Product Description

Filmed live at New York's Metropolitan Opera, where the legendary Italian tenor sang in 378 performances, more than anywhere else in the world, this exquisite, specially-priced 3-DVD set (three for the price of two), features Luciano Pavarotti in three of his signature Verdi roles.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #64899 in DVD
• Brand: PAVAROTTI,LUCIANO
• Released on: 2008-04-08
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: German, English, French, Spanish
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 2 minutes

New York Times
In Ernani, "a quartet of major voices was on hand to fill the leading roles...Pavarotti gave a splendid, full-throated performance."

Gramophone Magazine
"[Pavarotti's] compelling portrayal" in Un ballo in maschera is "beautifully and intensely sung".

New York Times
Pavarotti's Manrico in Verdi's Il trovatore is "meltingly ardent".

Customer Reviews

3 DVD Box Set Sampling Fine Verdi Singing from Maestro Pavarotti
Would the words, "Pavarotti Sings Verdi" mean anything but an exquisite product? Here we have the voice of Luciano Pavarotti featured in three of his finest roles and finest performances at the Metropolitan Opera, New York. The operas sampled include: Ernani, an earlier work in the Verdi cannon that suits Luciano's voice excellently, Il Trovatore, this was my least favorite of the three because the production offers little for the singers which is made much worse considering the limited acting abilites of the principals and a shuddering, squeaking Eva Marton as Leonora, and finally Un Ballo in Maschera which Maestro Pavarotti often has stated was one of his most favorite roles and in this DVD you can truly see why. Luciano moves, acts, and performs his role just as well as he sings it and he is the center of attention in this opera, so the great deal of singing required of the tenor encompases all the best of Luciano and we even get a dose of comedy as well! The casts save Marton as Lenora were vocally and in most cases dramatically excellent and included: Leona Mitchell, Aprile Millo, Dolora Zajick, Sherrill Milnes, Leo Nucci, and Ruggero Raimondi to name a few. These are some of my favorite performances of Luciano Pavarotti on disc. I highly reccomend buying this box set in addition to the "Pavarotti Sings Italian Opera" set and his other performances of Un Ballo in Maschera, L'Elisir d'Amore, and La Boheme on DVD. I believe these three works represent the core of what mad Luciano Pavarotti a unique and very special artist.

Excelent performance and compilation
All registers from Metropolitan are from performances made under the original conception.If you add to this a superb selection of artists the pleasure is total.