Luciano Pavarotti

 

Being one of the Three Tenors, who had their first performance at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in front of a large international audience, Luciano Pavarotti rose to fame for his TV performances and public appearances. Italian operatic singer Luciano Pavarotti transitioned into popular music in his latter years of performing, and he went on to become one of the most renowned and beloved tenors of all time. He recorded several operas in their entirety as well as solo arias, becoming known all over the globe for his tone and earning the moniker "King of the High Cs."

Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, and Luciano Pavarotti made up the operatic vocal trio known as The Three Tenors in the 1990s and early 2000s. The three started working together with a performance in the historic Baths of Caracalla in Rome, Italy, on July 7, 1990, the night before the FIFA World Cup Final of 1990, which was seen by an estimated 800 million people worldwide. The sight of three tenors singing at a World Cup performance while wearing elegant evening attire mesmerized the whole world. This first concert's recording went on to become the all-time best-selling classical CD and inspired other appearances and live recordings. At three further World Cup Finals, in 1994 in Los Angeles, 1998 in Paris, and 2002 in Yokohama, they performed for a worldwide televised audience. They also performed in several other cities throughout the globe, often before big crowds in stadiums or other comparable sized facilities. They last performed together at an arena in Columbus, Ohio, on 28 September 2003.

The opera, Broadway, Neapolitan melodies, and pop classics were all represented in the Three Tenors' repertoire. The ballad "O Sole Mio," which all three tenors frequently performed together, and "Nessun dorma" from Puccini's opera Turandot were the group's hallmark songs. Pavarotti typically sang the former.