IanDhon (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Pavarotti... genial. Y Freni también ^^

doromafr (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

E allora, commenta! se sei l'esperto perche' non dici niente?

lullitube (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

lasciatele commentare a noi italiani queste cose, mi dispiace, ma gli esperti siamo noi.

tenorl78 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

It probably sounds flat because Freni sounds sharp...

TheInquisitive4Ever (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Yeah..I realized I made a mistake in the date. But the substance of the matter stay the same :)

Mooorhe (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Luciano gave this performance of 'La Boheme' in San Francisco in 1988.

OettingerCroat (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

see, we are in complete agreement on these issues, regarding Pav's vocal prowess. Amongst the singers of his era, he was the best. You will never hear me say otherwise.:-)And I must admit that I am very fond of Pav's interpretations of Tosca and La Bohème...

TheInquisitive4Ever (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Croat-The 1990 has a special meaning actually (besides the 3 Tenors concert which is secondary to me). 1990 is the year in which the 55 yo Pava shut his critics up. He gave a superb performance of La Boheme in SF, then he brought down the house in Rome with Tosca, and then he again brought the audience to his knees with Balo in Maschera...all in one year. I have seen 2 of the 3, all 3 were seen by my parents.

TheInquisitive4Ever (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Croat- I am glad to see that you're a rational man. I am not saying this because we agree on this point. But your analysis is factually correct and carries a core honesty. I will add that his interpretive skills were just as developed. As an example, I will give his 1990 rendition of Tosca in Rome.

OettingerCroat (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

since you haven't attacked me as viciously as you have attacked others, lets try to establish some common ground:Pavarotti had without the slightest doubt the best vocal instrument, certainly of his colleagues and perhaps of all time. I never in any way humored the possibility that Domingo or Carreras were more vocally capable than him. I am not quite the tone-deaf sheep you might have assumed I am.that aside, i am very pleasantly thrilled that Pavarotti sang the C here aged 55!