Pavarotti began his farewell tour in 2004, at the age of 69, performing one last time in old and new locations, after more than four decades on the stage. On 13 March 2004, Pavarotti gave his last performance in an opera at the New York Metropolitan Opera, for which he received a long-standing ovation for his role as the painter Mario Cavaradossi in Giacomo Puccini's Tosca. On 1 December 2004, he announced a 40-city farewell tour. Pavarotti and his manager, Terri Robson, commissioned impresario Harvey Goldsmith to produce the Worldwide Farewell Tour. His last full-scale performance was at the end of a two-month Australasian tour in Taiwan in December 2005. Pavarotti began his career as a tenor in smaller regional Italian opera houses, making his debut as Rodolfo in La bohème at the Teatro Municipale in Reggio Emilia in April 1961. His first known recording of " Che gelida manina" was recorded during this performance. [5] Pavarotti's first of two marriages was to Adua Veroni which lasted from 1961 to 2000 and they had three daughters: Lorenza, Cristina, and Giuliana. [6] Luciano Pavarotti in 1972 Pavarotti was born on 12 October 1935 in Modena, Italy. His father, Fernando Pavarotti, was a baker and amateur tenor, and his mother, Adele Venturi, worked in a cigar factory. When he was a boy, Pavarotti showed an interest in farming and football, as well as music. Luciano Pavarotti to Promote UN Causes During Series of Concerts, 2005–2006", U.N. Press release, 5/4/2005. Retrieved 6 September 2007

What a combination - one of the world's great opera conductors, totally at home with his orchestra, and taken to soaring heights by the voice of Luciano Pavarotti. Farhi, Paul (3 December 2001). "Command Performance". The Washington Post . Retrieved 20 February 2017.Pavarotti cited the experience of performing in the choir, and winning that competition, as the most important experience of his life, and the one that inspired him to become a professional singer. That tune, so beloved and omnipresent, can only truly come alive in the hands of an expert. Well, you can see where this is going, can't you? Pavarotti scores another hit, with the greatest of ease.

In addition to his very large discography [64] of opera performances [65] Pavarotti also made many classical crossover and pop recordings, the Pavarotti & Friends series of concerts and, for Decca, a series of studio recital albums: first six albums of opera arias and then, from 1979, six albums of Italian song. Luciano Pavarotti, the world’s best loved operatic tenor, is the biggest-selling classical artist of all time and has sold over 100 million albums worldwide. In Decca’s 90th anniversary year the historic label releases Pavarotti: Music From The Motion Picture and Pavarotti: The Greatest Hits continuing his musical legacy and celebrating his extraordinary life.

29. Torna a Surriento (The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Giancarlo Chiaramello)

Lehmann, John (14 May 2002). "PAVAROTTI DAUGHTER'S BABY GRAND". New York Post . Retrieved 31 December 2020. Pavarotti and Henry Mancini team up again for another show-stopping performance. He might've been able to cut it on the opera stage, but few tenors could really take hold of the lighter material too, and that's why Pavarotti was such an enduring favourite. The World's Favourite Tenor Arias' – Tosca, Carmen, Aida, Faust, Pagliacci, Martha. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Wiener Volksoper Orchester. Leone Magiera. New Philharmonia Orchestra Richard Bonynge 1973 This is a central theme to the powerful Ron Howard film, and perhaps one that is forgotten – as his voice was so big and his operatic performances legendary – so it is fitting to share these hidden gems with the world at last.” He posthumously received the Italy-USA Foundation's America Award in 2013 and the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music in 2014.