This is so far off topic, yet my loss is such, I felt I needed to share. I am
so saddened, yet privileged to have lived in the same lifetime as Pavarotti,
and through the grace of my parents who took me to Indianapolis, I actually
got to see him. The loss of Pavarotti to the world is too great to allow to
pass in silence.

Franklin is in Excellent company.

In article , diddy none
wrote:


Franklin is in Excellent company.

He truly is. We were watching Law and Order last night, and didn't have
to mute. Franklin sang along with that theme song as well as several
others, and the coffee grinder. Maybe he and Pavarotti were more
closely related than we know!

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

Janet Boss spoke these words of wisdom
in :

In article , diddy none
wrote:


Franklin is in Excellent company.

He truly is. We were watching Law and Order last night, and didn't have
to mute. Franklin sang along with that theme song as well as several
others, and the coffee grinder. Maybe he and Pavarotti were more
closely related than we know!


And I'm sure right now, listening to Franklin's song in your memory is
probably the most beautiful song in the world.

I had a dog with perfect pitch once. It was his only claim to fame, yet
everytime i think of him, I can't help reliving his songs. When he sang, I
always stopped to listen. I only wish i had recorded them.

"diddy" none wrote in message
. ..
This is so far off topic, yet my loss is such, I felt I needed to share. I
am
so saddened, yet privileged to have lived in the same lifetime as
Pavarotti,
and through the grace of my parents who took me to Indianapolis, I
actually
got to see him. The loss of Pavarotti to the world is too great to allow
to
pass in silence.

Franklin is in Excellent company.

I agree diddy. I'd heard he was in very critical condition yesterday. As
Franklin is in good company, so is Pavarotti.

td

On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:44:54 -0500, diddy none wrote:

This is so far off topic, yet my loss is such, I felt I needed to share. I am
so saddened, yet privileged to have lived in the same lifetime as Pavarotti,
and through the grace of my parents who took me to Indianapolis, I actually
got to see him. The loss of Pavarotti to the world is too great to allow to
pass in silence.

I saw him too, Diddy, in concert in Cleveland. Don't remember whether
or not I ever saw him in an opera (my parents are opera lovers and I
went along occasionally). Tenor is my favorite vocal range and
Pavarotti is my favorite tenor. The world will always be a little
more silent without his glorious voice.

Franklin is in Excellent company.

I don't know if Pavarotti liked dogs, but Franklin is definitely in
excellent canine company.

Mustang Sally

I'm not an opera follower, but I certainly knew who Pavarotti was and
enjoyed the odd times I caught a concert on television. I see that
"tenor Andrea Bocelli planned to sing the hymn "Panis angelicus" at the
service." Will she be the world's next operatic tenor? Are there other
contenders?


--Lia

"Julia Altshuler" wrote in message
. ..
I'm not an opera follower, but I certainly knew who Pavarotti was and
enjoyed the odd times I caught a concert on television. I see that
"tenor Andrea Bocelli planned to sing the hymn "Panis angelicus" at the
service." Will she be the world's next operatic tenor? Are there other
contenders?


--Lia

Hey Lia,

Bocelli is a male. I know, the Andrea throws one. Certainly seems like it
would be a female, but he's a guy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp0ccQVy1og


Andrea Bocelli (born 22 September 1958) is a blind polylingual Italian
singer, writer, and music producer. He is both an operatic tenor and a
classical crossover singer. To date, he has recorded six complete operas -
La Bohème, Il Trovatore, Werther, Pagliacci, Cavalleria Rusticana and
Tosca - in addition to various classical and pop albums. He has sold 55
million albums worldwide.

best,

td

On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:24:07 -0400, Julia Altshuler
wrote:

I'm not an opera follower, but I certainly knew who Pavarotti was and
enjoyed the odd times I caught a concert on television. I see that
"tenor Andrea Bocelli planned to sing the hymn "Panis angelicus" at the
service." Will she be the world's next operatic tenor? Are there other
contenders?

Andrea Bocelli is a man, and he is already a great tenor. There are
plenty of great tenors out there, but no one with a voice like
Pavarotti's.

Mustang Sally

In article ,
Julia Altshuler wrote:
I'm not an opera follower, but I certainly knew who Pavarotti was and
enjoyed the odd times I caught a concert on television.

One of the great things about Pavarotti is that he really
was a beautiful singer who managed to keep it all about the
art while becoming a household name, unlike ...

I see that
"tenor Andrea Bocelli planned to sing the hymn "Panis angelicus" at the
service." Will she be the world's next operatic tenor?

Andrea Bocelli's a guy (one clue is the word "tenor"). He's
really not an opera singer. He's kind of limited in his
ability to do opera because he's blind, but he's also
completely cheesy and what you might call a sell-out if
you're a music aficionado. He's a concert performer.

I don't think there's anybody out there who's on the cusp of
becoming a household name. Part of it is the times
(classical music and opera are struggling) but it really
takes a rare combination of ability, personal charisma, and
luck to put together a career like Pavarotti's.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community

sighthounds & siberians wrote:

Andrea Bocelli is a man, and he is already a great tenor. There are
plenty of great tenors out there, but no one with a voice like
Pavarotti's.


giving self dope slap I knew that Andrea would be masculine in
Italian, but wasn't thinking and typed too quickly.


--Lia