标题: 别了，永远的帕瓦罗蒂 Italian tenor Pavarotti dies at age 71 [打印本页] 作者: DZ 时间: 2007-10-16 09:43 标题: 别了，永远的帕瓦罗蒂 Italian tenor Pavarotti dies at age 71
Luciano Pavarotti, whose vibrant high C's and ebullient showmanship made him the most beloved and celebrated tenor since Caruso and one of the few opera's biggest superstar of the late 20th century, died Thursday(Sep. 5th, 2007). He was 71.
His manager, Terri Robson, told the AP in an e-mailed statement that Pavarotti died at his home in Modena, Italy, at 5 a.m. local time. Pavarotti had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year and underwent further treatment in August.
"The Maestro fought a long, tough battle against the pancreatic cancer which eventually took his life. In fitting with the approach that characterized his life and work, he remained positive until finally succumbing to the last stages of his illness," the statement said.
Pavarotti's assistant Edwin Tinoco told Sky TG 24 television that Pavarotti's final days had been calm and spent at home.
For serious fans, the unforced beauty and thrilling urgency of Pavarotti's voice made him the ideal interpreter of the Italian lyric repertory, especially in the 1960s and '70s when he first achieved stardom. For millions more, his charismatic performances of standards like "Nessun Dorma" from Puccini's "Turandot" came to represent what opera is all about.
In fact, "Nessun Dorma" was Pavarotti's last performance, sung at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, in February 2006. His farewell to opera was in Puccini's "Tosca" at New York's Metropolitan in March 2004.
It was the second monumental loss in the opera world in recent months. American soprano Beverly Sills died July 2 at her home in New York. She was 78 and suffered from cancer.
"Pavarotti is the biggest superstar of all," the late New York Times music critic Harold Schonberg once said.
In his heyday, he was known as the "King of the High C's" for the ease with which he tossed off difficult top notes.
Pavarotti starred in a film called "Yes, Giorgio" and he wrote an autobiography, "I, Luciano Pavarotti."
Just this week, the Italian government honored him with an award for "excellence in Italian culture".
In his final statement, Pavarotti said the award gave him "the opportunity to continue to celebrate the magic of a life dedicated to the arts and it fills me with pride and joy to have been able to promote my magnificent country abroad."
Pavarotti had three daughters with his first wife, Lorenza, Cristina and Giuliana; and one, Alice, with his second wife.
At his side when he died were his wife, Nicoletta; his four daughters; his sister, Gabriela; his nephews and close relatives and friends, Robson said.
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tenor n.进程, 路程, 要旨, 大意, 男高音, 誊本 adj.[音] 男高音的
vibrant adj.振动
ebullient adj.冒泡的, 沸腾的, 热情的, 热情洋溢的
showmanship n.主技演出的技巧
celebrated adj.著名的
Modena A city of northern Italy west-northwest of Bologna. An ancient Etruscan settlement and later (after 183b.c. ) a Roman colony, Modena became a free commune in the 12th century a.d. and passed under the control of the powerful Este family in 1288. Population, 179,933. 摩德纳：意大利北部，博洛尼亚西北偏西的一座城市。曾为古伊特鲁斯坦定居地(公元前 183年之后）和罗马殖民地。摩德纳在 公元 12世纪成为自由市，并于1280年经历了强有力的伊斯特家族的统治。人口179,933
modena n.深紫色/摩德纳鸽/[Modena ]摩德纳(意大利北部城市)
diagnose v.诊断
pancreatic adj.胰腺的
maestro n.艺术大师, 名作曲家
succumb to 屈服于
thrilling adj.毛骨悚然的, 颤动的, 发抖的
lyric n.抒情诗, 歌词 adj.(供)吟唱的, 抒情的
repertory n.=repertoire仓库, 贮藏所[室], 宝库;
(尤指知识等的)贮藏; 库存贮藏物; 目录(表)
stardom n.演员的身份, 演员们
all about 关于... 的一切 / 到处, 各处
monumental adj.纪念碑的, 纪念物的, 不朽的, 非常的
metropolitan adj.首都的, 主要都市的, 大城市
soprano n.女高音
heyday int.喜悦、惊奇时所发声音 n.全盛期, 年富力强时期
toss off v.一饮而尽, 轻而易举地处理
dedicate to v.献身
magnificent adj.华丽的, 高尚的, 宏伟的作者: DZ 时间: 2007-10-16 09:44 标题: 译文
