Luciano Pavarotti 70'TH BIRTHDAY HITS CD + DVD BOX

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LUCIANO PAVAROTTI - CELEBRATES HITS 70'TH BIRTHDAY

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Album  CD + DVD / Jewel Box / 2005

DVD VIDEO

1. Un’ aura amorosa (Opera: Cosi’ fan tutte)
2. La Danza
3. Dolente imagine di Fille mia
4. La mia letizia infondere (Opera: I Lombardi alla prima crociata)
5. Pourquoi me reveiller (Opera: Werther)
6. M’ appari’ tutt’amor (Opera: Marta)
7. Girometta
8. Donna non vidi mal (Opera: Manon Lescaut)
9. O sole mo
10. Una furtiva Iagrima (Opera: L’ Elisir d’ amore)

BONUS FAN TRACK

- BIOGRAFY

DOLBY DIGITAL / NTSC / CODE – FREE / 4:3 / 5.1 / TIME – 100 MINUT

Bonus / CD AUDIO

1. Stabat Mater - Cuius Animam
2. Un Ballo in Maschera/Ein Maskenball - Forse la soglia attinse
3. I Puritani/Die Puritaner - A te o cara
4. La Boheme - Che gelida Manina
5. Si. Mi chiamano Mimi
6. Addio, Donde lieta
7. Lucia di Lammermoor - Chi mi freno (Sextet)
8. La Gioconda - Cielo A Mar
9. Mefistofele - Giunto sul passo estremo
10. Turandot - Nessun dorma
11. Rigoletto - La donna e mobile
12. Bella figlia dell’amore
13. La Traviat - Liblamo ne’lieti calici
14. Sempre libera
15. Finale: Ah Violetta - Se una pudica vergine

This DVD is a fitting tribute to Luciano Pavarotti on the occasion of his 70th birthday in 2005. First is a recital with Pavarotti and a pianist given in Barcelona, Spain as part of his "farewell tour" in October of 2005, consisting of 10 songs and opera arias: 1."Un aura amorosa" from Cosi Fan Tutte by Mozart, 2."La danza" by Rossini, 3."Dolente imagine di Fille mia" by Bellini, 4."La mia letizia infondere" from I Lombardi by Verdi, 5."Porquooi me reveiller" from Werther by Massenet, 6."M'apparti tutt'amor" from Marta by Flotow, 7."Girometta" by Sibella, 8."Donna non vidi mai" from Manon Lescaut by Puccini, 9"O sole mio" by Capurro & di Capua, and 10."Una Furtiva lagrima" from The Elixir of Love by Donizetti. Pavarotti looked and sounded fine for the concert, perhaps not the best performance of his career, but still very good, and Pavarotti was singing with much strength and feeling. The recital runs about 35 minutes, but has just fair picture and sound quality. It seems to be in mono, which is not a major shortcoming with only two performers, and sounds a little distorted at times. Also, there's a nice 15-minute biographical film of his life on the remainder of the DVD, with interviews and photos. Too bad, though, there were no scenes from Luciano's 70th birthday party, perhaps with him cutting a cake!

Included is a bonus CD that is also well done. To an extent it's a "greatest hits" kind of thing, but varies from that format a good deal by including more than one selection from La Boheme, Rigoletto, and other operas, many with other singers such as Mirella Freni and Renata Scotto, and also has some performances from recitals. There's a quite generous 15 tracks on the CD, and my impression is that it is from various times in Pavarotti's career.

All in all, this is a fine tribute to Pavarotti for his 70th birthday.