My World
Published on 3. October 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-0-09-964181-0 (ISBN)
Description
Every generation or so an opera singer attains the kind of public adulation and affection usually reserved for film stars or pop singers. Luciano Pavarotti reached this level of fame: he was the most celebrated tenor of all time, his concerts attended by thousands, his records selling millions of copies.
In Pavarotti: My World, he talks candidly about his successes and trials, from his forays into popular music and his performances in China, to the boos he endured at La Scala, from the near-fatal illness of his youngest daughter, to his worldwide efforts to convert people to the joys of classical music and opera.
Pavarotti's acclaimed autobiography shows us how this great artist felt about his extraordinary voice, how he saw his work and how he regarded his extraordinary position in the world of music and entertainment. Generously illustrated with photographs taken from Pavarotti's private collection, this is an intimate, absorbing and wonderfully honest account of an astonishing talent.
In Pavarotti: My World, he talks candidly about his successes and trials, from his forays into popular music and his performances in China, to the boos he endured at La Scala, from the near-fatal illness of his youngest daughter, to his worldwide efforts to convert people to the joys of classical music and opera.
Pavarotti's acclaimed autobiography shows us how this great artist felt about his extraordinary voice, how he saw his work and how he regarded his extraordinary position in the world of music and entertainment. Generously illustrated with photographs taken from Pavarotti's private collection, this is an intimate, absorbing and wonderfully honest account of an astonishing talent.
Reviews / Votes
A candid look at fifteen years of astounding talent and public adulation * Sunday Express * Will amuse and entertain the legions of Pavarotti's fervent admirers * Irish Independent * Wonderful, moving and revealing * Publishing News *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cornerstone
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
3 coloured photographic sections
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
297 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-09-964181-0 (9780099641810)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
LUCIANO PAVAROTTI was born in Modena, Italy, in 1935. His operatic debut in 1961 made an immediate impression on the international operatic scene, and he went on to become possibly the most celebrated singer in the world. In September 2007 he died aged 71.
WILLIAM WRIGHT is the author of several books which include biographies of Christina Onassis and Lillian Hellman, and he collaborated with Pavarotti on an earlier books, Pavarotti, My Life published in 1979.
WILLIAM WRIGHT is the author of several books which include biographies of Christina Onassis and Lillian Hellman, and he collaborated with Pavarotti on an earlier books, Pavarotti, My Life published in 1979.