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Luciano Pavarotti
12 quotes
“I'm not a politician, I'm a musician. I care about giving people a place where they can go to enjoy themselves and to begin to live again. To the man you have to give the spirit, and when you give him the spirit, you have done everything.”
Luciano Pavarotti (1935–2007) first seen 1998 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On his charity concerts and relief efforts for Bosnia, in BBC Music Magazine (April 1998)
“I remember when I began singing, in 1961, one person said, "run quick, because opera is going to have at maximum 10 years of life." At the time it was really going down. But then, I was lucky enough to make the first Live From the Met telecast. And the day after, people stopped me on the street. So I realized the importance of bringing opera to the masses. I think there were people who didn't know what opera was before. And they say "Bohème", and of course "Bohème is so good.”
Luciano Pavarotti (1935–2007) first seen 1998 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Opera News (1998), and The New York Times (7 September 2007)
“I think an important quality that I have is that if you turn on the radio and hear somebody sing, you know it's me. You don't confuse my voice with another voice.”
Luciano Pavarotti (1935–2007) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in The New York Times (7 September 2007)
“Penso che una vita per la musica sia una vita spesa bene ed è a questo che mi sono dedicato.”
Luciano Pavarotti (1935–2007) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted at a tribute page on his official website, lucianopavarotti.com (September 2007)
“If children are not introduced to music at an early age, I believe something fundamental is actually being taken from them.”
Luciano Pavarotti (1935–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in A Gift of Days: The Greatest Words to Live By (2009), p. 81, by Stephen Alcorn
“I am a very simple person. In spite of all that has happened to me, I have tried to remain the simple person I started out.”
Luciano Pavarotti (1935–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Every day I remind myself of all that I have been given. … With singing, you never know when you are going to lose the voice, and that makes you appreciate the time that you have when you are still singing well. I am always thanking God for another season, another month, another performance.”
Luciano Pavarotti (1935–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As an art form, opera is a rare and remarkable creation. For me, it expresses aspects of the human drama that cannot be expressed in any other way, or certainly not as beautifully.”
Luciano Pavarotti (1935–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In opera, as with any performing art, to be in great demand and to command high fees you must be good of course, but you must also be famous. The two are different things.”
Luciano Pavarotti (1935–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is not always a matter of wild ovations and legendary performances. Sometimes you are just happy to get through an opera without trouble.”
Luciano Pavarotti (1935–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For all three of us, the Caracalla concert was a major event in our lives. I hope I am not immodest to think it was also unforgettable for most of the people who were present.”
Luciano Pavarotti (1935–2007) first seen 1990 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the 1990 "Three Tenors" concert in Rome, Italy, with Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras
“Nothing that has happened has made me feel gloomy or remain depressed. I love my life.”
Luciano Pavarotti (1935–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source