Luciano Pavarotti

For me, Luciano Pavarotti sits in a category of his own. The nickname King of the High Cs barely captures the sheer thrill of that ringing, effortless top register. What elevates him beyond pure technique is how he carried opera to people who never thought it was for them, anchoring the Three Tenors phenomenon and turning Nessun Dorma into a global anthem. The Nansen Refugee Award reminds me his generosity matched his voice. When he died in 2007, the art form lost a once-in-a-century instrument. I still get chills hearing his recordings, and I suspect I always will.

Name (English)

Luciano Pavarotti

Name (Japanese)

ルチアーノ・パヴァロッティ

Reading

るちあーの・ぱゔぁろってぃ

Born

October 12, 1935 – September 6, 2007

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Boar

Origin

Modena, Province of Modena, Italy

Height

180 cm

Occupation

opera singer / film actor / singer

Awards & achievements

• 1992 Officer of the Legion of Honour
• 1998 Grammy Legend Award
• 1998 MusiCares Person of the Year
• 2001 Nansen Refugee Award
• Kennedy Center Honors
• 2003 Commander of the Order of Cultural Merit
• 1988 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
• 1980 Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

• Official sitehttp://lucianopavarotti.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luciano%20Pavarotti
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%83%81%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37615

Tags

• Province of Modena
• opera singer
• film actor
• singer

Last updated

2026-06-11

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.