I thought so."
@gailanderson7217 nice! The high frequency of vibrations is why it's so hard for Tenors and Sopranos to hold in to their voice longterm unless you really take good care of it. I'm always impressed when I see someone in their 60s still going strong
Those last two notes he definitely gets stuck between, and he almost breaks in between, but somehow, magically, that is *just perfect* with the orchestra, despite the fact there is no way for the conductor to pre-empt exactly when he’d go, especially as an orchestra plays slightly behind the conductor, and we got one of the best performances of all time.
I was thinking it was the human becoming conscious again, after the spirit temporarily took over, and is regaining its bearings. We might actually be talking about the same thing.
You don’t even need to know Italian to experience the tremendous emotion of this performance. Pavarotti gave you more than just his voice, he gave you his heart and his soul.
The power of music. Sounds evoking feelings. Check this out. Andrea Bocelli singing "Come Un Fiume Tu" from the Sogno CD. Close your eyes and listen then look up the translation to English.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the 3 tenors together!!! I hope this young man does his reaction on The Three Tenors!!! They are, in my opinion exquisite, each by themselves and also together!!!! ✨💖✨
Was looking for this, when they compete for the long high notes, amazing and funny. O sole mio is pure perfection ua-cam.com/video/ZvLZSgP0QMY/v-deo.html
I saw a comment on a reaction video that Pavarotti's final reaction was in response to a realization that he had just completed the ultimate, perfect performance of this piece. I have to agree.
yes, his facial expression makes me think of a man who at the start when he comes onto the stage is internally nervous and not sure how the night will go and at the end realizing himself that he just did something that is not easily repeated by anyone not even himself.
My oldest son, had plans at an early age to become a DJ. I exposed him to everything, including opera, so he could appreciate all types of music. When he was 10, he earned money doing odd jobs around the neighborhood, and spent his money for 2 tickets for he and I to go see Madam Butterfly- an opera. Well, he's in his 40's now, and lived out his dream to be a DJ. He plays an opera piece at every gig, especially for weddings. Pavarotti is his fav. Enrico Caruso was the opera singer I most remember from childhood, from my grandmother's collection of old 78rpm records. I asked her to play his music every time I visited her house.
One of the greatest tenors of our time singing a beautiful piece of music. Thank you for the lovely surprise. BTW - the story: he (Calaf) was hoping to marry her, while she (Princess Turandot) was hoping to execute him. Just a simple love story really.
As an Italian subscriber from Napoli (Italy), it's so strange to see you react to Luciano Pavarotti, a real legend in italy and all over the world... in Italy we are very proud of our music history and of our legends 🔥❤️🇮🇹
@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee bro can u fckin read? I mean that as an italian it's strange to see someone react to pavarotti, expecially black pegasus... was not expected at all. Chill bro
@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee ye I see what u mean, maybe it's just cause it's the first time i see a reactor doing pavarotti, and expecially a reactor i'm familiar and being an american rapper.
I love everything I see and hear about Italy, but it will have to wait a while longer until I visit your country, as I'm still mentally and emotionally scarred after Italy beating us in the 2020 Euro finals in such a heart-breaking way. Damn you handsome men and your perfect hair.
What I noticed is how powerful his voice is, yet he remains perfectly calm while singing. There's no struggle to hit those notes, and his voice is clear, yet powerful. No wonder he's considered the best.
I got goosebumps! I had the sound track to the movie Amadeus....in my latest 20's some exhilarating and I'd be cleaning house to and others made me cry... classical music is very moving in all ways!
@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee He was singing at that concert. He always sang. He was a trained professional & would be highly insulted--you kids just don't understand that vocalists of that caliber at that time.would never dream of lipsyncing even at an outdoor concert.
There's a reason he's called The Maestro. He was totally in the character. He was not present in that auditorium, singing to an audience; he was the character in the play expressing what was being said in the moment, 100%. What you saw at the end was his transition back to the real world. He was the greatest.
first time i heard Boheme, i was just a kid... probably 10 or 11. it was on the radio and i didn't understand a word (even though my family was italian, they wouldn't speak it around us unless they were talking about something they didn't want us to know about :( ).. and when it got to the end and he sang, "MIMIIIIIIIIIIIII MIMIIIIIIIIIIIIII" I had zero idea what he had been talking about but i knew something awful happened and i burst into tears. Puccini will do that to you, but it takes a great voice to make you FEEL it.
In 1990 the BBC used this bit of music for the World Cup from Italy 🇮🇹 for their football matches and a new generation of fans were exposed to opera for the 1st time
I'm so glad you got to experience that. He's the best that ever did it. I'm supposed to be a tough guy, but nessun dorma brings me to tears everytime I listen to it. The end is the crescendo, amazing. You my friend always remember Luciano Pavarotti.
I was lucky enough to visit Beerhovens home in Germany when I was there. Seeing his actual written compositions ,and his hearing aid contraptions to help him along while his deafness took over...how sad ,music is your gift your world and your hearing goes. He did write a most somber sounding ,beautiful pc while losing his hearing or already nearly deaf...cause these guys did write hearing every instrument in their head...
Yes. Italia 90. That's when three tenors were put together for the concert for the world cup tournament. The orchestra was conducted by Zubin Mehta. They were also on the next World cup 1994 in the US. And after that it became a bomb. Pavarotti, Carreras and Domingo toured the world with Three tenors show and played on stadiums like rock stars. It was huge and lasted until 2003.
The greatest tenor of all time. His vocal clarity is unmatched. To think Pavarotti still sounded this incredible at nearly 60-years-old in this video is amazing.
Sir, I was brought up on Rap, Reggae and good Sensi but none of these forms has ever moved me to tears like the voice of Pavarotti. If only modern music "Rap" could produce such beauty. No swearing no killing just love.
Ohh, buddy, boy would you be wrong. Check the lyrics in the song again. "No one will learn his name, and alas we all must die." Little context for you for this particular aria (song). The Princess, Turandot, not wishing to agree to an arranged marriage, sets a series of riddles. Anyone wishing to marry her, must answer them, if they fail, she executes them. The singer, Calaf (Here played by Pavarotti), not only answers the riddles, but does the Princess one better. "Find my name before dawn," he says, "And you may have my head." Turandot swears that "None shall sleep!" (Nessun Dorma), and that, unless his name is revealed ere the dawn, her citizens will pay the forfeit with their lives. Calaf replies with this song, smug and sure, that none shall discover his name, until he whispers it on Turandot's lips come morning. Death in Opera is totes a thing
One of the greatest voices in history! Here's a true story: I taught middle school for 36 years. When it was my turn to run the after school detention, I brought a boom box to work and played Pavarotti. It not only was calming and relaxing for me after a long day, I found it did the same for the kids! lol I had admins walk by, look in, and were surprised at how well behaved the kids were! Any kids that complained, I told them that they shouldn't get detention anymore then. Simple. It was a win-win!
It makes me think of the scene in the Shawshank Redemption, when Andy pipes the opera music into the rec yard and the effect it had on the prison population. You have a much more positive strategy of handling discipline than the corrupt warden did.
There is singing, and then there is SINGING…this shows what true singing looks like. When you hear someone who can sing like this, all singing in the future will forever be something different. Still singing, but when you know people are capable of this, you recognize the levels of performing that people are capable of doing you may not have realized existed beforehand.
Luciano Pavarotti singing with James Brown. Yes, *that* James Brown. The godfather of soul. Treat yourself to that. It's amazing how well it works. Really amazing.
Unbelievable natural voice. He smoked cigars ate food you should not eat as an opera singer and yet this voice continue to pour out. Absolutely god-given and gives me shivers every single time.
this is an ARIA from an OPERA; the opera has a whole story. Years of training go into singing like this; he hasn't just got up on a stage and started to sing!! Pavarotti was the greatest of his generation.
First, listen to it again with head phones and close your eyes. Second, Andrea Bocelli sings the one in step brothers. He’s a blind opera singer who is my favorite! Third, thank you for this. - Kristin
Bocelli did duets with Celine Dion (The Prayer) and with Sarah Brightman (Time to Say Goodbye) (Andrew Lloyd Webber's ex and the original lead female, Christine, in Phantom of the Opera). Both duets are amazing.
@@sandralybrand9425 Me too! When my son was little he got sick a lot so I would slow dance with him in my arms to Andrea Bocelli’s Con te Partiro. When he gets married that’s going to be our mother son dance.
There is not one singer like Pavarotti. He is the greatest tenor of all time. It's not just his vocal skill, it's his delivery and his stage presence. When he walks onto a stage, every woman in the audience pays close attention to his every move and every note. He is totally captivating. It's hard to describe unless you have been in the same room as an opera singer. The volume they sing at hits you in the chest like a punch. It's an overwhelming and powerful feeling to hear that live. I experienced it once and I'll never forget it.
Your reactions are pure gold. There are times I watch this video clip ... just to be transported from the mundane to the otherworldly. The greatest tenor of his day. Thanks for sharing.
One time when Pavarotti couldn't perform at the Grammys, Aretha Franklin took over. She had to sing in his key and basically do it without rehearsal. It gives me goosebumps even more so than him singing it the traditional way. Check it out when you get a chance
I'm Italian and as a kid I used to go to see Opera every sunday. I love seeing people from different countries that appreciate my country's favourite music. 🙂
Opera is a genre for all people, whether or not they realize it. You are 100% right that the emotions come through the music and you can feel the meaning, even without knowing the language. Freddie Mercury (of Queen) was an opera lover and a huge fan of Montserrat Caballe, a Spanish opera star. He wrote operatic music to perform with her & if you want to experience a stunning performance, check out their performance of "Barcelona".
The greatest. Luciano passed away in 2007, at the age of 71, to pancreatic cancer. He sang this song at the opening ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Italy. RIP Luciano. They have used 'Nessun Dorma' in a lot of movies. Especially, gangster movies. Watch the video of the 3 Tenors concert in L. A. in 1994. You will hear so much great music. He was known as the 'King of High C'. In one concert he held that final note for 18 seconds. The opera is Turandot.
The piece is hundred years old (premiered in 1924). Puccini's Turandot, from which "Nessun dorma" is taken, is one of the latest great Italian operas, a classical genre who has it roots in early 17Th century. The power in Pavarotti's voice in his prime was simply otherworldly.
In 1998, Pavoratti was scheduled to sing Nessun Dorma at the Grammys. He took sick and at the last minute Aretha Franklin stepped up and sang it. It blew all our minds.
When this was first broadcast on PBS in America several of the "elderly" people in my life at the time, both family and friends, all commented that these guys were good but none of them were Caruso.
I am so happy for you to have such a new experience. He not only was an extraordinary tenor in the classical realms, but he often collaborated with well respected artists of others as well. It may lead you done a rabbit hole of fun. The warmth of his tone and his emotions, as you witnessed, how he conveyed what the composer for. Any way, cheers and fun along the way.
It was from the opera Turandot by Giacomo Puccini and this piece is one of the most recognized by the world and Luciano made it his own! He was fantastic and one of this world’s greatest tenors ever. You should look into more of the 3 tenors concerts they were epic!
I was privileged to be able to hear in person and it is breathe taking to hear him. The greatest tenor that ever lived. Pavarotti did 5 returns and set the place on an explosion of applause. ❤
First you become a metalhead, now you're making your way through opera. If you want both in one, check out Floor Jansen and Henk Poort doing Phantom of The Opera. Incredible.
Floor Jansen is exquisite!!!! I absolutely adore her voice, her power, her range!!! I cried the first time I heard her. She took my breath away. She still does. I am her Fangirl for life!! ✨💖✨
More than an exceptionnaly talented opera singer, Luciano Pavarotti was a humble and very good person. Always a kind word for people he met (kids, men or women), living a simple life. Thx for your video!
Some classical ALRIGHT! Love classical...just thinking about the talented composers from back then, imagining in their head 1st ,then writing down the notes on paper for EACH instrument in a huge symphony Orchestra ( don't know how many would be a typical number) and had it all come together sounding beautiful ???!!! How?? I love classical ,l so admire opera singers they have to be trained on how to breath , project ,etc...they don't just belt it out they are conscious and aware of every part of their breathing, lungs, chest ,vocal cords, throat...amazing talent! And I am 1st and foremost a rock fan 😁☮️
I loved when I read that David Draiman of the group Desturbed saw that show "the 3 tenors" with his Dad. Shows what his beginnings and training was all about ! David said it moved him so ,it was all so magnificent...
One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever composed and sung by unarguably the greatest tenor ever to give his voice to music. This is greatness in music that will live forever.
Pavarotti gives me goosebumps every time. Thanks for stepping out of your comfort zone, I probably have the craziest, most eclectic music taste and you're going with me on a crazy journey.
Whenever I watch this I get chills!! I also wonder what he's staring at so intently.? We all know he knows the words already. I like to think that he's staring at an Angel telling him 'You've got this!'. He has a voice sent from Heaven above ❤!
The title "Nessum Dorma" literally translates to "LET NO ONE SLEEP". It first premiered in 1926, two years after the original playwrite (Giacomo Puccini) died in 1924. As you probably know, Operas are all about the story itself: In TURANDOT, the story takes place in China and follows the Prince Calaf, who falls in love with the cold Princess Turandot. In order to win her hand in marriage, a suitor must solve three riddles, with a wrong answer resulting in his execution. Calaf passes the test, but Turandot refuses to marry him. He offers her a way out: if she is able to guess his name before dawn the next day, he will accept death.
Billions of people can sing. Millions sing well. Thousands earn a living doing it. Hundreds earn millions doing it. But there will only ever be, one Luciano Pavarotti.
The man leading the orchestra is the conductor not the composer. Puccini was the composer 100 years ago.
Pavarotti was one of the most amazing tenors in the world of opera
We learnin'! :)
Puccini died in 1924
while he was writing this opera Turandot.
@@johncrwarner From what I've read there were lots of arguments on who and how the opera was to be completed after Puccini's death.
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The only uncompleted part was the final duet - and he wasn't happy with the text for that.
It was completed up until them as I understand it.
I've seen few reactions where there has been a conductor ie the Proms and most Americans say composer
If that doesn't give you goose bumps, check your pulse, you are probably dead... Luciano was arguably the best tenor of the 20th century. Glad you enjoyed it.....
no matter how many times I listen to it, I always end up crying...
Definitely 😮 wow.. emotional not even close to explaining it.
full. body.
The face of someone who knows they just had a legendary performance.
He was literally in his own world in that moment Luciano WAS Calaf, and you see him snap back to reality and realise where he is and what he's doing.
Or one who tough Hi Hop or Rapping was the greatest achievement of music. 😄
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Exactly, in this performance Luciano was at the top of him voice power, he was about 40/45 years old here.
That's a piece very dangerous to sing also for a monster like Luciano
Here is a cool comment from one of your subscribers. My grandmother was the program director of Carnegie Hall from 1985-2001. I met Luciano Pavarotti several times!! The 1st time that I met him I was 14. Right after rehearsal we went and got Haagen Dazs ice cream--hahaha!! He wanted to "soothe" his throat. I was in a Boy Choir at the time and asked him about the ice cream. He said," HOT before singing and COLD after singing. Always. Got it? Good Boy. " I will never forget that exchange--hahaha. He was so cool and casual. He loved my grandmother (who just passed on November 18th 2023 at age 89). To me, he was a kind man first & THEN the greatest operatic 2nd Tenor EVER!
What a beautiful story. Thanks for sharing that.
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Really a great story ! Thank you ❣
Who was nr 1, curious🤔
@@MickeJonasson-hh9wp I am not sure if you are just playing around here, but "2nd Tenor" is a voice range. 1st Tenor, 2nd Tenor, Baritone, & Bass are the male groupings. For women, there is 1st Soprano, 2nd Soprano, 1st Alto, & 2nd Alto. While Luciano was alive he was the #1 2nd Tenor opera singer in the world. :o)
The BEST thing about UA-cam reactions is getting to watch music lovers of all genres getting turned on to work from outside their own musical lane!!
Pavarotti once said in an interview here in the UK that he told his daughters to not limit their listening to one type of music but to listen to all genres and pick what you like From all styles.
People think that the best singers in their genre of music only listen to their own kind of music. But they listen to all sorts of music! Elvis listened to gospel, country, blues, jazz, pop and he loved listening to opera.
It’s getting harder to believe these guys never heard or heard of some of the music. Starting to feel staged
@@sandralybrand9425 Yes Elvis loved the voice of Sherril Milnes one of the leading opera singers of the time.Opera singers rarely listen to opera music in their spare time but listen to other genres -otherwise it would be too much like "work."
He will forget this soon. It's not going to turn him into an opera lover. 😂
For anyone wondering about the bit at the end where he looks stuck, that's actually what happened. When Tenors hit a power note, it's difficult for us to let go of the power. Something in the chest doesn't want the resonance to end and tries to hold on. I've experienced it a couple of times, it's like you're wielding a ball of fire. That's why the tenor is always the hero
It's similar for sopranos. Different than the "o" but your whole body, down to your toes, resonates with those high frequencies and the volume and it's sublime. My very gentlemanly elderly vocal coach, a tenor, once asked very delicately what the high notes feel like for a soprano. He'd always wanted to know but didn't want to offend anyone by asking. I was the only one he dared ask and he approached the subject very carefully. My answer was they're very different sensations but I'd be hard-pressed to choose. He nodded thoughtfully and murmured, "I thought so. I thought so."
@gailanderson7217 nice! The high frequency of vibrations is why it's so hard for Tenors and Sopranos to hold in to their voice longterm unless you really take good care of it. I'm always impressed when I see someone in their 60s still going strong
I’m a tenor and agree, 100%. That feeling is overwhelming.
Those last two notes he definitely gets stuck between, and he almost breaks in between, but somehow, magically, that is *just perfect* with the orchestra, despite the fact there is no way for the conductor to pre-empt exactly when he’d go, especially as an orchestra plays slightly behind the conductor, and we got one of the best performances of all time.
I was thinking it was the human becoming conscious again, after the spirit temporarily took over, and is regaining its bearings. We might actually be talking about the same thing.
That, my dear rapper, was music.
Hahaha 😅
Yes! I went to see him in person!! Magnificent!!
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Expand your mind @@cocoanco7
Best comment I’ve read in my life 😂
You don’t even need to know Italian to experience the tremendous emotion of this performance. Pavarotti gave you more than just his voice, he gave you his heart and his soul.
The power of music. Sounds evoking feelings. Check this out. Andrea Bocelli singing "Come Un Fiume Tu" from the Sogno CD. Close your eyes and listen then look up the translation to English.
Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo and José Carreras...the 3 Tenors...amazing group!!! were iconic for a long time
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the 3 tenors together!!! I hope this young man does his reaction on The Three Tenors!!! They are, in my opinion exquisite, each by themselves and also together!!!! ✨💖✨
he should listen to O sole mio from them.
I agree with all of you.
Was looking for this, when they compete for the long high notes, amazing and funny. O sole mio is pure perfection ua-cam.com/video/ZvLZSgP0QMY/v-deo.html
I agree!💖
I've never listened to this song, sung by Pavarotti, without shedding tears. Beautiful.
Same. ❤❤❤😭😭
I saw a comment on a reaction video that Pavarotti's final reaction was in response to a realization that he had just completed the ultimate, perfect performance of this piece. I have to agree.
yes, his facial expression makes me think of a man who at the start when he comes onto the stage is internally nervous and not sure how the night will go and at the end realizing himself that he just did something that is not easily repeated by anyone not even himself.
My oldest son, had plans at an early age to become a DJ. I exposed him to everything, including opera, so he could appreciate all types of music. When he was 10, he earned money doing odd jobs around the neighborhood, and spent his money for 2 tickets for he and I to go see Madam Butterfly- an opera. Well, he's in his 40's now, and lived out his dream to be a DJ. He plays an opera piece at every gig, especially for weddings. Pavarotti is his fav.
Enrico Caruso was the opera singer I most remember from childhood, from my grandmother's collection of old 78rpm records. I asked her to play his music every time I visited her house.
Caruso was so brilliant.
We must be about the same age , I am 92 and my grandmother too had a great record collection. I started listening at age 4 and never stopped.
One of the greatest tenors of our time singing a beautiful piece of music. Thank you for the lovely surprise. BTW - the story: he (Calaf) was hoping to marry her, while she (Princess Turandot) was hoping to execute him. Just a simple love story really.
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Not just the greatest tenor of our time, but one of the greatest of ALL time!
THE greatest.
One of?
@@bazo3778 Yes, one of. Opera existed long before recorded music, and the many great voices of the past remain unheard
As an Italian subscriber from Napoli (Italy), it's so strange to see you react to Luciano Pavarotti, a real legend in italy and all over the world... in Italy we are very proud of our music history and of our legends 🔥❤️🇮🇹
@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee bro can u fckin read? I mean that as an italian it's strange to see someone react to pavarotti, expecially black pegasus... was not expected at all. Chill bro
@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee ye I see what u mean, maybe it's just cause it's the first time i see a reactor doing pavarotti, and expecially a reactor i'm familiar and being an american rapper.
I love everything I see and hear about Italy, but it will have to wait a while longer until I visit your country, as I'm still mentally and emotionally scarred after Italy beating us in the 2020 Euro finals in such a heart-breaking way. Damn you handsome men and your perfect hair.
What I noticed is how powerful his voice is, yet he remains perfectly calm while singing. There's no struggle to hit those notes, and his voice is clear, yet powerful. No wonder he's considered the best.
That's the training with the breathing especially...
I got goosebumps! I had the sound track to the movie Amadeus....in my latest 20's some exhilarating and I'd be cleaning house to and others made me cry... classical music is very moving in all ways!
@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee Proof
Opera developed before the microphone was invented.
@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee He was singing at that concert. He always sang. He was a trained professional & would be highly insulted--you kids just don't understand that vocalists of that caliber at that time.would never dream of lipsyncing even at an outdoor concert.
There's a reason he's called The Maestro. He was totally in the character. He was not present in that auditorium, singing to an audience; he was the character in the play expressing what was being said in the moment, 100%. What you saw at the end was his transition back to the real world. He was the greatest.
Classical/Opera is such a vibe, even if u don’t understand the lyrics…..u feel every word, it’s sooooo powerful
first time i heard Boheme, i was just a kid... probably 10 or 11. it was on the radio and i didn't understand a word (even though my family was italian, they wouldn't speak it around us unless they were talking about something they didn't want us to know about :( ).. and when it got to the end and he sang, "MIMIIIIIIIIIIIII MIMIIIIIIIIIIIIII" I had zero idea what he had been talking about but i knew something awful happened and i burst into tears. Puccini will do that to you, but it takes a great voice to make you FEEL it.
Thats the greatest voice in the last 100 years--maybe ever.
Agreed, Enrico Caruso is the only one that might be better but no way to tell because the recordings of his time are not digital.
In 1990 the BBC used this bit of music for the World Cup from Italy 🇮🇹 for their football matches and a new generation of fans were exposed to opera for the 1st time
I'm so glad you got to experience that. He's the best that ever did it. I'm supposed to be a tough guy, but nessun dorma brings me to tears everytime I listen to it. The end is the crescendo, amazing. You my friend always remember Luciano Pavarotti.
And that's why Pavarotti is THE BEST!!!
Pavarotti was arguably the best opera Tenor to ever live. He lived the music and never disappointed.
he gave his heart and soul to this song, we can feel it!
Oh, I had to stop what I was watching to come watch this. It’s always cool seeing somebody get introduced to something so powerful.
Classical music is POWERFUL
I was lucky enough to visit Beerhovens home in Germany when I was there. Seeing his actual written compositions ,and his hearing aid contraptions to help him along while his deafness took over...how sad ,music is your gift your world and your hearing goes. He did write a most somber sounding ,beautiful pc while losing his hearing or already nearly deaf...cause these guys did write hearing every instrument in their head...
He blew his own mind. Even Luciano didn't know that was going to come through. What a Masterpiece and Master performance.
In the UK, this song will forever be connected to the Italian 1990 World Cup. Amazing.
will allways remeber them great time
it kills me..gazzas tears..missed penalties ..eats me up inside lol
Yes. Italia 90. That's when three tenors were put together for the concert for the world cup tournament. The orchestra was conducted by Zubin Mehta. They were also on the next World cup 1994 in the US. And after that it became a bomb. Pavarotti, Carreras and Domingo toured the world with Three tenors show and played on stadiums like rock stars. It was huge and lasted until 2003.
It was already around a hundred years before for that and has been associated with so much more. Always has been, always will be.
@@personalcheeses8073 he said in the uk.. and its to the masses
The greatest tenor of all time. His vocal clarity is unmatched. To think Pavarotti still sounded this incredible at nearly 60-years-old in this video is amazing.
One of the greatest tenors ever lived
Thank you ❤
Sir, I was brought up on Rap, Reggae and good Sensi but none of these forms has ever moved me to tears like the voice of Pavarotti. If only modern music "Rap" could produce such beauty. No swearing no killing just love.
Ohh, buddy, boy would you be wrong. Check the lyrics in the song again. "No one will learn his name, and alas we all must die." Little context for you for this particular aria (song). The Princess, Turandot, not wishing to agree to an arranged marriage, sets a series of riddles. Anyone wishing to marry her, must answer them, if they fail, she executes them. The singer, Calaf (Here played by Pavarotti), not only answers the riddles, but does the Princess one better. "Find my name before dawn," he says, "And you may have my head." Turandot swears that "None shall sleep!" (Nessun Dorma), and that, unless his name is revealed ere the dawn, her citizens will pay the forfeit with their lives. Calaf replies with this song, smug and sure, that none shall discover his name, until he whispers it on Turandot's lips come morning. Death in Opera is totes a thing
One of the greatest voices in history! Here's a true story: I taught middle school for 36 years. When it was my turn to run the after school detention, I brought a boom box to work and played Pavarotti. It not only was calming and relaxing for me after a long day, I found it did the same for the kids! lol I had admins walk by, look in, and were surprised at how well behaved the kids were! Any kids that complained, I told them that they shouldn't get detention anymore then. Simple. It was a win-win!
Brilliant story ❤
It makes me think of the scene in the Shawshank Redemption, when Andy pipes the opera music into the rec yard and the effect it had on the prison population. You have a much more positive strategy of handling discipline than the corrupt warden did.
There is singing, and then there is SINGING…this shows what true singing looks like. When you hear someone who can sing like this, all singing in the future will forever be something different. Still singing, but when you know people are capable of this, you recognize the levels of performing that people are capable of doing you may not have realized existed beforehand.
I did not need to understand one word to feel it. I knew i was listening to greatness.
Luciano Pavarotti singing with James Brown. Yes, *that* James Brown. The godfather of soul. Treat yourself to that. It's amazing how well it works. Really amazing.
Yes, it's awesome 👌
Ditto! Fabulous! And the respect and reverence they show for each other, absolute masters at their respective craft, is awesome! 💯
This! Watch this!
Also Perhaps Love with John Denver.
I loved him and James Brown singing This is a man’s World!! So classy and absolutely amazing!!!
Can you imagine a world where opera was listened to by all cultures? It would change the vibration to one of more positivity and peace.
Unbelievable natural voice. He smoked cigars ate food you should not eat as an opera singer and yet this voice continue to pour out. Absolutely god-given and gives me shivers every single time.
He died of Pancreatic cancer
It's crazy that dude's face is the most intense AFTER he's done singing. He's amazingly relaxed while singing, even the belts.
Never get tired of watching this man ! He was so talented !!
this is an ARIA from an OPERA; the opera has a whole story. Years of training go into singing like this; he hasn't just got up on a stage and started to sing!! Pavarotti was the greatest of his generation.
First, listen to it again with head phones and close your eyes. Second, Andrea Bocelli sings the one in step brothers. He’s a blind opera singer who is my favorite! Third, thank you for this. - Kristin
Bocelli did duets with Celine Dion (The Prayer) and with Sarah Brightman (Time to Say Goodbye) (Andrew Lloyd Webber's ex and the original lead female, Christine, in Phantom of the Opera). Both duets are amazing.
I love listening to Bocelli
@@sandralybrand9425 Me too! When my son was little he got sick a lot so I would slow dance with him in my arms to Andrea Bocelli’s Con te Partiro. When he gets married that’s going to be our mother son dance.
@@wendypow1963 I’ve heard them both. Stunning! There’s just something timeless about his voice.
Love Andrea Bocelli. Voice of an angel. Him and Sarah Brightman singing Time to Say Goodbye brings me to tears every time.
A voice like this needs no microphone to fill a theater. Live, it's vibrations make your body resonate. It's an experience.
This piece is 100 years old.
and is still perfect.
Your expressions say it all 🎉🎉 Pavarotti had a nine Octave range, so yes, a powerhouse........One of the best.
There is not one singer like Pavarotti. He is the greatest tenor of all time. It's not just his vocal skill, it's his delivery and his stage presence. When he walks onto a stage, every woman in the audience pays close attention to his every move and every note. He is totally captivating. It's hard to describe unless you have been in the same room as an opera singer. The volume they sing at hits you in the chest like a punch. It's an overwhelming and powerful feeling to hear that live. I experienced it once and I'll never forget it.
Great reaction! A magnificent singer who blew everyone's socks off in this performance. He is missed. Thank you!
When you can watch "The Three Tenors", Carreras, Domingo and Pavarotti, singing together, it's like dying of pleasure....!!!
I think it's funny...especially o sol mio
The best way to die 😅
Your reactions are pure gold. There are times I watch this video clip ... just to be transported from the mundane to the otherworldly. The greatest tenor of his day. Thanks for sharing.
Now for Freddie and Monserrat ,Barcelona will blow your mind 👏👏👏
Seconded.
Just listened to this for the first time based on your recommendation. Awesome!
Freddy, never afraid to step it up a notch. He was in his element standing next to Montserrat.
Oh yes Please!!
There were so many emotions tied to that piece and that recording...
Pavarotti is the gold standard. Everyone else is everyone else.
Legend has it that his final note peeled back time and space and his expression was that of a man seeing straight into the Heavenly splendour.
😁😄✌
Only Luciano can bring you to tears with Nessum Dorma
Pavarotti was such champion of all kinds of music. You should check out out some of his duets with rock/pop signers.
James Brown and pavarotti excellent
Yeah, I always thought Meat Loaf had a good, strong voice, until I heard him sing with Pavarotti. Meat's voice sounded so tiny next to Pavarotti.
Pavarotti and Friends was the series. He sang with many rock and pop singers. Proceeds for Sarajevo. You have to check it out!
Luciano was amazing. When he sang Ave Maria it brought me to tears EVERY time. He’s Italian, we are a passionate people, hence the face.
Wow, I always get goosebumps when I watch this, an incredible performance, epic. What a voice Pavarotti had, just amazing and I love this aria.
One of the most beautiful songs ever !!!
One time when Pavarotti couldn't perform at the Grammys, Aretha Franklin took over. She had to sing in his key and basically do it without rehearsal. It gives me goosebumps even more so than him singing it the traditional way. Check it out when you get a chance
Yes, she was amazing!
I'm Italian and love him. My parents saw him live, in NYC.❤
You did not just listen to a song this time, you had a whole new experience
I'm Italian and as a kid I used to go to see Opera every sunday. I love seeing people from different countries that appreciate my country's favourite music. 🙂
Opera is a genre for all people, whether or not they realize it. You are 100% right that the emotions come through the music and you can feel the meaning, even without knowing the language. Freddie Mercury (of Queen) was an opera lover and a huge fan of Montserrat Caballe, a Spanish opera star. He wrote operatic music to perform with her & if you want to experience a stunning performance, check out their performance of "Barcelona".
BARCELONA!!!!
The look on your face speaks volumes. Welcome to the world of opera and the voice of angels
The greatest. Luciano passed away in 2007, at the age of 71, to pancreatic cancer. He sang this song at the opening ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Italy. RIP Luciano. They have used 'Nessun Dorma' in a lot of movies. Especially, gangster movies. Watch the video of the 3 Tenors concert in L. A. in 1994. You will hear so much great music. He was known as the 'King of High C'. In one concert he held that final note for 18 seconds. The opera is Turandot.
His diaphragm and breath control is absolutely incredible.
The piece is hundred years old (premiered in 1924). Puccini's Turandot, from which "Nessun dorma" is taken, is one of the latest great Italian operas, a classical genre who has it roots in early 17Th century. The power in Pavarotti's voice in his prime was simply otherworldly.
That cathartic moment he realised he's been listening to shite all his life and he's just heard the voice of God.
In 1998, Pavoratti was scheduled to sing Nessun Dorma at the Grammys. He took sick and at the last minute Aretha Franklin stepped up and sang it. It blew all our minds.
Pavarotti, grazie
The greatest tenor to have lived. A simply incredible and powerful voice.
Goosebumps! Every time i hear Pavarotti sing. ❤❤
The best opera singer singing the best song in opera, what else could you expect!
When this was first broadcast on PBS in America several of the "elderly" people in my life at the time, both family and friends, all commented that these guys were good but none of them were Caruso.
I am so happy for you to have such a new experience. He not only was an extraordinary tenor in the classical realms, but he often collaborated with well respected artists of others as well. It may lead you done a rabbit hole of fun. The warmth of his tone and his emotions, as you witnessed, how he conveyed what the composer for. Any way, cheers and fun along the way.
It was from the opera Turandot by Giacomo Puccini and this piece is one of the most recognized by the world and Luciano made it his own! He was fantastic and one of this world’s greatest tenors ever.
You should look into more of the 3 tenors concerts they were epic!
I was privileged to be able to hear in person and it is breathe taking to hear him. The greatest tenor that ever lived. Pavarotti did 5 returns and set the place on an explosion of applause. ❤
You have just seen and heard perfection 🎉❤
Whenever he hits that, note at the end. i get goose bumps and shiver, and i shed a tear. Never knew what the words were
Every time I see/hear this piece I am in tears. I’m so glad you’ve experienced this performance. It’s perfection! ❤❤❤
Makes me go all goose bumpy
The 3 Tenors doing Brindisi is fantastic too
Best opera singer in the world what a voice!!
First you become a metalhead, now you're making your way through opera. If you want both in one, check out Floor Jansen and Henk Poort doing Phantom of The Opera. Incredible.
Floor Jansen is exquisite!!!! I absolutely adore her voice, her power, her range!!! I cried the first time I heard her. She took my breath away. She still does. I am her Fangirl for life!! ✨💖✨
More than an exceptionnaly talented opera singer, Luciano Pavarotti was a humble and very good person. Always a kind word for people he met (kids, men or women), living a simple life.
Thx for your video!
This always seems to bring tears to my eyes.
This performance always brings tears. Thanks for sharing.
Some classical ALRIGHT! Love classical...just thinking about the talented composers from back then, imagining in their head 1st ,then writing down the notes on paper for EACH instrument in a huge symphony Orchestra ( don't know how many would be a typical number) and had it all come together sounding beautiful ???!!! How?? I love classical ,l so admire opera singers they have to be trained on how to breath , project ,etc...they don't just belt it out they are conscious and aware of every part of their breathing, lungs, chest ,vocal cords, throat...amazing talent! And I am 1st and foremost a rock fan 😁☮️
My mum introduced me to opera. I thank her every time I listen ❤❤. Goosebumps. Every single time.
The three Tenors Album was the most sold classic Album of all times. Pavarottis Voice you only find once in a Century.
Oh for his voice, i think quite a bit longer! No one will ever match him. Of this, I am quite sure.
One of if not the most beautiful vocal performances ever recorded- simply perfect. Rip Pavarotti
Right On! Never in a million did I think I'd see this here. ❤❤❤
I always get emotional & tear up listening to this - it's a emotional roller coaster
the three tenors live will rock you...
I loved when I read that David Draiman of the group Desturbed saw that show "the 3 tenors" with his Dad. Shows what his beginnings and training was all about ! David said it moved him so ,it was all so magnificent...
One of my favorite songs ever written. So beautiful and powerful and Sung by one of the best singers ever.
Such an amazing performance ....
One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever composed and sung by unarguably the greatest tenor ever to give his voice to music. This is greatness in music that will live forever.
The Greatness of a Strong Tenor. 💯
Pavarotti gives me goosebumps every time. Thanks for stepping out of your comfort zone, I probably have the craziest, most eclectic music taste and you're going with me on a crazy journey.
💗 -this is my absolute favorite singer singing the song that him the best ever.
Whenever I watch this I get chills!! I also wonder what he's staring at so intently.? We all know he knows the words already. I like to think that he's staring at an Angel telling him 'You've got this!'. He has a voice sent from Heaven above ❤!
The title "Nessum Dorma" literally translates to "LET NO ONE SLEEP". It first premiered in 1926, two years after the original playwrite (Giacomo Puccini) died in 1924. As you probably know, Operas are all about the story itself: In TURANDOT, the story takes place in China and follows the Prince Calaf, who falls in love with the cold Princess Turandot. In order to win her hand in marriage, a suitor must solve three riddles, with a wrong answer resulting in his execution. Calaf passes the test, but Turandot refuses to marry him. He offers her a way out: if she is able to guess his name before dawn the next day, he will accept death.
Nadie duerma
So glad your appreciating the deep feelings of this outstanding performance of a great arria. He has a magnificent voice.
Loo-chi-ah-no! Love that you're going this broad in your selection.
I am happy that you enjoyed the opera. He is out of this world. There is no one like him.
This went to number 2 in the UK charts in 1990 as it was used by the BBC in its World Cup coverage
Billions of people can sing. Millions sing well. Thousands earn a living doing it. Hundreds earn millions doing it. But there will only ever be, one Luciano Pavarotti.
The dude had some pipes .. I kinda like it … god gave him some pipes awesome …… 😮❤️❤️❤️love you did this ….