Pavarotti in "very serious condition" - Page 2

Snowflake · 09-05-2007, 11:10 PM

You know, I can't quite believe it. The King of the High C's - gone.

He was the first opera singer I saw (and a concert at the Bowl with him dates the last time I was at the Bowl). Everything about him was bigger than life, the man, the ego and that gift from the heavens which won him fame, that incredible voice.

He was mercurial, kind and generous with his time, his talent and his many charities. He brought music to the far corners of the earth and all was done with such joie de vivre. I feel really blessed to have heard him here in SF, at the Met and in various concert venues, even when he sang dreck (like the 3 tenors thing) he was still magical. RIP Luciano, addio, senza rancor.

Tref · 09-05-2007, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Bornieo: Fully Loaded

I heard he passed away and eventually died...

I heard it was the other way around.

Morrigoon · 09-05-2007, 11:16 PM

OMG! That sucks!

RStar · 09-05-2007, 11:27 PM

very sad. He was a legend and will be missed.

No so much by me, as I hate opera.

Isaac · 09-05-2007, 11:30 PM

We're gonna need another ~~Billly~~ Pavarotti !

wendybeth · 09-05-2007, 11:36 PM

He's just pining.....

Sorry- couldn't resist.

Tref · 09-06-2007, 12:03 AM

I hear Enrico Caruso hasn't been feeling too good either.

Gn2Dlnd · 09-06-2007, 07:50 AM

Caruso's condition has been reported as grave.

Kevy Baby · 09-06-2007, 09:01 AM

If Enrico Caruso were alive today, he would be wondering, "Why is it so dark in here?"

Snowflake · 09-06-2007, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

If Enrico Caruso were alive today, he would be wondering, "Why is it so dark in here?"

Not if he were in his original glass sarcophogus, Caruso was on full view for several years (and apparently embalmed very well and looked good, as good as can be for a dead guy) Similarly, when Douglas Fairbanks Jr was interred at Hollywood Forever, he's in the Fairbanks crypt with his Dad, Doug Sr. A friend of mine worked for HF then and was there when they opened the crypt/sarcaphogus and the examined Doug Sr. and he looks as if they just planted him (he died in 1939, btw). Yet another piece of weird and useless trivia lurking in my brain.

Now, back to Pavarotti, an excellent assesment of him can be found here

09-05-2007, 11:10 PM	#11
Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	You know, I can't quite believe it. The King of the High C's - gone. He was the first opera singer I saw (and a concert at the Bowl with him dates the last time I was at the Bowl). Everything about him was bigger than life, the man, the ego and that gift from the heavens which won him fame, that incredible voice. He was mercurial, kind and generous with his time, his talent and his many charities. He brought music to the far corners of the earth and all was done with such joie de vivre. I feel really blessed to have heard him here in SF, at the Met and in various concert venues, even when he sang dreck (like the 3 tenors thing) he was still magical. RIP Luciano, addio, senza rancor. __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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RStar Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Me & Manyard hangin out! Posts: 5,433	very sad. He was a legend and will be missed. No so much by me, as I hate opera. __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup! www.StarTownGifts.com
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Isaac the one n only Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Anaheim Posts: 1,236	We're gonna need another ~~Billly~~ Pavarotti ! __________________
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wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	He's just pining..... Sorry- couldn't resist. __________________
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Tref Not Tref Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,188	I hear Enrico Caruso hasn't been feeling too good either. __________________ Tref3.0 Listen in aural 3-D to Pop's muzak! (New songs added semi-bi-daily) j & j Did you know that Emas eht yltcaxe is exactly the same spelled backwards?! Last edited by Tref : 09-06-2007 at 12:28 AM. Reason: i didn't even know the fat lady had sung!
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09-06-2007, 07:50 AM	#18
Gn2Dlnd Parmmadore Jim Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Casita del Queso Posts: 3,810	Caruso's condition has been reported as grave. __________________ Does anyone still wear a hat?
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09-06-2007, 09:01 AM	#19
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	If Enrico Caruso were alive today, he would be wondering, "Why is it so dark in here?" __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln Last edited by Kevy Baby : 09-06-2007 at 09:01 AM. Reason: With apologies to Terry Pratchett
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