Luciano Pavarotti (born October 12, 1935), an Italian tenor, is one of the most famous living singers, not only in the world of opera, but across all genres. He was born in Modena (Emilia-Romagna), in northern Italy.

Family

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He has four daughters: three with his first wife Adua (1962-), (1964-), (1976-); and one with his second wife (former assistant/secretary), Nicoletta Mantovani, who gave birth to Alice (January 2003-). He also has a granddaughter (April 2002-).

Career

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1960s-1970s

His opera debut was on April 29, 1961 in the role of Rodolfo in La Bohème, in Reggio Emilia.

He made his American debut in February of 1965 with the Greater Miami Opera alongside Joan Sutherland on the stage of the Miami-Dade County Auditorium in Miami. The tenor scheduled to perform was ill that specific night and he had no understudy. Sutherland recommended the young Pavarotti, who was travelling with her on her tour, as the replacement, since he was well acquainted with the role. Shortly after that, on April 28, he made a debut at La Scala in La Bohème. After an extended Australian tour he returned to La Scala where he added Tebaldo to his repertory on March 26, 1966, with Giacomo Aragall as Romeo. His first Tonio took place at Covent Garden on June 2 of that year. He scored another major triumph in Rome on November 20, 1969 when he sang I Lombardi opposite Scotto. This was recorded on a private label and widely distributed, as were various takes of his I Capuleti e i Montecchi, usually with Aragall. Early commercial recordings included a recital of Donizetti and Verdi arias (the aria from Don Sebastiano was particularly good), as well as a complete Elisir D'amore with Sutherland. His major breakthrough in the United States came on February 17, 1972, in a production of Donizetti's La Fille Du Régiment at New York's Metropolitan Opera, in which he drove the crowd into a frenzy with his nine effortless high Cs in the signature aria. He achieved a record 17 curtain calls. From then on he began to make frequent television performances, such as in his role as Rodolfo in the first Live From The Met telecast in March of 1977, which attracted one of the largest audiences ever for a televised opera. He has won many Grammy awards and platinum and gold discs for his performances. In addition to the previously listed titles, his La Favorita with Cossotto and his I Puritani with Sutherland stand out.

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