The great Pavarotti is dying

[malaise]

http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5j48RlyDeFFGLAKMQILgwqs1g9z2A
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Luciano Pavarotti's health has deteriorated and the tenor was in very serious condition, suffering kidney problems and losing consciousness, a local Italian TV station reported Wednesday.

Television station E' TV Antenna-1 in Modena reported that the 71-year-old tenor, who has pancreatic cancer, had lost consciousness and was suffering from kidney problems at the Modena home where he has been recovering following a hospital stay.

The ANSA news agency, citing medical sources, said Pavarotti was believed to have lost consciousness for brief moments in recent days. The AGI news agency said Pavarotti was in "very serious condition." It didn't name its sources.
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What a voice!! How sad is this.

[DS1]

1. He's got Tenor so minutes to live

[FredScuttle]

4. oh that's awful

:evilgrin:

can't be any worse or offensive a joke that "Yes, Giorgio"

[Ino]

5. not funny

[DS1]

41. oh well

[jpgray]

44. To you

:D

And I love Pavarotti's singing.

[City of Mills]

6. That is so inappropriate

~but I did laugh~

[texastoast]

14. He would probably laugh at your pun

But I do understand that pancreatic cancer is painful. Kindly be respectful lest your children suffer from your actions.

[malaise]

16. Really cold but

truthfully it was funny.

[Mojambo]

18. Nice. n/t

[Tektonik]

21. I laughed

but then felt bad, but laughed again :rofl:

[Bluebear]

24. OK, aria finished yet?

Ciao, Luciano.

[JVS]

32. you!!!!!!

:rofl:

[Burma Jones]

50. OK, that was funny

I mean, Pavarotti has defined what it is to be a Tenor for about 40 years now....so, funny.....

[QueenOfCalifornia]

54. I think...

your comment is funny as Hell....

I have a sarcastic sense of the absurd though.

I also love Pavarotti. I hate when this happens. Losing a great one and all...

But the post was funny.

(I think Pavarotti would crack up at this too.... Come on people... Tenor so minutes.... That's rich!)

I hear the mob storming my backdoor with their pitchforks and torches...

[DS1]

56. And now he's died. And I among many will miss him

Rest In Peace

[malaise]

61. Beautifully stated

Enjoy this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_6980000/newsid_6981400?redirect=6981401.stm&news=1&nbwm=1&bbwm=1&bbram=1&nbram=1&asb=1

[malaise]

63. My DUzy pick for this week

Seriously :applause:

[Manifestor_of_Light]

2. He was great in his prime in the 70s. One of the best.

What is it about the great singers we've lost very recently?

Beverly Sills, Jerry Hadley, Regine Crespin??

:cry:

[emilyg]

25. age? sooner or later something kills us

[catzies]

3. NPR reports he's drifting in & out of consciousness, friends/family gathering

:cry:

Nessun Dorma from YouTube, please. And a drink.

[Colorado Progressive]

7. Always sad when one of the great contributors to humanity dies...

thanks for the post, I hadn't heard.

[malaise]

11. This is really bad news

What a voice! What a performer.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Pavarotti&search=Search

[Colorado Progressive]

39. OMG Ave Maria......

:cry:

[malaise]

60. His Ave Maria with Aaron Neville

blew my brains and I am an atheist.

[UTUSN]

8. I'm playing Nessun dorma right now and forever!!1 n/t

[WinkyDink]

47. I heard him sing ND at Lincoln Center about 10 years or so ago.

[ourbluenation]

51. was listening to it just yesterday on a long drive. played it over and over for about 30 minutes

what a beautiful song and perfect voice.

[bdamomma]

9. oh, that is too bad, what a great singer he is.

[lonestarnot]

10. Yes it sounds like he's going.

:cry:

[malaise]

15. At least it helps that when great musicians die

we still have their beautiful work forever. Damn he could sing.

[lonestarnot]

36. Yes. And yes.

[Colorado Progressive]

48. no one compares nt

[texastoast]

12. I love him so

Can't wait to see him on the other side!

L: Go see my baby! Take care of him. Make music together!

[w8liftinglady]

13. That's sad-He lived a great life,though...what a beautiful voice

[UTUSN]

17. Yip. That's all I can do is Yip. Adeste fideles is all I got. n/t

[mentalsolstice]

19. Pancreatic cancer is the cruelest of all!

I lost my best friend, mentor and partner to this cruel disease. He was diagnosed on a Monday, and two Mondays later, he was gone. It's the car-wreck of cancers...the victim and their family have such a limited time to get "it" together.

edit: spelling

[Midlodemocrat]

22. My friend Barb's husband was just diagnosed with it last week.

Three kids. 3-4 months to live if he can tolerate the chemo, if not, 1-2.

His dad died from it as well. :cry:

I was holding Luciano Pavarotti up as an example of someone who didn't pass immediately, too.

[mentalsolstice]

31. I don't know how to tell you to support Barb?

I really don't know what to say. Mike died in Aug. 1995, and yet, I can't say that I've gained sage knowledge in past 12 years. He was my husband's best friend (brother he never had) since 1970. He was my best friend based on professional experience (both lawyers, same law school, same liberal ideals about the profession), we spoke by phone, daily, for several years.

Mike's death affected us...almost like losing a child. It was horrible...and it was quick. There really isn't anything comparable to pancreatic cancer...Just be there for your friend, for her it will be like watching a slow train-wreck (fast, yet, slow).

[malaise]

29. But at least it's quick

Think of the victim.

[mentalsolstice]

34. Yes it is!

It's like a car-wreck victim getting 15 minutes to say what s/he needs to say. If you can imagine trying to gather your thoughts and words for those precious 15 minutes. It's a blessing...perhaps?

edit for clarification.

[Gloria]

37. Michael Landon put up a valiant fight....I remember him on with

Leno, so thin. I think he lasted about 6 months after diagnosis, although he had had symptoms for some time before.

[DS1]

42. I fear it more than any other cancer

It's a bastard of a cancer. It killed Bill Hicks.

[Aristus]

20. I grew up with two coloratura sopranos in the house. (Mom and sister.)

He helped me learn to appreciate tenors.

[Midlodemocrat]

23. I hope he is without pain. His voice was a gift to us all.

[malaise]

26. Ditto n/t

[Tsiyu]

27. I remember seeing him sing with his papa

and I cried my eyes out.

One of the greats....so sad.

And DS1 needs one of these :spank:

[malaise]

62. Here's Pavarotti and his dad

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_6980000/newsid_6981400?redirect=6981401.stm&news=1&nbwm=1&bbwm=1&bbram=1&nbram=1&asb=1

[Beausoir]

28. Thank you to one of the truly great voices.

[Ilsa]

30. A true professional -- he actually kept an advance promise to appear

here. He was signed 3 years in advance to perform in our little city before he was famous. Even though he was getting huge sums of money for his performances, he kept his word and contract and performed here. At least, that is what I was told when I moved here. That's a pro, and a gentleman.

Peace and absence of pain are my wishes for the Great One.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

33. Safe passage to you, beloved Pavarotti...

The angels weep over his sweet voice being silenced ...:cry:



I was enormously privileged to hear him sing before he got really famous...

And even though I don't care for opera that much, he really got to me...

An evening I will never forget...

[TygrBright]

35. Thank you, Luciano Pavarotti...

...thank you for sharing one of the great musical gifts of your generation with us, so generously, and with such warm professionalism. You inspired another generation or two, but none of the great ones who come after you will ever have quite your way with a smile and a lungful of air.

I feel very blessed to have shared the Earth with you at a time when human ingenuity could enable me to hear so much of your work.

You will not be forgotten.

sadly,
Bright

[Colorado Progressive]

49. I feel very blessed to have shared the Earth with you at a time when human ingenuity could enable me

to hear so much of your work

Brilliantly said!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are so fortunate!!!!!

:applause:

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

38. Hoping his last journey is as easy and painless as possible n/t

[Forkboy]

40. If a crazy black metal / noise / industrial / grindcore / death metal person like me...

...can appreciate him I think it says a lot about how influential and good he was.

Actually, he's part of the reason I can listen to some of the weird stuff I do.Back when the Three Tenors first came on PBS I was heavily into nothing but hardcore punk and straight out thrash.But I watched that one night, at first to make fun of it, but I found myself liking it.It was one of those musical moments that opened me up to the possibility that there could be good music that isn't beating you over the skull for 60 minutes.It's part of the reason I can listen to jazz, blues, and other assorted oddness now.It was part of that musical progression that still keeps me going.

I still think opera is music for people who hate music though. ;)

I hope he's free of pain and has his family and friends close by.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

45. Then you don't understand opera. They write them in English, too, you now.

They even put up the words in English on a little screen over the stage when they are singing in a foreign language.


De gustibus non disputandum. Oh well.

[Forkboy]

66. Your snobbery in the Lounge music threads makes total sense now.

:hi:

[Colorado Progressive]

46. As an old punk rocker, gotta say this guy is the real stuff, purest form of music nt

[Forkboy]

68. Yeah, but you just admitted you're old.

:evilgrin:

:hide:

[malaise]

59. As an English opera singer said just now

He took opera to the world's masses and was an international superstar.

:cry: :cry: :cry:

[Forkboy]

67. I hope you understand that I wasn't knocking him at all.

I liked him, and even off the stage he seemed very cool from what I had seen.

Even the opera comment was tongue in cheek.What you say is totally true.When I could walk into an underground music store and hear him being played (which happened once) you know he's reached across genres and tastes in a big way.

[malaise]

69. I do n/t

[Shine]

43. If he's on his way out, I wish him a smooth and easy journey

[Burma Jones]

52. I am sad.....

[whoneedstickets]

53. Aren't we all.... ? nt

[Colorado Progressive]

55. Oh no he's gone!!!

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[malaise]

58. Rest in peace great man

The BBC announcement led the international news at 5.00am. Some lovely video here.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6981032.stm

[QueenOfCalifornia]

57. Update...

The great one is dead.

I have tears....

I hate when this happens.

[illinoisprogressive]

64. sadly, he's passed away

[wicket]

65. RIP Pavarotti

:cry: