He had a gift more rare than a great voice: the ability to spread joy and happiness wherever he went. In China, a crowd of children who had never heard of him followed him down the street. Caruso also had that gift.
What a nice guy, a humble man with a heart of gold and a voice unsurpassed, absolutely beautiful. I miss you Luciano. Watching this made me sad and tears filled my eyes, how I miss this wonderful, great man. Rest well Luciano, you're in God's hands now.
Saw him live in 1998. He was ~18 yrs past the prime of his voice, and still brought the house down. He came out for 5 encores. You can’t easily tell the sheer power of a world class opera voice through tv. They sing without microphones & their voices thunder over the symphony in large venues. The beauty of Pavarotti is he actually lived the song/aria emotionally while singing. In operatic performances, he would get emotional while singing about love, pain, joy, loss, etc. Ans you can tell in his eyes the vigor and enjoyment he had in making others smile through the art of opera.
Although well past his prime in 1998 I though he sang very very well until about 2000. I think he was beginning his terminal illness not much after that time. I think it was only his sheer size that kept him alive as long as he was. Even in 1997 and 1998 he was still hitting top C's, not with the abandon he once had but he could certainly still get them. He did so performing Turandot at the Met in 97 and in L'elisir, and when he sang in the Three Tenors in Paris in 1998 when they sang 'O Surdato 'annamurato. After 2000 he did occasionally sound magnificent still, but it was very obvious that his health was declining quite markedly.
Great that you enjoyed him-but yes, by 1998 he may have been passed his prime but I certainly don't think he was in 1980-probably not what you meant to say
@@labienus9968 I said it correctly. I saw him in 1998, which was (about) 18 years past his prime. Which puts his prime at/around 1980. His 1980 NY performance(s) are viewable on YT, he is in complete command. 👍
@@copelandtenn Depends what you are defining as prime? As an opera tenor he was at his best through the early 80s, (born 1935) but was still a great tenor well beyond that. If you didn't hear him, in an opera house, without amplification then you never really heard him. I heard him many times in opera 70's and 80's but lost interest as he went into the spinto roles-well sung, cleverly handled, but other tenors were better at it because they had heavier voices.
Here you hear the voice of LP in its prime. The easy flowing emission of tone, clarity of diction. He makes it look effortless. He studied seriously the technique. I heard him on 3 occasions. The recital at Covent Garden in 1977 I think it was, was an experience. He stayed and signed autographs till very late. Such great memories.
absolutely!,, he and placido domingo, jose carreras, said they use to watch mario lanzas movies, and he truly inspired them to become tenors!. they were all great tenors!!. didnt happen overnight, took plenty of hard work, to sound the way they did. bless them for for the beautiful music, and singing, they gave us!. rest in peace luciano, & mario in heaven. all the best, Louie Vaccaro, Las Vegas.
I just watched a documentary about Pavarotti on tv. By the end of it I was welling up a little because, as well as his incredible voice and talent, he had such a big heart and his smile at the end of a performance is full of blissful joy.
In addition to his particular timbre of voice which makes him and will remain unique, his technique is truly impressive. Watch at 16.47 how his shirt vibrates on his chest. His whole body resonated and vibrated like a cathedral of sounds. He had other singers put their hands on his back and they felt the vibration of his whole body, which explains his power which seems so natural, but which required a lot of work to tame and master all the internal parts of his body, which are generally not controllable. That's why opera singers are real athletes and why they work a lot. It is also for this reason that amateurs should avoid performing with this kind of singing in TV shows because often they are not trained in these techniques. Luciano will forever remain an incomparable Master, even if many others are equally admirable.
Only thumbs up for Maestro Luciano Pavarotti 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💕👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💕💕💕💕🎂😘🥰🕊🥳🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃❤️😃🥰😘🎂💕❤️🎃Happy Birthday Maestro Luciano💕
GOD MUST HAVE TOUCHED HIS THROAT AND BLESSED IT WHY HE SINGS LIKE AN ANGEL AND A VOICE FROM HEAVEN TO EARTH WITH PURE JOY FOR ALL OF US AND TO GOD'S GLORY A VOICE OF HIS LIKE WE MAY NEVER HEAR AGAIN ONCE IN A LIFE TIME GIFT
@@johnpickford4222And Joan Sutherland was Australia’s pride!!! There were tenors before Pavarotti who were ALSO absolutely enthralling !!! Maestro Pavarotti was one of the greatest and most humble !!!! THAT is an accolade !
I’ve looked for this clip for years, and particularly for what happens immediately after the second song, which is cut off here. The tonight show band, composed as it was of tough old jazz veterans, was on their feet, many with tears streaming down their faces.
With the great John Wustman at the piano! John Wustman was regarded as about the best there was as an accompanist. You see him many times on shows where Pavarotti sings. I got to attend a 2 week workshop for singers and accompanists at Valparaiso University (1986 or '87) and he was a blast to work with. He had a gift: no matter how much he criticized your singing, you couldn't help but smile and enjoy the being around him. He's 93 and still working!
PAVAROTTI VOZ imortal do melhor tenor do mundo, puro talento, voz inigualável, ETERNO e IMORTAL TENOR, não vai existir outro com sua voz, carisma, alegria bondade como vc PAVAROTTI, pena que o vídeo não tenha legendas para o Brasil em português . PAVAROTTI ninguém morre enquanto permanece vivo no coração de alguém, só vai para DEUS antes. PAZ do Senhor Deus PAVAROTTI.
When Suzanne Pleshette said that so many people thought she was born on the Bob Newhart show, I was thinking of how I used to think she was married to Dean Jones from all of the Disney movies that they made! Pavarotti standing with his hand on the piano made me flashback to Victor Borge. He would have told Pavarotti to not touch !!!☺😁
Dude! Ai Chihuahua, the video stopped before the song ended! Waaahhhh! Suzanne Pleshette in the birds was such a beauty. Even as a child watching Bob Newhart I thought she was hot and I was probably eight years old.
LOVED and still do Pav and also both Suzanne (such beautiful eyes!) and, of course, Johnny. The clowns that do late nite today are just that. They are all terrible.
May the Lord Jesus Christ God and His Holy Ghost bless Mr Pavarotti for having the openness and honesty to say Who he believes in. It does not look as if it came from a place meant to impose on other people. I often wonder if people judge me when I say I am a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, when what I seek to do is not to force anybody to know what I know. Above all, all I want to do is to openly say "Jesus Christ is the Lord and God, I serve Him and I follow Him". If my life or speech or anything I do happens to point someone to consider the Lord Jesus Christ and His life and His words I would consider it a high honour, but it is not I who accomplished something. May the Lord be praised!
A pity that this video ended in this way. Anyway it was a wonderful video the female actress was nice. And there are few celebreties that are so warm in their personalities. Maradona in football (socker) and Luciano Pavarotti, both superstars, they had somiliar personalities. Warm personalities that are rare among stars, and we miss them both so much. We love them both. And Pav what a beautiful voice! RIP both these stars.
If only Pav had kept his weight under control he might still be with us today. Visceral fat is very very dangerous and leads to all kinds of health complications.
So late Night was as bad in 1981 as it is now in 2023, Good to know. Pavarotti is the exception with this one. Yet still painful to watch, outside of his voice.
Not a very big deal, I suppose, but I'd always pronounced Pavarotti's name as "Pava-RAH-ti." I'm assuming Carson's "Pava-ROH-ti" was actually the right pronunciation.
He had a gift more rare than a great voice: the ability to spread joy and happiness wherever he went. In China, a crowd of children who had never heard of him followed him down the street. Caruso also had that gift.
Facts
He was born in Mòdena, twenty miles from where I live, Bologna. A true son of our Region, Emilia. A wonderful place to live, grow up, study, visit
What a nice guy, a humble man with a heart of gold and a voice unsurpassed, absolutely beautiful. I miss you Luciano. Watching this made me sad and tears filled my eyes, how I miss this wonderful, great man. Rest well Luciano, you're in God's hands now.
Saw him live in 1998. He was ~18 yrs past the prime of his voice, and still brought the house down. He came out for 5 encores. You can’t easily tell the sheer power of a world class opera voice through tv. They sing without microphones & their voices thunder over the symphony in large venues. The beauty of Pavarotti is he actually lived the song/aria emotionally while singing. In operatic performances, he would get emotional while singing about love, pain, joy, loss, etc. Ans you can tell in his eyes the vigor and enjoyment he had in making others smile through the art of opera.
Although well past his prime in 1998 I though he sang very very well until about 2000. I think he was beginning his terminal illness not much after that time. I think it was only his sheer size that kept him alive as long as he was.
Even in 1997 and 1998 he was still hitting top C's, not with the abandon he once had but he could certainly still get them. He did so performing Turandot at the Met in 97 and in L'elisir, and when he sang in the Three Tenors in Paris in 1998 when they sang 'O Surdato 'annamurato.
After 2000 he did occasionally sound magnificent still, but it was very obvious that his health was declining quite markedly.
Great that you enjoyed him-but yes, by 1998 he may have been passed his prime but I certainly don't think he was in 1980-probably not what you meant to say
@@labienus9968 I said it correctly. I saw him in 1998, which was (about) 18 years past his prime. Which puts his prime at/around 1980. His 1980 NY performance(s) are viewable on YT, he is in complete command. 👍
@@copelandtenn Depends what you are defining as prime? As an opera tenor he was at his best through the early 80s, (born 1935) but was still a great tenor well beyond that. If you didn't hear him, in an opera house, without amplification then you never really heard him. I heard him many times in opera 70's and 80's but lost interest as he went into the spinto roles-well sung, cleverly handled, but other tenors were better at it because they had heavier voices.
Here you hear the voice of LP in its prime. The easy flowing emission of tone, clarity of diction. He makes it look effortless. He studied seriously the technique. I heard him on 3 occasions. The recital at Covent Garden in 1977 I think it was, was an experience. He stayed and signed autographs till very late. Such great memories.
Luciano Pavarotti was so humble. And His work with young singers made sure the art didn't die with him.
absolutely!,, he and placido domingo, jose carreras, said they use to watch mario lanzas movies, and he truly inspired them to become tenors!. they were all great tenors!!. didnt happen overnight, took plenty of hard work, to sound the way they did. bless them for for the beautiful music, and singing, they gave us!. rest in peace luciano, & mario in heaven. all the best, Louie Vaccaro, Las Vegas.
I saw Pavarotti six times in San Francisco, and it was my great honor to have met him four times. A very wonderful man
Luciano Pavarotti, the best tenor of all times, we salute you
He was great, one of the greatest, but best is subjective. I find Jose Carreras' tone more pleasing to my ear.
@Barbara Sowak you should listen to carreras at his prime. His cancer and cancer treatment weakened his voice.
@@DoubleGauss There was once an Enrico Caruso.
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@@fifty9forty3 Oh Caruso, he was also the best tenor in his time
What a beautiful voice of Luciano Pavarotti! I miss him! Rest In Peace, Luciano Pavarotti!, 😘😘
Absolutely amazing singing Angel💕🕊🌼😘🌹🎤🇮🇹🥰
I just watched a documentary about Pavarotti on tv. By the end of it I was welling up a little because, as well as his incredible voice and talent, he had such a big heart and his smile at the end of a performance is full of blissful joy.
talent , hard-work and humility. Luciano is the Star of the people. ‘it’s a privilege’
Are there any words to describe Pavarotti? The greatest singer of the last hundred years. RIP Maestro.
yes no friend of tha IRS
Mario Lanza had a richer, much more nuanced voice, and no accent when singing in English.
@@alexvaliansky7707 well, to be fair, Lanza was born in the USA.
@@alexvaliansky7707 who cares, why is there always a guy like you that has to make it a contest
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Stfu already
"morbid obesity " come to mind
It was quite refreshing to see Johnny Carson show so much respect and honor to this great man.
Love how his love for his father just glowed from his eyes, so beautiful!
I knew his father,he was a simple and sweet man.
He died only 4 years after his father. They were unbelievably close, that loss - merely two years after his Mum - broke his heart.
In addition to his particular timbre of voice which makes him and will remain unique, his technique is truly impressive. Watch at 16.47 how his shirt vibrates on his chest. His whole body resonated and vibrated like a cathedral of sounds. He had other singers put their hands on his back and they felt the vibration of his whole body, which explains his power which seems so natural, but which required a lot of work to tame and master all the internal parts of his body, which are generally not controllable. That's why opera singers are real athletes and why they work a lot. It is also for this reason that amateurs should avoid performing with this kind of singing in TV shows because often they are not trained in these techniques. Luciano will forever remain an incomparable Master, even if many others are equally admirable.
Great analysis. Thanks 👍
NONE are equally admirable, none he is far above everyone else.
I miss all of Johnny Carson’s shows. He was professionally funny in every way!
Many shows of his on pluto TV!
He was very humble for such an enormous talent.
Pavarotti had an amazing ability. He placed his voice through the top of his head qnd it was effortless 😊
He was THE BEST voice of all time! ❤❤❤ And what a nice, humble man. ❤
Only thumbs up for Maestro Luciano Pavarotti 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💕👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💕💕💕💕🎂😘🥰🕊🥳🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃❤️😃🥰😘🎂💕❤️🎃Happy Birthday Maestro Luciano💕
GOD MUST HAVE TOUCHED HIS THROAT AND BLESSED IT WHY HE SINGS LIKE AN ANGEL AND A VOICE FROM HEAVEN TO EARTH WITH PURE JOY FOR ALL OF US AND TO GOD'S GLORY
A VOICE OF HIS LIKE WE MAY NEVER HEAR AGAIN ONCE IN A LIFE TIME GIFT
Suzanne had a beauty that could never fade. Stunning
If he only knew how many millions he reached even after he passed on ❤ Maestro ❤
Best tenor ever. RIP❤️
Looking at him singing,it s so obvious that he loves it.
Oh, wonderful voice. Wonderful pianist. Wonderful Pavarotti!
Thank you .. Grande LUCIANO
Pavoratti Was The Greatest.Opera Singer Of All Times!!!
@RobRivShowsLive01: Are you considering just tenors but all vocal types? JOAN SUTHERLAND was the best and Pavarotti agreed.
@@johnpickford4222And Joan Sutherland was Australia’s pride!!!
There were tenors before Pavarotti who were ALSO absolutely enthralling !!! Maestro Pavarotti was one of the greatest and most humble !!!! THAT is an accolade !
Caruso, Gigli, Del Monaco, Corelli, Di Stefano, Pavarotti
He is very good, but the greatest?! Have you ever listened to Andrea Bocelli?! If Pavoratti is the “greatest” Bocelli must be greater than “greatest”
Oh, I don’t know. I kinda like lennard Barnstine.
Oh I miss him and his style of classy adult humor! 🥰
loved this, thanks for the upload. Suzanne was a dream and Carson and Pavarotti's banter was really nice and genuine.
La più bella voce di tutti i tempi
Amazing guy. Miss him. I think he was a little nervous going by his body language. So adorable.
I’ve looked for this clip for years, and particularly for what happens immediately after the second song, which is cut off here. The tonight show band, composed as it was of tough old jazz veterans, was on their feet, many with tears streaming down their faces.
⭐️Absolutely Classic 🌈I was 18 on this night ❤️
i would have loved to see him and Jussi Bjorling together singing a duet in their primes. what a majestic sight it would have been.
What a gentleman, very missed!
With the great John Wustman at the piano! John Wustman was regarded as about the best there was as an accompanist. You see him many times on shows where Pavarotti sings. I got to attend a 2 week workshop for singers and accompanists at Valparaiso University (1986 or '87) and he was a blast to work with. He had a gift: no matter how much he criticized your singing, you couldn't help but smile and enjoy the being around him. He's 93 and still working!
PAVAROTTI VOZ imortal do melhor tenor do mundo, puro talento, voz inigualável, ETERNO e IMORTAL TENOR, não vai existir outro com sua voz, carisma, alegria bondade como vc PAVAROTTI, pena que o vídeo não tenha legendas para o Brasil em português . PAVAROTTI ninguém morre enquanto permanece vivo no coração de alguém, só vai para DEUS antes. PAZ do Senhor Deus PAVAROTTI.
Fica com DEUS PAVAROTTI, saudades eternas PAVAROTTI.
What a charming guy. Pavoroti was a gem in every way! Carson was wonderful too. He showed consummate respect to Pav.
Carson had a humility the current ones don't. I miss it ...
Suzanne...is wonderfull !
Suzanne Pleshette was such a charming woman
Absolutely beautiful ⭐️❤️
@@depaola63 Suzanne was great in " The Birds ".
Hitchcock.
Pavarotti, el gran torrente cristalino. Una de las voces legendarias de la humanidad.
When Suzanne Pleshette said that so many people thought she was born on the Bob Newhart show, I was thinking of how I used to think she was married to Dean Jones from all of the Disney movies that they made!
Pavarotti standing with his hand on the piano made me flashback to Victor Borge. He would have told Pavarotti to not touch !!!☺😁
Love how he kissed her hand....
A true gentleman.
Ladies man.....
@@mongoslade2325 Italian signore.
I agree, very classy and gentlemanly :)
Doc was great too ! ⭐️🎶❤️
Amazing,thank you
Forty years ago now! Oct 2021
Suzanne was hot in Bob Newhart, as an 18 year old I loved her....deeply.
Ahh he was like idk so charming
I was about 10 months old at this time
How could you stop in the middle of that!!!? Arrghhh.
Il Maestro!
Its too bad that we're not able to view the complete program. Really enjoy watching Johnny and miss seeing these shows.
What a nice man.
Dude! Ai Chihuahua, the video stopped before the song ended! Waaahhhh! Suzanne Pleshette in the birds was such a beauty. Even as a child watching Bob Newhart I thought she was hot and I was probably eight years old.
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
La voix du siècle
Tan bello mi niño ,te quiero mucho
He’s on top of the register (tone, note) the whole time, almost sharp. Just nerves :-).
He was, is and will always be the best .... on too what an honest, modest and kund person he was.... Luciano forever❤
Il maestro!
It a tree falls n a forest and no one hears it, it still makes a sound, it's called sound waves,
LOVED and still do Pav and also both Suzanne (such beautiful eyes!) and, of course, Johnny. The clowns that do late nite today are just that. They are all terrible.
May the Lord Jesus Christ God and His Holy Ghost bless Mr Pavarotti for having the openness and honesty to say Who he believes in.
It does not look as if it came from a place meant to impose on other people.
I often wonder if people judge me when I say I am a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, when what I seek to do is not to force anybody to know what I know. Above all, all I want to do is to openly say "Jesus Christ is the Lord and God, I serve Him and I follow Him".
If my life or speech or anything I do happens to point someone to consider the Lord Jesus Christ and His life and His words I would consider it a high honour, but it is not I who accomplished something.
May the Lord be praised!
A pity that this video ended in this way. Anyway it was a wonderful video the female actress was nice. And there are few celebreties that are so warm in their personalities. Maradona in football (socker) and Luciano Pavarotti, both superstars, they had somiliar personalities. Warm personalities that are rare among stars, and we miss them both so much. We love them both. And Pav what a beautiful voice! RIP both these stars.
And Jonnny Carson is in a class of its own.
Suzanne’s a dream.
What was the wonderful piece he was singing when he was CUT OFF?!
"Aprile" by Paolo Tosti
@@chandaraevanderhart Thank you ❤️
Her name was Suzanne Pleshette, no Plechette. Great upload.
Extremely lovely lady. My dad was crazy about her... He loved her “long” neck.
Suzanne's last name is spelled Pleshette, isn't it? Anyway, she is wonderfully entertaining...
Absolutely horrible to cut off videos before they are over ! ! !
Holy hell is he sharp!!!
I was -5 years old
So?
why is this incomplete?
He sings the shortest opera aria I know of. Maybe because the Suzanne segment was too long?
Does anyone know the name of the second song Pavarotti sang?
www.rockol.it/testi/francesco-paolo-tosti-aprile-49925053
@@pitircas Thanks! It figures that it’s Tosti.
'Aprile' by Paolo Tosti
john never asked him about tha IRS
God bless America says panzerotti
Why was the end cut short?
I believe her name is spelled Suzanne Pleshette.
Off piste but I've never heard of the actress but she comes across as a real beauty.
Check out "The Birds". She is wonderful in it. Her best moments have only facial expression, no dialogue.
If only Pav had kept his weight under control he might still be with us today. Visceral fat is very very dangerous and leads to all kinds of health complications.
HELLWIGFAMILY - It's Pleshette, not Plechette. Look it up!
Te amo mucho
Poor John Wustman, one of the most amazing vocal accompanists ever, and Pav just walks past him as of he wasn't there.
Maybe the only other opera singer who can compare to Pavarotti in tone is Jussi Björling.
Don't you hate yourself for not being Italian??
The piano is not tuned in comparison with Povarotti
Can anyone imagine any of the low iq late night shows putting an opera singer on these days? TV has degraded so far. it's terrible.
Sottotitoli in italiano?
Aida was too heavy a role for Pavarotti. He was a lyric tenor, not a spinto or a dramatic tenor.
cliched humbug....He sang it many times to enormous critical and public acclaim...his Celeste Aida alone was worth the ticket price.
yes had to sing many tenor songs to popularize it for non operatic audiences
Agree-I found him much less effective in the spinto roles-not a memorable Radames
JOHNNY is shifty
16:55
16:00
19:51 That's not superstition.
Pavarotti apenas entra en el sillón, se lo nota incómodo 😒
El pobre no le dieron un sillón un poquito más ancho pero ni modo se expresó sin fracaso jajaja
Sono il figlio
So late Night was as bad in 1981 as it is now in 2023, Good to know. Pavarotti is the exception with this one. Yet still painful to watch, outside of his voice.
Not a very big deal, I suppose, but I'd always pronounced Pavarotti's name as "Pava-RAH-ti." I'm assuming Carson's "Pava-ROH-ti" was actually the right pronunciation.
@@edmundpankau7749 wrong...listen to his own rendering.
Nope. Just typical lazy American disregard for correct pronunciation of foreign names.
Johnny Carson was not funny, or charming. Or entertaining.
Hé could lose a little weight
Like most big men ( not only singers) he was cursed with a body which added fat easily.
I forget where I heard this, but someone said: "Most opera singers who sing like birds eat like horses. And vice versa."
It's a shame that people always talk about him being chubby.
If he had lost some pounds, he would still be singing. Shouldn't have been that difficult I guess.
Weight loss wouldn't negate cancer, DA
@@CynthiaN.6005 In fact it would reduce the risk to a good degree
He died of pancreatic cancer,which has nothing to do with his weight.
@@phyld6491 lol
Right. If he’d lost weight he would’ve survived pancreatic cancer and would “still be singing” now at the age of 84.
He’s on top of the register (tone, note) the whole time, almost sharp. Just nerves :-).