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...comes very rarely in a hundred years," according to conductor Richard Bonynge - had a clear, penetrating timbre, alive with the resonance known to singers as "ping." At the same time it radiated a gorgeously warm romantic sheen. He produced it with an unforced, open-throated quality that Italians call lasciarsi andare - letting it pour forth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pavarotti: A Voice for the Ages | 9/6/2007 | See Source »

...range is high, encompassing top Bs, Cs and even Ds with an unforced, open-throated quality that Italians call lasciarsi andare?letting it pour forth. Many tenors blessed with such an instrument would be content to let it pour forth at top volume, and subtlety be damned. Pavarotti has instinctive taste and musicality, not to mention a keen sense of timing. He shades his phrasing and dynamics in order to bring the composer's lines to life and let them breathe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Opera's Golden Tenor | 9/24/1979 | See Source »

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