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...evoking an icy wonderland on television, since Torino has been unseasonably warm and there is no real snow in town. But it turned out they were leaving in the eighth inning. Massive ruby drapes had appeared beneath the cauldron and they parted to reveal a giant chandelier and Luciano Pavarotti in a setting suggesting an outdoor opera house. H?e performed "Nessun Dorma," the Puccini aria he made immortal. In English, it would be, "With the dawn I will win! I'll win! I'll win!" Or even, "I will conquer." The brief fireworks that followed were literally anticlimactic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: View from the Stands | 2/10/2006 | See Source »

According to Acosta, one possibility open to Ma is to work with the Messengers of Peace program, along with fellow performers Luciano Pavarotti and Michael Douglas, as well as Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel, scientist Jane Goodall, and athletes Magic Johnson and Muhammad...

Author: By Marianne F. Kaletzky, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ma Named U.N. Ambassador | 1/18/2006 | See Source »

...being a parent. What aria do you most like singing? The Song to the Moon, from Rusalka, is my signature piece. And what do you most like listening to? Susan Graham singing as the Composer from Ariadne and Placido singing Otello - he was the greatest Otello for 30 years. Luciano, too, was so perfect in every way. I think of him as Ella Fitzgerald, and Placido as Sarah Vaughan. Luciano - classical, crystal, timeless perfection. Placido - more baroque, a little bit twisted, crazy and sexy. For my own singing, I used to be attracted by the baroque, the flashier the better...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions For Renee Fleming | 11/27/2005 | See Source »

...WHAT DO YOU MOST LIKE LISTENING TO? Susan Graham singing as the Composer from Ariadne and Placido singing Otello--he was the greatest Otello for 30 years. Luciano, too, was so perfect in every way. I think of him as Ella Fitzgerald, and Placido as Sarah Vaughan. Luciano-- classical, crystal, timeless perfection. Placido--more baroque, a little bit twisted, crazy and sexy. For my own singing, I used to be attracted by the baroque, the flashier the better, but now I prefer a simpler, purer style...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Renee Fleming | 11/20/2005 | See Source »

...early 1970s—though, by his own account, he was quickly pushed out of the job as retaliation for printing an item that mocked Mayor Richard Daley’s poor grammar. Since then, Wright has turned to the world of books, co-authoring two autobiographies of Luciano Pavarotti.Why did the publishing house reach out to Wright after the secret court came to light in 2002? “I don’t think it could be the gay thing,” the openly homosexual Wright says. “I think a lot of gay activists...

Author: By Daniel J. Hemel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Writing the Wrong | 11/3/2005 | See Source »

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