Luciano Pavarotti hospitalized

[Krummhorn]

Found this news item earlier today ... Luciano Pavarotti was admitted to the hospital in his home town of Modena, Italy. More information in this news article.

[rojo]

Apparently he's doing better now, thank goodness. After undergoing surgery for pancreatic cancer a while ago, he'd been teaching and working on a recording. What a trooper.

[Kromme]

Apparently he's doing better now, thank goodness. After undergoing surgery for pancreatic cancer a while ago, he'd been teaching and working on a recording. What a trooper.

Is he still singing for recordings?I thought he retired from music-making.

[rojo]

According to the article, he hasn't done any public performances since the operation, but "Pavarotti's London-based manager, Terri Robson... said he was working on a recording of sacred songs and also teaching students daily."

[Contratrombone64]

I saw him sing in the 70s with Dame Joan Sutherland at the Sydney Opera House (before he became a mega-star), quite an experience. Sent the opera queens hysterical with bliss from memory. I wasn't so into Luciano ... as my idea of a heroic, young man chasing the ladies around was not a chronically obesse ugly Italian ... call me old fashioned. Joan, also, was rather scarey to look at, however, her voice was perfection ...