robertocresca (August 28, 2008 at 7:32 pm)

I love Fleming dress and hair....

ranthony1903 (August 14, 2008 at 2:16 am)

Nice video.

TheInquisitive4Ever (July 18, 2008 at 9:12 pm)

Comparing him to Corelli is stupid. He was a tenore spinto and the best in Verissmo roles. Pava was the King of Bel Canto and the lyric Italian repertoire. Big difference!

TheInquisitive4Ever (July 18, 2008 at 9:12 pm)

It is true that Pava didn't use mezza voce as much as he might have but he could do it. I have it in recordings. Among his peers, he was miles ahead in terms of technique. In fact, he was near perfect. He sung from leggero roles doing colorature to spinto roles such as Il Trovatore and Aida. That show his vocal dexterity which was second to none.

TheInquisitive4Ever (July 18, 2008 at 9:09 pm)

Hope17-It is unrealistic to expect a tenor of the modern era to produce a full voice F above tenor C. Gedda's F5 sounds like a pig's squeal (no reflection on his superb artistry...he was the Maestro of Maestri in the non-italian repertoire). Even Florez cuts it at Eb. Tenors like Maettuzzi, Fisichella, who are tenore leggeri (to the max extent) produce the F5 but it sounds horrible.

TheInquisitive4Ever (July 18, 2008 at 9:05 pm)

Hop17-As clueless as you are, here's a piece of info. Pava sung I Puritani with great mastery. He had a glorious full voice D5 which he could produce all the way into his 40s. He sung the F5 in falsetto as technical choice instead of cutting it at D5. His falsetto was rich and not as airy as most other tenors. The rest of the aria and the entire role was sung superbly! I'd suggest you try seeing the whole picture here! (To ve continued...see above).

TheInquisitive4Ever (July 18, 2008 at 9:02 pm)

Why are people commenting on things about which they have no idea? I bet most of you didn't even listen to Pava live on stage singing in an operatic role! (To be continued...see above)

MarvelVolta (July 1, 2008 at 1:39 am)

why is renee's dress on backwards...?

Babs22h (June 22, 2008 at 4:00 am)

i totally agree with you it has this huge bow on the front in this hideous color and it has a train.... wtf?

nanbil (June 2, 2008 at 9:47 pm)

I would love to know in what world you are living in; the "G", "G#" and "A" are all sung in a piano. This is opera with a full orchestra not art song with a piano. Pavarotti is singing an operatic piano. In fact it is quite beautiful.