The eyes of the planet are set to see which group the Argentina team, the world champions, will play in, and which group the brilliant player Diego Armando Maradona has played in. Although the news that people were commenting on at lunch, at eleven, at the fair and in the streets, there was another fat boy who, unlike Pelosa, wanted to be a goalkeeper, but changed his gloves in order to sing a lyric.
During the draw for the FIFA World Cup in Italy 1990, the world met Luciano Pavarotti. On this occasion, the native of Modena sang the song Nisom Dorma. Accompanied by an orchestra, the official leaders of the FIFA lady were simply left open, and the author, Joao Havelange – the Brazilian president of the organization, was certainly taken.
Pavarotti held a microphone in his right hand only, in a flawless black coat, as if appearing at La Scala in Milan, Pavarotti showed off his strong and thick voice. He reached the high ferries without problems and with great force, making the walls of the Palazzo dello sport in Rome resound, as part of a celebration in which Italy threw the house out the window (in fact, today’s conduct ran on behalf of actress Sophia Loren). The show was exciting and stole all the comments from the World Cup draw (which West Germany would eventually win).
In the end, as a sign of victory, Pavarotti raised his right hand. His smile betrayed that he had thrown the world into his pocket through the color TV screens.
Until then, Pavarotti was a character respected by the art world and had a name. But since then, within 2:41 minutes, he’s become a pop icon. Nisom Dorma It has become almost synonymous with Pavarotti, just like Ms. Animated.
Also written by Italian Giacomo Puccini, Nisom Dorma (In Italian, “let no one sleep”) part of an opera called Turandot. Interestingly enough, Puccini was unable to complete it due to his death in 1924 from throat cancer. It was Franco Alfano who finally finished it and premiered it in 1926.
After Pavarotti’s performance in the World Cup draw, Nisom Dorma It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chartwhich is the highest position attained by an acquired musical song.
At the time of her singing in the World Cup draw, Pavarotti already knew the piece in detail, since he recorded it in 1972, in a full opera with Joan Sutherland and Montserrat Caballe. It was a smash hit and started incorporating it into his concerts as appearances. It was “hit him”.
Pavarotti’s popularity skyrocketed, and in fact, brought him to Chile for the first time. It was on December 8, 1991 when he sang at the San Carlos de Abukindo Stadium. On this occasion, the show was neatly concluded with Nisom Dorma. In the middle of the show he commented: “I adore your country… It is a wonderful city, with beautiful people and a great culture.”
But Pavarotti’s freelance and sporting paths will cross again. there was Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics in TurinOn February 10, 2006. On this occasion, dressed in a thick black cloak that gave him a rather stern air, he performed the piece, once again stirring the audience, as if years had not passed in his voice. And when he finished, he closed his eyes and crossed his arms, as if to encompass all the emotion of the audience with his thick humanity. It was his last live performance And I got thunderous applause.
In fact, in 2004 he had started the farewell tour, but suspended it at the beginning of 2006 due to a back-end operation, forcing him to cancel all remaining dates, including one in Chile, scheduled for March of that year. National Stadium.
When he was getting ready to return, The pancreatic cancer that caused his death was revealed on September 6, 2007. History never made Ñuñoa’s amphitheater, and his performances from 1991 and 1995 are remembered, the latter being when he sang at Concepción. Even today, in the city of Biobío, they remember that moment, when his unprecedentedly powerful voice was heard in the regional stadium.
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