Pavarotti is dead

Nala

http://news.sky.com/skynews/home

RIP man

Hagar

What a loss to the world. RIP.

HorseRadish

R.i.p.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Damn I'd have never thought he was 71yrs old.

Guess there's gonna be a rush on Pavarotti CD's now.

Cheeky_gal

A real ledgend RIP

Binomate

Very sad news.

CathyMoran

Very sad news that another person has lost the battle against cancer. RIP

Mr Magnolia

Very big loss to the music world.

My brother used to cry as a child when Nessa Dorma was played during Italia '90. He would have been ~3 at the time.

Anyone have the pleasure of seeing a live performance?

The_Minister

A real pity.

TommyT

A sad loss. RIP.
Magnificent voice. Nessun Dorma still makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck. Brings me back to Italia 90.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDtcidMR_6I

Anto McC

Rest In Peace.

Doctor DooM

R.I.P and a very sad loss to the world.

Agent Smith

Rest in Peace bigguy!

tallus

R.i.p.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONUCPKdGcrk

big b

He brought pleasure to countless millions - what a voice.

R.I.P. big man

_blank_

Well, I'm no Opera fan, but his rendition of Nessum Dorma at Italia 90 will forever, for me, be a memory to a brilliant time.

RIP.

watsgone

What a voice!

R.I.P

bill_ashmount

Rip

crosstownk

DesF wrote:

Well, I'm no Opera fan, but his rendition of Nessum Dorma at Italia 90 will forever, for me, be a memory to a brilliant time.

RIP.

I totally agree.

R.I.P.

gyppo

The world is a poorer place with him gone.
R.I.P.

Duckjob

The big man with the big voice.

R.I.P.

Hydroquinone

Mr Magnolia wrote:

Anyone have the pleasure of seeing a live performance?

I saw him in the Point Depot years and years and years ago.
Made all the hair stand up on the back of my neck. Awesome.

RIP

H.O.T.A.S.

A truly magnificent tenor. My sympathies to his family. I love his rendition of Ave Maria with Carreras and Domingo. Rest in Peace

Wook

http://http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=878100475192657900&q=italia+90+pavarotti&total=2&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

tvbrat

R.I.P.
You will be missed

L31mr0d

cornettos will never taste the same again.

Mossy Monk

Didn't even know he was unwell.

Pompey Magnus

I'm not a big opera fan but just listening to him sing Nessun Dorma was amazing.

All'alba vincerò!
Vincerò! Vincerò!

RIP.

Limerick Dude

Mossy Monk wrote:

Didn't even know he was unwell.

Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year, had chemo and never really recovered.

bronte

I was really sad to hear this, what a wonderful voice.

R.I.P.

Naikon

R.i.p.

Washout

DesF wrote:

Well, I'm no Opera fan, but his rendition of Nessum Dorma at Italia 90 will forever, for me, be a memory to a brilliant time.

RIP.

agreed RIP sir

TheAlmightyArse

L31mr0d wrote:

cornettos will never taste the same again.

You shouldn't be flippant. This is news of grave weight.

Slow Motion

It is a sad day indeed but there is nothing wrong with being flippant it's how some people deal with these things. Which brings me to ask........

Will there be a Fat Lady singing at the funeral ?

Mr Magnolia

It does weigh heavy on my mind today alright .

TheAlmightyArse

Slow Motion wrote:

Will there be a Fat Lady singing at the funeral ?

Fat chance.

FatherTed

One of my favourite moments from the 1990 World Cup Concert:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCr666y15n8

The thing about Pavarotti is that he turned a lot of people to Opera who never listened to it before.

L31mr0d

TheAlmightyArse wrote:

You shouldn't be flippant. This is news of grave weight.

is that a pun veiled as a response? I'm not being flippant, never listened to the guy, only knew him from the ads.

Plus there are a shed load of jokes and puns already going around the internet that i've chosen not to post.

Death means different things to different people. To some its a time to be sombre and look into the past. For others its a time for happiness and looking to the future in that it reminds you to not to take things so seriously and enjoy what life you have left. I know i'd love everyone at my funeral laughing it up.

stagolee

L31mr0d wrote:

Death means different things to different people. To some its a time to be sombre and look into the past. For others its a time for happiness and looking to the future in that it reminds you to not to take things so seriously and enjoy what life you have left.

and on that note:
http://www.rathergood.com/elephants/

TheAlmightyArse

L31mr0d wrote:

is that a pun veiled as a response? I'm not being flippant, never listened to the guy, only knew him from the ads.

Plus there are a shed load of jokes and puns already going around the internet that i've chosen not to post.

Death means different things to different people. To some its a time to be sombre and look into the past. For others its a time for happiness and looking to the future in that it reminds you to not to take things so seriously and enjoy what life you have left. I know i'd love everyone at my funeral laughing it up.

I wasn't having a go at you, it was just an excuse for a pun. As it turns out, I pretty much share your sentiments on the matter.

_blank_

stagolee wrote:

and on that note:
http://www.rathergood.com/elephants/

Heisenberg.

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MonkeyWrench

A sad loss. The greatest tenor of our generation. His music always bought a tear to the eye and will do so even more now...
RIP

yomchi

RIP Big man. You made Italia 90 even more emotional than it was!

yomchi

RIP Big man. You made Italia 90 even more emotional than it was!

Easy_81

Sorry to see the big man go.....A man who brought Opera to the masses.:(