He was a hit, and he was soon engaged to sing Puccini's Rodolfo throughout Italy.
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In 1961, the same year he got his driver's license, he won the internationally coveted Achille Peri Prize and shortly afterwards made his professional debut in Reggio ilia in La Boh e. Lessons with Arrigo Pola and later withemettore Campogalliani who refined the young tenor's phrasing and concentration. "I think a life spent on music is a life beautifully spent,'' the great tenor believes, "and this is what I have devoted my life to.'' He was born in Modena, Italy, where he received his first music lessons from his father Fernando and he gained his first musical experience with the Modena Choir.
The year 2001 marks the 40th anniversary of Pavarotti's opera debut, and the impact of his artistry is enormous: performances throughout the world that are the stuff of opera history, unforgettable appearances as part of the Three Tenors who have brought unprecedented popularity to the repertory, tireless charity work for the United Nations, and a treasure trove of musical memories. "You listen to him and you love him.'' Pavarotti generously returns that love, and he has done so throughout an extraordinary career that must count as one of the most thrilling spectacles in modern culture. "He projects like a searchlight, and he is all heart,'' the Chicago Sun-Times proclaimed, echoing the feelings of audiences everywhere who have heard this man. Blessed with the sort of voice that comes around perhaps once in a century, Luciano Pavarotti placed his unique tenor instrument at the service of the great composers, revitalizing opera in our time and bringing beauty to generations of music lovers. (Popular-Singer Opera-impressario, born October 12, 1935, Modena, Italy died September 6, 2007, Modena, Italy) His name in the United States is synonymous with opera, and the warmth of his artistry has brought joy to millions.
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