Two Tenors

Amy Austin | September 6, 2007
Anyone else a little saddened to hear of Luciano Pavarotti's death? Like my grandfather, he died from pancreatic cancer.

People are already speculating on his potential successors.

Scott Hardie | September 6, 2007
My parents raised me with a dislike of silence. Music flowed softly through our home at all hours, classical on my mom's side and opera on my dad's. He leaned towards Kiri Te Kanawa and Maria Callas and other divas, but no singer held a higher place in his heart than Pavarotti. When I was little, Pavarotti was the only singer, this larger-than-life performer who could hold a crowd transfixed. He had a beautiful, lush voice, and an obvious love for life. I have no ear for his talent today, but I do know how richly his fans adored him, and how deeply he will be missed.

Amy Austin | September 6, 2007
Very nice eulogy, Scott.

Tom Leggett | September 8, 2007
Cross posted:

On the radio this morning I heard an anecdote about Pavarotti from rocker Ian Gillian. When they first met, Pavarotti said he was envious of Gillian because he'd heard him sing Smoke on the Water six or seven times, and Gillian sang it a different way in each show. Pavarotti lamented that he had to sing Nessun Dorma note-perfect every time or he'd be crucified by the critics.

Funny, I never pegged Pavarotti for a Deep Purple fan.

Amy Austin | September 8, 2007
That's awesome!