Luciano Pavarotti

Pavarotti's Manager Herbert Breslin Dies

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 05.18.2012

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NEW YORK — Herbert Breslin, the hard-driving manager who helped propel Luciano Pavarotti to international fame during the 36 years they worked t...

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It's Those Time Passages: A Conversation with Peter White

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.04.2012

A Conversation with Peter White Mike Ragogna: Peter, before we get into your new album Here We Go, let's start with your early days playing with Al...

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Grammytech 1: A Conversation With Musical Director, Engineer & Producer Phil Ramone

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Brian Wilson, Donald Passman, Simon & Garfunkel, Lorene Michaels, Ed Koch, Madonna, Kenny Ehrlich, Foster the People, Eminem, Mike Love, Roy Halee, Sting, Paul Simon, Mike Green, The Beach Boys, Luciano Pavarotti, Bob Dylan, Glen Campbell, Billy Joel, Aretha Franklin, Mark Linnet, Rihanna, George Michael, Pierre Cossette, Taylor Swift, John Cossette, Phil Ramone, Elton John, Art Garfunkel, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News

Over the next two weeks, I'm going to share a series of interviews with some of the music industry's heroes and working stiffs who literally brought you this year's awesome Grammy Awards with nary a hiccup. First up at bat is Phil Ramone.

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The New Pavarotti?

AP | By VERENA DOBNIK | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: La Fille Du Regiment, Video, Gaetano Donizetti, Luciano Pavarotti, Pavarotti, Lawrence Brownlee, Opera, Culture News

NEW YORK -- In the role that shot Luciano Pavarotti to superstardom, tenor Lawrence Brownlee tossed nine high Cs to a Metropolitan Opera audience &nda...

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The 'New Pavarotti' Dies In Sicily

AP | FRANCES D'EMILIO and RON BLUM | Posted 11.05.2011

Read More: Salvatore Licitra, Salvatore Licitra Death, Video, New Pavarotti, Italian Tenor, Luciano Pavarotti, Salvatore Licitra Dies, Salvatore Licitra Dead, Culture News

By FRANCES D'EMILIO and RON BLUM, Associated Press ROME — Salvatore Licitra, a tenor known in his Italian homeland as the "new Pavarotti" for his...

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The Night Lena Horne Rescued the Joffrey Ballet: A Birthday Tribute

Susan Dormady Eisenberg | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: The Joffrey Ballet, Lena Horne, Broadway, Luciano Pavarotti, Arts News

Lena Horne would've turned 94 on June 30, and it's been more than a year since the world lost this ground-breaking singer. But when I think of Ms. Horne, I remember her as the unflappable diva who rescued the Joffrey Ballet.

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The Power of Celebrity

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marilyn Horne, Leontyne Price, Arts Management, Classical Music, Placido Domingo and Sherrill Milnes, Montserrat Caballe, Birgit Nilsson, Opera, Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Kennedy Center, Arts News

The challenge for so many of us in the fields of classical music and opera today is that the number of celebrity artists is dwindling.

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Adam Lambert's Identity Crisis?

Melody Breyer-Grell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Adam Lambert, Gay, Luciano Pavarotti, Brigadoon, Franco-Corelli, American Idol, Glam-Rock, Musical Theater, Arts News

Although gay, Adam Lambert's real persona is not the "Glitter Queen" or the "Ironic, World Weary Homosexual." He is the "Boy Next Door."

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Culture Zohn: Requiem for an Era

Patricia Zohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve, Metropolitan Opera, Luciano Pavarotti, Ben Bernake, Entertainment News

It seemed only fitting that tonight was the sober, majestic performance of Verdi's Requiem in honor of Luciano Pavarotti at the Metropolitan Opera.

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Pavarotti's Young Widow And Older Daughters Settle Will

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Luciano Pavarotti, Pavarotti's Will, Entertainment News

MILAN, Italy — A lawyer for Luciano Pavarotti's widow says his family has come to a friendly agreement on how to divide up his estate. Pavarott...

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Pavarotti Lip-Synched Last Performance

AP | MARTA FALCONI | Posted 05.25.2011

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ROME — Luciano Pavarotti, in severe pain months before his cancer diagnosis, lip-synched his last performance, according to the maestro who cond...

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Remembering Artists And Entertainers Who Died In 2007

AP | Polly Anderson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Deborah Kerr, Richard Jeni, Celebrities, Luciano Pavarotti, Kurt Vonnegut, Norman Mailer, Entertainment News

World War II service shaped the lives and careers of authors Norman Mailer and Kurt Vonnegut, and in turn their works were profoundly influential in t...

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Pavarotti's Widow Files $44 Million Defamation Suit

AP | ALESSANDRA RIZZO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nicoletta Mantovani Lawsuit, Luciano Pavarotti, Nicoletta Mantovani, Entertainment News

Luciano Pavarotti's widow has sued two friends of the late tenor for $44 million, claiming their comments about her marriage were defamatory. Nicolet...

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Pavarotti's Widow Denounces Gossip Swirling In Italian Media

AP | Nicole Winfield | Posted 05.25.2011

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Luciano Pavarotti's widow denounced the "unseemly" gossip swirling in the Italian media alleging financial and family problems, saying Saturday she fe...

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Surprise Pavarotti Will Leaves Wife $21 Mil In Trust

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Three Tenors, Italian Opera, Luciano Pavarotti, Trusts, Wills, Opera Star, Business News

The late Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti carved out 15 million euros (21 million dollars) of his estate in the form of a trust for his second wif...

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