男高音歌唱家帕瓦罗蒂病逝，終年71歲（Tenor Luciano Pavarotti dead at 71）

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(CNN) -- Famed opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who appeared on stage with singers as varied as opera star Dame Joan Sutherland, U2's Bono and Liza Minnelli, died Thursday after suffering from pancreatic cancer.

                               
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Luciano Pavarotti gives a concert marking the 40th anniversary of his debut, in Modena, Italy, in 2001.

Pavarotti, who was 71, died at his home in Modena, Italy.

The portly singer retired from staged opera in 2004, but was on a "farewell tour" of concerts when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2006 and underwent emergency surgery to remove the tumor.

Although the remaining concerts of his tour were canceled, his management said that he hoped to resume the tour in 2007.

But in early August, Pavarotti was hospitalized in Modena with a fever and released 17 days later after undergoing diagnostic tests.

Pavarotti is survived by his wife, Nicoletta Mantovani, and a daughter, Alice, along with three grown daughters by his first wife, Adua Veroni, whom he divorced in 2000, and a granddaughter.

Much as the star power of Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov revived widespread interest in classical ballet in the 1970s and 1980s, Pavarotti's beaming charisma and bravura style captured the attention of the late-20th-century audience for opera.

Widely considered the greatest tenor of his time, Pavarotti began his life modestly in Modena, the son of Fernando, a baker and amateur singer, and Adele, who worked at the local tobacco factory.

"I dreamed to become a singer when I was four and I hear my father singing in the church with a beautiful tenor voice," he told CNN in a 1991 interview. "And I say to myself, well, let's try to do something."

The young Pavarotti -- who played soccer with his town's junior team -- joined the church choir with his father and traveled with him to Wales, where the singing group won first prize at the Llangollen International singing competition.

Although the experience left Pavarotti enthralled with singing, he graduated from the local teaching institute in 1955 and taught elementary school for two years, then worked as an insurance salesman. He continued his vocal studies, however, working first with with Arrigo Pola and then with Ettore Campogalliani.

Then, in 1961, Pavarotti won the prestigious Concorso Internazionale and made his operatic debut at the Reggio Emilia Theater as Rodolfo in Giacomo Puccini's "La Boheme." His fame spread throughout Italy and then throughout the European continent as he made his international debut in Giuseppe Verdi's "La Traviata" in Belgrade.

When Dame Joan Sutherland brought him onstage with her during a performance of Gaetano Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" with the Greater Miami Opera in 1965, Pavarotti began his American career. He debuted at New York's Metropolitan Opera House three years later, and eventually marked 379 performances there, including his final opera, Puccini's "Tosca" in 2004, in which he performed as the painter Mario Cavaradossi.

In between Pavarotti sold millions of records and raised millions of dollars for charity through benefit concerts, often sharing the stage with pop stars as well as other opera singers.

Of his recordings, 1990's "The Essential Pavarotti" was the first classical album to reach No. 1 on Britain's pop charts, where it remained for 5 weeks. 1994's "The Three Tenors in Concert," with Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras, remains the best selling classical album of all time.

Pavarotti joined with Domingo and Carreras in 1990, and although critics complained that Pavarotti's vocal skills were waning, the trio performed together for 14 years.

Among his charities were a 1995 "Concert for Bosnia" that raised $8.5 million and other concerts that raised $3.3 million for refugees from Afghanistan and $1 million for refugees from Kosovo.

In artistic terms, Pavarotti brought to the stage a voice neatly suited to the traditional bel canto, or "beautiful singing" style, essential to 17th-century Italian opera.

As much about intensity as pitch, bel canto focuses the voice, concentrating the sound with both outstanding warmth and agility. So demanding is this work even of the best singers that Pavarotti in concert recital could be seen rising to the balls of his feet during the most challenging passages.

A long, white handkerchief always hung from one hand as he sang, his eyebrows arched high in the effort, forming an expression seemingly of surprise at his own success.

From his small beginnings, Pavarotti rose to great heights, performing in front of 500,000 people in New York's Central Park -- a concert seen by millions on television -- and before another 300,000 at Paris' Eiffel Tower.

He won countless awards and honors -- including five Grammys -- and was named United Nations Messenger for Peace by then-Secretary-General Kofi Annan. He launched an international competition, The Pavarotti International Voice Competition, in 1982. He even founded a teaching facility for young singers in his home town.

His signature aria, Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" from "Turandot," was chosen as the theme music for the 1990 soccer World Cup, hosted by Italy. He also performed the aria at the opening ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

The great singer was also known as an equestrian expert, organizing one of the international show jumping circuit's most important competitions, the Pavarotti International, in Modena. Coinciding with that event, Pavarotti also staged an annual charity concert, Pavarotti and Friends.

When cancer finally stopped Pavarotti from singing, it was only the second interruption of his career.

"I think I just stop for one year when from a kid I become a man and the voice is changing," he said in 1991. "I was an alto and become a tenor and that is the only time I think I remember to have stopped singing. Otherwise I have sung all my life."

Amid reports this week that his condition was worsening, it was announced in Rome on Tuesday by Italy's cultural minister, Francesco Rotelli, Pavarotti is receiving a newly created prize for excellence in cultural achievement.

The New York Times' Alan Riding pointed out in a February article that ironically, the modern-day popularity of operatic work has prompted the building of new opera houses in many major centers including Copenhagen, Tokyo and -- coming next year, Beijing -- at a time when the repertoire remains rooted in centuries-old work and the costs of production make tickets prohibitive for most younger would-be audience members.

For opera to survive today, Riding wrote, it needs not only new music but also "exciting young singers." Pavarotti was that singer, in the right place and the right time for his generation.

风夜

被誉为歌王和高音C之王的著名意大利男高音歌唱家卢奇亚诺·帕瓦罗蒂于2007年9月6日当地时间凌晨5时在他位于意大利莫迪那的寓所内逝世，享年71岁。去年男高音被诊断出患有胰腺癌，并于2007年8月开始接受集中治疗。这一消息是由帕瓦罗蒂的经纪人公布的。在一份声明中，他的经纪人说道：“老帕与胰腺癌进行了不屈不挠的艰苦斗争，最后还是被病魔夺走的生命。与病魔所作的斗争也正是他那光辉一生的典范和缩影，他毕生都对生活充满乐观和积极态度，直到生命的最后一刻。”
   帕瓦罗蒂凭借自然平滑的歌唱和带有金属光泽的高音称霸上世纪60-70年代歌剧界，广为乐迷称颂。对于普通大众来说，帕瓦罗蒂以在面向全球的露天音乐会，诸如"帕瓦罗蒂和他的朋友们"和"三高"音乐会中的《今夜无人入睡》等经典咏叹调和意大利传统曲目让人喜闻乐见。

drdr

为何大家都只记得'O Sole Mio？
Pavarotti最著名的signature song是Nessun Dorma，Turandot的一段

qqll_22

从此“三大男高音”只属于历史！ [s:223] [s:223] [s:223]

haoguang95

Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras!
Oh, my God. What's up with them? [s:223]

支持郎平

帕瓦罗蒂去世。享年71岁。

                               
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风的色彩

前段时间说他胰腺癌的时候我就觉得他时间不多了，得了胰腺癌是相当可怕的事情，胰腺癌往往发现就是晚期，并且已经病入膏肓，病情会迅速急转直下，马上人就会被阎王叫走的。

风的色彩

引用第17楼Andre于2007-09-06 19:55发表的 :
我们单位一个同事的姐姐胰腺癌治了13万居然还是没有能活多久
都说胰腺炎的恶化程度是相当吓人的

不是胰腺癌恶化比人家快，二十胰腺癌往往发现就是晚期，并且已经病入膏肓了。
像治愈率很高的宫颈癌，那男女一做爱就可以发现了啊，这样发现往往还是早起和中期，治愈率就高了啊，像乳腺癌治愈率也比较高，那是因为你一摸就可以摸到肿块，发现也比较即使。肺癌治愈率低，就是因为它很难发现，等到咳嗽咳血的时候，那往往已经在肺部扩散了。

胰腺癌是最严重的一个，在早中期根本不会有感觉，甚至到了晚期，开始的时候开始不知道，一直到胰腺功能受到影响的时候人才发现，而胰腺对人来说太重要了，往往发现后，还来不及治疗，将癌细胞控制下来，人就去了，真是很可怕的疾病。