Texsox Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 Perhaps the greatest of all time NEW YORK (AP) - This is the finale, Luciano Pavarotti said of Saturday's ``Tosca,'' one last opera on stage after more than four decades of the high Cs that transformed him from an insurance salesman to perhaps the most widely beloved classical singer ever. Every ticket had been sold for 4,000 seats at Saturday night's production at the Metropolitan Opera House, the stage that made Pavarotti famous as the tenor with the big belly and super-sized smile. He had said last summer that this would be his final staged performance at the Met. During an interview with The Associated Press on Friday, Pavarotti went a step farther: It was his final night of staged opera anywhere. ``Tomorrow is a very important day,'' the 68-year-old artist said at his apartment overlooking Central Park. ``It is the last performance on the stage.'' Just at the Met? ``Anywhere, I think,'' he said. ``I think it's time.'' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 What were the other 2 tenors called? I can neva remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldmember Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 he will be missed, not by me , but missed all the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted March 14, 2004 Author Share Posted March 14, 2004 What were the other 2 tenors called? I can neva remember. José Carreras and Plácido Domingo They started a trend away from full operas and just signing the hits. To hear these guys fill a very large orchestra hall with their voices, without electronic amplification, is truly amazing to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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