Pavarotti: Birth of a Pop Star
September 6th, 2017, marked a decade since the passing of opera's greatest and most popular figure, Luciano Pavarotti. While credited with democratizing opera, little attention is given to the strategies that transformed him from an opera singer to a pop artist. Watch how Pavarotti proved that classical music didn't belong exclusively to an elite.
September 6th, 2017, marked a decade since the passing of opera's greatest and most popular figure, Luciano Pavarotti. While credited with democratizing opera, little attention is given to the strategies that transformed him from an opera singer to a pop artist. Watch how Pavarotti proved that classical music didn't belong exclusively to an elite.
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