Luciano Pavarotti sings "Nessun dorma" from Turandot (The Three Tenors in Concert 1994)

[@jacksta28]

The face at the end of someone that knows they've just pulled off one of the best performances of all time - absolutely sensational

[@christianweatherbroadcasting]

Repent and trust in Jesus. We all deserve Hell for our sins, such as lying lusting coveting and more. We can't save ourselves, but Jesus can save us. He died on the cross to save us for our sins and rose from the grave defeating death and Hell. You must put your faith in him only. He is the only way to Heaven. Repent and trust in Jesus. Romans 6:23 John 3:16❤❤😊

[@porozex3061]

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[@fransalmeronvargas637]

How is this related to the comment?​@@christianweatherbroadcasting

[@Matrix867]

WTF @@christianweatherbroadcasting

[@luisfilipepereira8056]

He knows the camera is on his face so.....

[@blander22]

Pavarotti singing “Nessun dorma” has to be considered one of the greatest artistic expressions ever performed or recorded in human history.

[@alyssahavenn]

Did you hear Aretha Franklin do it for him? she filled in for him last minute at the Grammys long ago

[@parisraven7588]

what about kendrick lamar

[@mestreensinador1]

@hares saade I love pentatonix but they cannot compare to the great Luciano Pavarotti

[@parisraven7588]

@@mestreensinador1 thats YOUR opinion.

[@sioh8082]

@@parisraven7588 I wouldn't call than an opinion but just general facts

[@karlmartell9279]

Many performers have sung it to perfection, but with Pavarotti it rises to a divine dimension.

[@eldonfabi2674]

I agree

[@mariapierce2707]

Yes divine

[@adeliojorgedepinamarquesfr1497]

Paul Potts in got talent

[@thejuliotapiashow2251]

Bars

[@vitormrmr]

Franco Corelli

[@undertheneonlights]

I saw him only once in Genoa, Italy, my hometown. I didn't want to but my grandparents insisted, they were both partisans who fought Mussolini, hard people, "you have to see the Maestro. One day you will tell it to your grandchildren". They were right and I am. I miss them both like the sun.

[@Johnmhatheist]

Sono contento che i tuoi nonni ti abbiano fatto andare a vedere il maestro. So che è un'esperienza che non dimenticherai mai e che vale la pena raccontare. Avevo solo 11 anni quando è morto, quindi non ho mai avuto modo di apprezzarlo. Ora che ho 28 anni, vorrei che fosse ancora vivo a cantare con la sua bellissima voce.

[@jolanmariavarga3830]

Wow, such a wonderful story!

[@CEC1958]

You don't have to be an opera fan to appreciate how magnificent his voice was.

[@mubaraksenju7521]

Dont forget to mention the choir and orchestra. Definitely one of the best ever!

[@kristjangornischeff6692]

The football career he could have had..

[@kristjangornischeff6692]

I definetely replyd on the wrong post goddamnit

[@mark.lawrence]

he was the best.

[@barrycaldwell5461]

Thinking exactly the same, he's the only one who could sing it imo

[@patrickmacken6046]

This is what happens when you're both born gifted AND spend your whole life mastering that gift.

[@rafalgrzesiak4471]

))l]l

[@kakashijr.3717]

S i k e

[@jorgronn1342]

Ein absoluter Traum!!!! Besser geht es einfach nicht mehr!!!

[@veronicapalmisani198]

@@rafalgrzesiak4471 se l

[@iliutacristian8322]

Nobody is born gifted

[@falloutman1843]

The look on his face after hitting that last note and he realizes he has become one with the music. Priceless.

[@Stevedude5000]

Self-actualization in its highest form

[@astraljag]

It’s the true expression of the soul in terms everybody can understand...🙏😉😃

[@noegojimmy]

Decades of searching for perfection...

[@S.A.9152]

I know that face

[@riggsxamot4287]

True true but i was also thinking uh- oh the guy is having a stroke or something. Looked gassed. I mean hes a big guy .takes alot out of you.

[@MaNnYrOk]

That's the face of a man who has been touched by the presence of God.

[@crankicurmudgeon746]

I'm an atheist, I don't believe in God but he found something and I didn't realize he died.😢

[@singed8853]

Things called gods are made up nonsense like things called ghosts and demons. Fake things.

[@user-do2sp8hs3i]

@@crankicurmudgeon746what

[@beatrizbecker3728]

Beautiful comment, thank you.

[@nadasamarzija5663]

Obozavana ❤❤❤❤❤

[@frankviviano7865]

I played this for my father when he died. It was his favorite song. It reminded him of his father, who he missed. Now it reminds me of mine, who I miss.

[@sigi_9153]

Frank Viviano that is the BEST song you can play for your father RIP

[@leylafigueeoa7448]

Your father was a good guy rip

[@Seekingsmiles21]

Frank Viviano same with me- I think of my mom. She sat in the living room and listened to her music or play this by ear on the piano. I don’t know the translation, but brings me to tears every time. I appreciate the time I spent with her listening to her music.

[@seanpatterson5948]

Dammit, you made me feel😞

[@billrowell2919]

I guess when you go your kids will play Lady Gaga as a tribute...

[@adriannicolas6594]

Pavarotti's final expression that he shows when he realizes he's achieved one of the best performances in the history of music is truly wonderfull!

[@dahibi2]

Agreee

[@TheStrmcliffae46]

It's like saw the face of God

[@CliffuckingBooth]

Somehow I don't think that he was thinking about himself at this moment.

[@nachomanandycabbage9113]

I agree, he’s a proper top boyo ain’t he

[@kurtkatzemcqueennovaaetate6873]

It looks like he did a line of coke... in all respect though, the man was damned good at his job.

[@kes9684]

He sang this song 100s of times but his reaction to the last note made me believe he knew he finally perfected it

[@rosslindstrom5765]

Bro he saw God

[@danielleschiazza6172]

That look on his face definitely had me thinking he just realized something deeply profound 🤣

[@monkeking8604]

Perfect us understatement, he touched the edge of divinity

[@sungurluyusuf9583]

@@rosslindstrom5765 😂😂😂

[@KumGuzz69]

Dropped a fat load in his pantaloons

[@gillianhammond6036]

A beautiful Sunday morning in the West African city of Ghana 🇬🇭 Accra ..playing this inspiring music ushering in my birthday tomorrow 9/9/2024. This song soothes inspires and heals. Blessings to me...Amen

[@literalantifaterrorist4673]

Happy birthday my friend!

[@benjohnson785]

oh hey we have the same birthday! 9s for the win

[@LLubdeRr]

Pavarotti, the only opera singer that reached the status of an american popstar with classic music. This man really was a number!

[@zomb7138]

That's one of the main reasons why Pavarotti was so popular

[@patrickcaserta6902]

Lets not forget Mario Lanza

[@TheIanlincoln]

Andrea Bocelli

[@patrickcaserta6902]

Who cannot like Bocelli

[@GodOfVictory501]

Caruso was an internationally popular superstar.

[@lorenzbroll101]

He sang like it was the last time he would ever sing - a man who understood fate and gift.

[@MarkDrums77]

thats what an artist do, its not an office job

[@zanger4002]

I recommend searching for his 2006 performance at the opening ceremony... and reading comments...

[@lianpargendler3896]

fr man i mean its just sheerly soul yknow '.-.'

[@charleyjr.iriarte7428]

Such a deep impression! And insight! Bless!

[@ots1634]

understood fate? wtf are you on about

[@MaxVonDraken]

The look in his eyes when he hits that climax... it's like even he can't believe he's hitting those notes. Absolutely incredible

[@janinecox256]

He hit that last note like it owed him money!

[@blayasblay3941]

That look is profound, any human can recognize it but nobody really knows what it means.

[@___xyz___]

@@blayasblay3941 he creamed his pants

[@blayasblay3941]

@@___xyz___ That was just a pleasant side - effect of this cosmic drug

[@justsnappy]

Victory

[@alexkia2479]

The world will never have another one like him.

[@amigosXcorrespondenc]

There was and are many people like that, it's a pleassure to be able to see them at least in recordings.

[@kevinkeen8382]

I do not understand a word of Italian but the beauty of Pavarotti’s voice transcends mere language.

[@stevengray8663]

Language hides vibration. Point is you feel this beautiful music rather than understand it

[@foxsin7828]

ulul

[@irfanberd]

Edith Piaf said she did not want people understand what she said she wanted people listen to her and cry. Without a doubt she achieved it .and pavarotti is also the case.

[@isabelmaqualara2152]

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[@diegomo1413]

“vincero”= I will win (Turandot’s hand in marriage)

[@ericjahoda2997]

At this point in his career, Luciano had probably sung this aria a thousand times, but look at the passion in his face at the end. Never be another like him.

[@shirleyrombough8173]

Each time he sings this or any aria it is like the first time. And yes, look at his face and you will see.

[@karenhughes7185]

Johnathan Antoine👍

[@kellygervais3440]

Even at the start, his whole face changes, he is already feeling it...you see it kick in..

[@rorus9530]

Yeah those facial expressions at the end were extremely moving,

[@deborahpearson896]

Yes....the end when he finally breathed...it was as if he gave it his all and had to remember that he needed oxygen to live....I love his passion....you don't see that anymore from artists.....something Spiritual about that!

[@davidmuller537]

I remember my italian father crying, when Pavarotti died in 2007. The only Italian who was not a politician and was given a state funeral. Long live Luciano.

[@mannvazz1]

Amén !

[@katekent2339]

Here here!

[@janethcardona5600]

Por siempre Luciano❤

[@_Rustodian]

​@@katekent2339 sorry to be the one, but it's "hear hear".

[@ItsStephen1018]

RIP To your father

[@veliostv9089]

Wait, nearly 20 years again since he passed...? Time is running, but his voice stays forever! Back here in 2024 after lots of years and still impressed by possibly the most impressive singing I have ever heard.

[@adriennekliger3005]

The look on his face when he held that last note was unbelievably amazing. It was as if he shocked even himself.

[@omegaweapon116]

Yes lol. He's like, "damn, I'm amazing."

[@Suplyndmnd]

LOL Came to comment the same thing like he was shocked and amazed "Holy cow, I was able to hit that note for that long?!". Amazing.

[@l_TheJester_I]

He did. He really shocked himself hiw amazing that was...

[@beatricebalmisse2979]

Je peux entendre ce passage 20 fois 30 fois à chaque fois je pleure d'émotion c'est incroyablement beau!!!!!

[@inspirepj4492]

No, he was not shocked. That was pure emotion.

[@slayer731]

He took the opera from the elite to the public and we will be always appreciated for that

[@JisforJenius]

And yet less than a hundred years ago, opera was very much a performance for the everyday public, not only the elite. My Italian parents were poor as church mice, but would go to the opera while courting. Probably not in the best opera houses and probably not the best seats, but it was far from entertainment for just the "elite". Maybe that was just the Italy of the 50's. But my father was as blue collar as you could get and he had a massive collection of Opera records. Different era, different culture, i suppose. But yes, Pavarotti and his divine voice transcends time and music.

[@helowgaes7544]

​@@JisforJeniusbut opera its literaly not public comsumtion bro just like any song genre like pop u know?

[@JisforJenius]

@@helowgaes7544 I love opera and I am not "elite". My brother is a blue collar fitter and turner who works shifts in a Steel works and he listens to opera when he's in the mood. Because when it's done well, it's absolutely beautiful. He also loves Elvis and Queen and a tonne of other artists. It depends on what you've been raised on. On what appeals to your ear. Doesn't make it just for the "elite". At least not in my experience.

[@Nikioko]

This is a misconception. Opera was never elite. Going to the opera or going to the theatre was like going to the cinema nowadays. If you think about the story of Turandot, it is similar to a romance film today.

[@emilieclauzure450]

❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😅

[@andreavila6610]

This is the peak human artistic performance in my opinion. Never saw a man getting so close to the divine like this. You could interpret he touched it.

[@sharonreynolds7423]

I agree. It is sublime.

[@cherylheinrich1736]

I agree! I think that's why it makes me cry ❤️

[@defeatSpace]

makes my whole body go numb with goosebumps

[@dearuniverse111]

Absolutely. Absolutely, irrefutably incredible.

[@MyTagYourIt]

Maybe that explains his face at the end, he saw God

[@jun_0011]

Is it correct to say that this is the best singing in the history of mankind? Do all of you agree?

[@M0zart-g5r]

Yes, yes it is ... And whoever says it's not probably should donate their ears or throw it away

[@Rocky-y8f8q]

​@@M0zart-g5r 😂😂😂

[@johndeagle4389]

Can you imagine Leonard Cohen attempting this?

[@bigyea50]

I’m a 65 year old black man lived in the hood most of my life. This is only the second opera I have ever heard, introduced to me by my Italian coworker and lifelong friend. With no disrespect to the many great singers of different genres in my lifetime, this is the greatest performance I have ever heard. I’ve heard it 50 plus times and it always brings me near tears.

[@esthervanhelden]

❤

[@lairdsmith9608]

He is the voice, i'm happy you found Pavarotti. his voice heals my sorrows and i hope it benefits you in similar ways, enjoy.

[@lairdsmith9608]

try 'Rigoletto La Dona e mobile', if you haven't already, its another great Pavarotti opera

[@francinefitzgerald6118]

Sweeet​@@esthervanhelden

[@francinefitzgerald6118]

Me too I cry when I hear this

[@hollistonealdaniels2213]

As he hit that last note he saw something beyond this earth, look into his eyes.

[@andrewneri2733]

👍🏻👌🏻This comment is so underrated I had to look back and see it again

[@88kalogero]

i mean he must feel it he says he's going to win!

[@elicha12]

he saw corona virus coming in

[@ajajajaj624]

@@elicha12 Good comment

[@MOGGS1942]

As he hit that last note he was thinking - hope I make it.

[@tywonellington]

That face at the end. He knew immediately that he’d just won singing forever.

[@hiskidkeller]

yes, he won singing forever indeed

[@jakomioftherose2434]

God saw him and said: Welcome to Heaven.

[@kieranowen8662]

​@jakomioftherose2434 listening to this gives us a glimpse of what being there is like

[@invisiblejaguar1]

He did what not many people on this planet can do

[@JustWatchingYouTube-ip5dk]

I think he was just very artfully acting out the lyrics. Notice the lyrics are"…. but in the dawn I will win, I will win!"? I think*that's what that expression was meant to portray - the look of ultimate victory after (literal or figurative) night, or suffering, or perhaps darkness, maybe 🤔? Either way it was wonderful and I'm glad we can all appreciate it.

[@黃露儀]

Luciano Pavarotti是我最崇拜的偶像，我從年輕就喜歡聽他的歌聲，今年我已經78歲了，還每天聽他唱這首歌，我會繼續一直聽到生命終止。不只這首歌他唱的每一首歌我都喜歡都百聽不厭。

[@mikeggg5671]

No matter how many times people sing this song, no one will ever be as good as Pavarotti was in this performance. It is superlative. Transcendent

[@barbaraszczocarz7149]

Manifike

[@nanicita123]

100%

[@davidjohnson4626]

Agreed. I have listened to a number of other versions and the quality of Pavarotti's voice is unequalled.

[@JustMe-gs9xi]

speechless and wonder, all i got

[@SmokeymcJoint420]

Bocelli has done a few renditions that give Pavarotti a run for his money. Pavarotti's voice cannot be denied though absolute legend.

[@slickburrito]

The fact that this was recorded both in amazing sound and video is one of the luckiest strokes of luck humanity has ever had. His voice did not go to waste in the pages of history and will be enjoyed for many future generations.

[@billdavenport4104]

Well said!

[@lisetteem588]

dont think so.. since he is famous. im sure many of his performances were filmed.

[@SamGolling]

@@lisetteem588 shut ye mouth

[@ericwilson6994]

false arrest... hospitalized $1 lawsuit damages to charity... serpent cast out.... why isn't fbi agents are not able to differentiate the real world.... from opera? 'look in the mirror' -SOURCE

[@stuartannetts300]

@@Erin-bc8ic I'm a technophobe (if I can't fix it with a hammer) but I think exactly the same. Very fortunate.

[@cynthiareeves2807]

When we lost Pavarotti, we lost one of the greatest voices in the world. He was magical, beautiful, & a gift from God. I love you, Luciano. Sing with the angels, my friend.

[@danielcaceres7925]

He certainly sang like one among us

[@yagomizuma2275]

​@@danielcaceres7925 :)

[@2Dudes_and_a_Kangaroo]

Amen

[@virginiajuambeltz2641]

Comparto totalmente lo que decis!!!!!!!!!!!! Por siempre Luciano! Grande por fuera y por dentro!!!!!

[@OlgaOlga-ck7vw]

Великий , не имеющий себе подобных !! Бог !❤❤❤

[@wilsonalvarez-g6s]

Si no se te eriza la piel escuchando esto ........ Entonces dejame decirte q no tienes alma.....

[@galll_0375]

For those who are curious about the story behind this piece: it is an aria from the opera Turandot by Puccini. It talks about this princess named Turandot that doesn't want to marry anyone so she establishes this strange rule that every man that want to marry her has to solve 3 enigmas and if they fail one they will be executed. Many men tries and die, but one day this man comes from a city far far away and nobody knows him or his name. He solves the 3 enigmas, so the princess has to marry him but, as I said, she doesn't want to be engaged with anyone. So her future husband gives her a chance: if the princess will found out his name before the sun arise in the sky he will refuse to marry her. This is why they sing "Nessun dorma" (Nobody sleeps) because everybody has to help the princess discover this name. Then he sings "Il mio mistero è chiuso in me, il nome mio nessun saprà" (my mistery is closed in me, nobody will know my name) and then other prhases in which he asks to the moon and the stars to go away so that the morning will come, and by the end he sings "e all'alba vincerò! Vincerò! VINCERÒ!" (and in the morning I will win! I will win! I WILL WIN!) because he is sure that there is no way anybody in all the reign knows his name. This was very simplified but that's it IMPORTANT EDIT: I made a mistake, I'm sorry. By the end he sings "E all'alba vincerò! Vincerò! VINCERÒ!" because Calaf (that's the name of the man) wants to tell his name to the princess Turandot by himself while kissing her, so that she will choose to marry him because she loves him and not because she has to. I'm so sorry

[@shrekschild2356]

Thanks

[@billlyque3105]

Thanks bro!!!!

[@akirarozu3245]

thank you!

[@richie9878]

Wow thanks, unique story ill read more about it.

[@paull7775]

I thought the “victory” he foresaw was that at that moment he decided to tell her his name...then his love for her would be victorious despite her choice with what to do with it.

[@xSECUNDAx]

I don’t care what anyone says, this is the greatest performance of the greatest song done by the greatest singer in the history of music

[@bobmaxwell9572]

Was my Dads favourite,gives me goose bumps,makes my hairs stand up and brings me to tears.

[@CuriosityCapsule]

Yes sir!

[@mushyartuk6045]

Totally agree

[@messicampeon1016]

Yes, it's one of the best songs

[@cherryboo65b56]

Agreed

[@MrUnidyne]

The look on his face at the end when he realizes what he managed to achieve with his voice is priceless.

[@deadpeni5]

He won.

[@tomaccino]

Kreygasm, basically.

[@phatbengt]

More like catching his breath after holding the last note so long :)

[@kymo6343]

@@phatbengt lol this but also it might be having all that music behind him it's probably a bit overwhelming surrounded by all the instruments at their peak...

[@rogerzotti1]

well said --

[@Fail460]

I always love coming back to this to see the face of a man who knows he has just changed the world.

[@Fail460]

speechless everytime i see this. i wish 'kid me' could have listened to this and appreciated it for what is is.

[@janschwaltzbauer8023]

He was simply superb. I'm from Modena too, and I've met him many many times around the city and in some very typical, old fashioned and some almost unknown restaurants we both used to love. When I was meeting him I used to salute him with just one word: "Maestro..." and he always smiled and saluted back, like a true lord. He was one of the kindest man I've ever knew, always had a nice word for everyone. I don't know why I'm writing this right now, after all these years... nostalgia, I guess.

[@Dentyden2011]

You were very honored, & very blessed, to meet him . A TRUE legend in our lives . 💕

[@erikmarklund2989]

Love storis like this, about how they were in real life with real people

[@janschwaltzbauer8023]

​ Are you serious? Believe me, he did not need to seek attention.

[@cloudmtl]

Thank you for sharing your story!

[@nicoladc89]

To be honest he wasn't superb in this perfomance, the real opera is different, Pavarotti singing the real opera is different. Turandot never been the cup of tea of Pavarotti, he didn't have the proper voice to sing it. Franco Corelli was superb. This is a performance for a pop audience, made without proper training etc.., an exibition for those people who love Bocelli and Il Volo, I bet they're shocked by a real opera tenor like Pavarotti.

[@massimod5070]

The look on his face after finishing that last note. Almost like an out of body experience. When he sings it literally touches your soul, absolutely amazing.

[@supadopemex9245]

Massimo D I can’t get over his expressions. That has to be what love and passion looks like......this is what he was meant to do and man, he did it so incredibly well...

[@jbukenya80]

That's gets my heart pacing! That last note and his facial expression was EVERYTHING IN LIFE!! MY LORD!!!!

[@TheCaptainKim]

A divine performance.

[@TheJackhammer46]

The phrase is 'Out-of-Body' experience. Not "outer body."

[@massimod5070]

John Denson thanks John 👍

[@oliverplougmand2275]

I’m not a big fan of opera, but this performance is possibly the most powerful musical experience I’ve ever had.

[@tiagopesce]

i recomend flower duet. it is technycally impressive, even if you don't like opera

[@julieking7610]

Listen to David Phelps sing this same song.

[@andrelordello]

Idem!!!

[@KitKat_293]

it's amazing how deeply and universally this song, especially this recorded performance by pavarotti, touches people with no specific connection or predisposition to opera. i feel the same way. it's just that transcendent

[@vitamin9165]

@@KitKat_293 me too

[@markhanna2239]

Goose bumps every time!!! It hits your very soul!! A legend of our time..

[@markcharig1]

Hello! My name is Mark Charig and I was actually playing First Cornet here in the orchestra! It was absolute pleasure playing with opera icon, Pavarotti! Ciao! Mi chiamo Mark Charig e in realtà stavo suonando la prima cornetta qui nell'orchestra! È stato un vero piacere suonare con l'icona dell'opera, Pavarotti!

[@zondwhomlovesjesus8444]

Aw may Jesus bless you! This was an incredible performance, you were surely blessed to participate there 🥰

[@foundingfather4266]

What an amazing experience! Thank you for sharing Mark

[@РусланАвезклычев-к4ю]

Bravo!!! 👌

[@Eddie_Barzoon]

Bravo Mark! You're right to be proud.

[@MrMrormaybejustamrnotamrmr]

Thank you very much for being part of such a beautiful performance! I always have goosebumps at the end

[@rafaelmalagrino]

His face at the end!!! He clearly knew he had just achieved something memorable

[@ruicarneiro]

Just incredible...

[@Constantine_IA]

0:22 His prep face at the start also shows the level of concentration before greatness

[@CamoflaugeDinosaue]

Eh. This was probably the 1000th time he’d sang this... maybe that was his achievement.

[@danbev8542]

Probably still in character at the end. It's a song of triumph and love.

[@thewalrus2787]

T never knew my name -- Kalaf

[@hotdamndan9892]

When he hit that last note, I was expecting the heavens to open and beams of light fill the earth.

[@weldonwin]

This is, what I in my commoner's way call "Belting It From Your Heart"

[@JesusisKing222]

Actually, i think he did see that!

[@Daniel-no4lw]

@@weldonwin o

[@C.S.Sperry]

They did, you just have to have the eyes to see it. He did.

[@donwrinkles717]

They will.

[@mrnm6482]

I usually dont cry when listening to music, but THIS...this is the most beautiful thing to ever grace my ears... I cry everytime

[@jonnyc212121]

Nothing is better than someone who gets emotional over their own art. Bless this man, the world is a darker place without him.

[@angelll0707]

Pavarotti unfortunately already passed away.

[@alynwilliams7730]

Absolutely brilliant

[@zammmo9514]

No...the world is a brighter place...because of him.

[@johnscanlon2598]

@@zammmo9514 well said !

[@gabox01]

Yes, but we also have more food around.

[@malcubed2327]

Look into his eyes at 2:57. I swear that's the moment he realises that he'd just given one of the greatest performances ever.

[@cristianmarchisio1120]

absolutely

[@mahmoudwaleed2818]

He was probably just happy his voice didn't crack

[@Cali_90s]

o yea. i saw it too

[@ianlochead3880]

Thank you I was looking for a comment like this. It was almost like his life was flashing before his eyes all leading up to this peak of his life, and what a peak it was. It's almost as if he is happy when he closes his eyes its as if all his hard work has paid off and he can relax, but he is still so stunned in the moment. I love that his face tells a lot

[@outofuse6799]

A man totally caught in the moment.

[@samcox8182]

Don't care if you don't like opera this is the greatest performance by any singer ever

[@emilywayne7732]

Hello Sam how are you doing?

[@ppppppppppppp-jm9tm]

Hello Emily how are you doing?

[@sackranon]

Hello p00p00p00p00p00p00p00p00p00p00p00p00p how are you doing?

[@pinesiskin59]

I thought I didn't like opera until I saw this.

[@jpii8468]

I'd argue Aretha Franklin did Nessun Dorma even better (no disrespect intended).

[@pedromalca5606]

I am crying because I remembered my beautiful grandma, she loves this song and Pavarotti

[@davidlavine2707]

My wife and I had the luck to be able to attend this concert - magical.

[@supercia1]

Lucky bastard

[@kingkongbundy82]

Lucky One

[@camilla_weeb2560]

@David Lavine you're so lucky

[@angelicmercenary]

David Lavine I wasn’t born, I wish I could have gone though because Pavarotti is the best tenor ever, in my opinion

[@SkyHigh2252]

Lucky couple you are.

[@BestIsntEasy]

No sleep, no sleep Nessun dorma, nessun dorma You too, o, Princess Tu pure, o, Principessa In your cold room Nella tua fredda stanza Look at the stars that tremble Guardi le stelle che tremano Of love and hope D'amore e di speranza But my mystery is closed in me Ma il mio mistero e chiuso in me No one will know my name Il nome mio nessun saprà No, no, I'll say it on your mouth No, no, sulla tua bocca lo dirò When the light shines Quando la luce splenderà And my kiss will break the silence Ed il mio bacio scioglierà il silenzio That makes you mine Che ti fa mia (No one will know his name) (Il nome suo nessun saprà) (And we must, alas, die, die) (E noi dovrem, ahimé, morir, morir) Vanish, o night Dilegua, o notte Set, stars Tramontate, stelle Set, stars Tramontate, stelle I'll win at dawn All'alba vincerò I will win Vincerò I will win Vincerò Source: Musixmatch

[@gobgoober6797]

Thank you!!

[@imperiallray7933]

thank you for this

[@BestIsntEasy]

@@imperiallray7933 Thank you for such an awesome playlist and magical break. 💗🤝💗

[@theking_yt5949]

Che bello vedere che nel 2021 ancora gente che lo ascolta, grazie ♥️

[@phamnuwen9442]

TLDR: If you can't sleep, breaking into a woman's room and secretly kissing her is the way to victory.

[@elvisbaca1452]

"And here I am, crying without understanding a single word. And this is why... this is pure art. I have this feeling without knowing anything."

[@TheLuigi69]

Hi , pop the lyrics on, I hope that helps, they automatically came up for me, and I'm so pleased they did 🙏🏻

[@vidalattias8031]

Where is that from?

[@prot07ype87]

*Where is the quote from?*

[@jerushamaxwell281]

I cried too, so much in awe of the emotion he evoked.

[@mimaprvulovic1]

Oh;but it is pure poetry❤

[@mrknight805x6]

I have begun listening to this everyday. It's become an essential part of my auditory diet. No day shall end without Pavarotti.

[@TruthIsTheNewHate84]

In my opinion this is the greatest opera performance in history. This man is a legend.

[@scottowen3022]

It is otherworldly. I also adore his rendition of Donna non vidi mai from Manon Lescaut at Hyde Park, before Diana, Princess of Wales in the pouring rain.

[@MediumPoo]

i listen to all sorts of genres and I can say without doubt this is the most emotional performance I have ever seen, reduces me to tears of joy every time.

[@melizaramirez4557]

I second that!!! Bravo🌹

[@TruthIsTheNewHate84]

@@scottowen3022 yeah that was also beautiful. He was a really talented guy.

[@TruthIsTheNewHate84]

@@MediumPoo same here. I listen to just about every style of music and this is by far the best.

[@lone.wolf_5791]

If life is God's masterpiece, then Pavarotti's voice is the soundtrack.

[@wolflloydmesiman8899]

Not really but I get where your coming from.

[@lone.wolf_5791]

@@wolflloydmesiman8899 was just a metaphor bud....go easy on yourself 👍

[@Pcacha]

Vangelis is on the phone, sir

[@faiaflrt]

I love that enough people are watching this that you got 40 likes in a day.

[@TinyDancer250]

It probably did depending on when he gets paid.

[@seanburke1698]

Got to be honest. I'm no fan of Opera, but oh my word, this is arguably one of the greatest live performances in the history of anything, ever. Incredible

[@ericwilson6994]

false arrest... hospitalized $1 lawsuit damages to charity... serpent cast out.... why isn't fbi agents are not able to differentiate the real world.... from opera? 'look in the mirror' -SOURCE

[@td4341]

I don't know a thing about opera and I come back to this regularly, it's also now in one of my music playlists

[@josecampos9717]

It’s magical

[@Tfisher991]

@@td4341 if you liked this one by Pavarotti, try “Caruso” his version is powerful and emotional

[@neddamaxel2509]

No doubt is the best live performance for ever and ever

[@alainsalemi6049]

Le chef-d'œuvre absolue, avec la plus belle voie que le monde est porter

[@mr.mountvillain362]

My mom requested this song at her funeral. Still makes me cry every time, 13 years later

[@phatstar6344]

RIP

[@lilymozes5668]

I am so sorry, sorrowful 😢

[@butterflyera2399]

RIP

[@brizzle3903]

What a beautiful song choice to be sent off into the eternity May she rest in peace ❤️

[@karunadasaguruge7730]

May She Rest In Peace. Don't worry She's Smiling down at the Beautiful Child She Created and is Full of Joy.❤

[@Callitout-kl1uq]

To be a person who heard this live. The tears that flowed.

[@andersonleite166]

I envy you.

[@ignaciobriones8261]

I envy you too

[@Rob-fp6xb]

lelw

[@Rob-fp6xb]

who fuqueeen cares

[@andersonleite166]

@@Rob-fp6xb me

[@raging-bull_80.]

My father passed away 4 years ago. He said he wanted this song to be played at his funeral service. And we honored his wish as this beautiful song was played at his memorial service. RIP dad and Luciano Pavarotti

[@nd5301]

не знаю кто ты и то куда, но я помолюсь за душу твоего папы.

[@thesilversurfer7136]

Wow. That must’ve been amazing.

[@richardbarrow6606]

Sorry for Your Loss, 💚 From 🇮🇪, Your Dad Had Good Taste, Take Care 💚

[@CarmelaValenza-lm2np]

Un' abbraccio forte ❤❤❤

[@DanKoning777]

@@nd5301 // Sir, please know that "praying for the dead" is not Biblical-it's only a ritual of men: “For Sheol *cannot* thank You, death *cannot* praise You; those who go down to the pit *cannot hope for Your faithfulness"* [Isaiah 38v18] *Truth is a stubborn thing.* "For *there is no mention of You in death;* in Sheol who will give You thanks?" [Psalm 6v5] *"The dead* do not praise the Lord, *nor do any who go down into silence"* [Psalm 115v17] “And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged...then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire" [Rev 20v13-14]

[@percyprod6574]

Tears, goosebumps and sheer admiration. Imagine knowing you have just done something that cannot be improved on. Superb!!

[@markbellomy9087]

I grew up in Texas. Never exposed to this... A war veteran and a "manly" man.... But then I had my daughter and songs like this that I don't understand the lyrics (until I Google them)... But since that moment when I first heard her little cry. I hear the emotions in this music I used to ignore. And even without the linguistic context it moves me to tears... Absolutely beautiful and breathtaking

[@engmed4400]

Bro, same here. Iraq, 2008. Check out Andrea and Matteo Bocelli's "Fall on Me". It's a father-son duet that still wrecks me. There is a lot that changes with age. Roll with it and thank God for the gifts and blessings it brings.

[@engmed4400]

@@puckered6036 if that's how you choose to see it, that's on you. Being unwilling to consider the possibility that such music was outside of cultural lexicon is a you problem. We were never meant to know and experience all, that would be impossible. Spend less time looking down your nose at others, and you may begin to see the things you didn't get to see until forced on you by life.

[@dixiedoos3512]

It's an amazing experience ☺

[@MaggieSullivan60]

well said!!!!!!!11

[@jrow84]

I've always listened to rock. Grew up on the 70's and 80's stuff, added in Rammstein and others when I got older. But this.....this moves me like nothing else. I played tuba for two years in jr high and being in the middle of that, when we got it going just right.....amazing.

[@taerloch71]

I’m a 85. Year old man and I want that played at my funeral. I won’t hear it but I hope everyone else enjoys it Terry

[@ianheding7830]

Along with " the Parting glass" prehaps? May your funeral be a while still.

[@la.manu1986]

❤️ spero che sia così.

[@chudpangus4878]

I'll remember you, Terry.

[@beepbeep670]

i’m 18 and i want this played when i die

[@lanadelhamster9820]

We love you Terry ❤

[@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S.]

He hit that last note like it owed him money.

[@eksine]

Sometimes you gotta put the heat on those bitches

[@MJPamuru20]

😂😂

[@dfertefwergwergrfgwr]

Post of the year!

[@NBC.SATURDAY.NIGHT.LIVE.]

Best KZbin comment I’ve ever seen

[@goodi123]

Best comment iv ever seen

[@StoneAgeStark]

Idk how many times I've watched this over the years but it's still so powerful every time. The crescendo brought me to tears. His performance is one of the highlights of human artistic achievement

[@FallbackForreal]

I don't even think Puccini could have imagined someone performing his masterpiece with such flawlessness. Bellissimo bravo bravo

[@lthedestroyer9427]

That ending look he had seems like he remembered all his childhood and the things to get them there. Truly beautiful

[@Doradue1]

Good words to describe such an amazing act.

[@zuresei]

that's just what performing on stage is like, haha!

[@emanuelf1980]

The one at the beginning too, as if he has met someone special to him again after a very long time.

[@saratrentin2463]

He seems to do it every time on this song. He really feels it and that's make it special, I think. Immense tenor and artist

[@douglasnolan4494]

Or you know, his jaw hurt from performing.

[@ThePsychoAnon]

I think he knew on that last note he’d had one of his greatest performances.

[@IIrogers]

indeed

[@katherinemurphy7322]

Also 1998 Paris! The look in his eyes when he finished.

[@scarelittlewhitechildren2081]

TBH I think the recording from the opera is better-but he’s also a showman, so that’s part of the game. ❤❤

[@Kaysp]

The power in that last breath is incedible. For me the greatest piece of opera I have listened to bar none.

[@urszuladybiec5280]

I think he was not sure ( look at his eyes just before that last note)

[@deniseg-hill1730]

Italian is the best language for opera and this man was the creme de la creme. Just fabulous

[@juno_p]

I don't understand italian but this performance made me cry. It was like he was speaking to my soul. Very beautiful and powerful.

[@wijnsomeyoulojsesome5338]

Vinceró = ''I will win''

[@scrubsrc4084]

Sign of a great

[@seanj9362]

Grow up

[@christinatyree2280]

It's the emotion they put in it I speak English and I do that terribly but it still made me cry!!!

[@PremierSmilesDentist]

I totally agree.. if you like Pav watch his duet with George Michael ... simply amazing

[@Magicwithizz]

There will never be another like him. I watched a documentary about him and apparently he was insanely nervous before every single performance. Imagine having a voice like that and being nervous?? Gosh we never get away from performance nerves even when you’re literally Pavarotti

[@robertmikolon5710]

I watched that and thought the same thing. Surely in his mind he wanted this performance every time and maybe that is just not possible.

[@KnuckleheadParker]

Do you know the name of the documentary and where you saw it? Thanks in advance

[@nathandavies9821]

Nerves show how much it meant to him

[@metittat1073]

The fact that he was insanely nervous and was still able to deliver such a divine moment makes it so much more emotional and poetic to me ❤

[@entropica]

He probably couldn‘t have been that perfect without being nervous. It may have kept him maximally in the moment.

[@Submersiblehistory]

This song has ruined my life. Women can no longer satisfy me. I only climax to Nessun Dorma now. There is no longer love, there is only Pavarotti

[@fabi05040]

😲😲😲

[@Lokidooki]

The memelords are coming....

[@2-_-V-_-.2]

@BAER 1990 Das war n Witz von dem Kollege xD

[@lindseydejesus1877]

ive been laughing about this comment for literally like an hour

[@cieslaolsztyn8266]

Yes an Early Pavarotti in La Bohem is realy something. But Vladimir Atlantov realy gives gosebumps

[@ABe4Cf3]

One of the best perfomances in human history. Absolutely magnificient!

[@evanbaxter1657]

I can’t listen to this without getting goosebumps….

[@Locutus]

It's good, but it's not that good. 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@helldog9402]

@@Locutus bruh

[@rammorrell]

I know

[@KodeHz]

That's how you know you're still alive

[@LeafMusic05]

@@Locutus just let people appreciate music

[@jaromir_kovar]

His face! His face after that last note. He must have had an epiphany or a glimpse of infinity, god. I don't know what and he might have not known either, but I think he touched the absolute there. The perfection. It looks like he almost feared the ineffable that was uncovered to him in that moment, just before the humble acceptance swept in. Oh god!

[@dank0265]

I couldn't have said it better if I tried.

[@MZeki-gw2xg]

Amazing

[@jamesmartin2740]

Just a stunning description. Praise God!

[@Ali-kb8gr]

It's hard not to burst into tears right at that moment!

[@Vaggelian]

the moment that he achieved immortality

[@cameronferguson1211]

I think he saw God himself at the last note

[@giselleugu4718]

@@yerogames9918 tu ni entiendes inglés jajajajajajaja yo si se ingles Fucking

[@giselleugu4718]

@@yerogames9918 jajaja tu 😌🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣pobre , yo soy millonaria y tengo billetes muchoooos jsjsjs

[@giselleugu4718]

@@yerogames9918 jajajaja será al revés mijo 😌👍👍

[@CoramDeogenua]

He's with God now.

[@giselleugu4718]

@@yerogames9918 para tu información de 13 años

[@sheilamiranda7625]

Italy, the world stands with you in your difficult times. It shall pass over, stay strong. God be with you all.

[@goodboy111279]

From Korea, we are rooting for Italy.

[@robertking7506]

I mean, yeah Italy should fight the virus, but there is nothing the rest of the world can do to help.

[@ylee3438]

Italiano numero uno!

[@Julia-mr9nz]

Forget all worries for a moment and enjoy the music. My heart goes out to Italy and all the nations of the world, hopping will over soon God is good 🙏.

[@yumemite]

@@robertking7506 Well, yes. Send medical help (masks, respirators, etc.)

[@adamsmith-wi3qg]

This is one of those special people that I regret being too young to have ever seen perform live. I hope he understood how much joy he brought to so many people.

[@ForeignCinemaEnthusiast]

Exactementé❤

[@palpalonpalpalon]

Sadly I never saw him perform live I wasn't born then Him and paco de lucia are the ones I wish I saw them live once

[@rramsey9154]

He does

[@Jochen69]

My music teacher says he once heard him while in University, and he remembers that the whole audience was clapping for nearly 45 min after hearing him.

[@JC-lj2zq]

Very well said. Such a talented man that turned a song into an absolute masterpiece. Not many artists nowadays touch your heart and stir emotions with their music in the way Pavarotti could when performing.

[@incognito-yj4gu]

Imagine the honor of being at this performance....a once in a lifetime event.

[@undertheneonlights]

I can say that I was. Not a big deal in Italy in the 90s I guess, and yet nowadays I can't believe how lucky we were, all of us. My bests from Italy.

[@minzimoonling4812]

I wish I had the chance to hear him life

[@CiderHead]

​@@undertheneonlightsYou truly were lucky my friend👍🇬🇧

[@keithdavies1395]

​@@undertheneonlights❤ UK 🇬🇧

[@CristianoTonelFetter]

This performance breaks me every time, can't avoid getting emotional. His face at the end, feeling the power of this song!

[@LauraRosalie]

My parents were at this concert in 1994. They said it was absolutely magical.

[@dhimasardiansyah8741]

They were so lucky to witness his magic in first hand experience...

[@greg-warsaw4708]

I can imagine. But to put things in perspective, LP's biographer regarded these Three Tenors end-of-career recitals a sort of disgrace, compared to all three's previous operatic achievements. And I can perfectly see why. This was pulp in arena, a fête, a stadium event, instead of the real thing, the opera. Still impressive but... selling out the treasures.

[@jamesrobert4106]

​@@greg-warsaw4708 What they achieved was to bring a lightness to the masses. It captured the imagination of the world at that time. The magic left the opera houses where thousands would see it and they took it to millions.

[@gnaedigerfels]

@@jamesrobert4106 You are the man Mr. Robert

[@EdgarCaminos]

Si tenes razón .. yo estuve en primera fila

[@yaminatoday1151]

His eyes at 2:53. You can tell he is FEELING the music, FEELING what he just sang. It's utter exultation.

[@iraisbc6795]

Se llama pasión

[@firecwby1999]

that was the look of a man who realized he just had his best performance of his life and no matter what he does, nothing else will compare. Similar to Johnny Cash with "Hurt".

[@cringecentral_]

@@spanishflea634you’d be surprised at how often one doesn’t “feel” the music. I’m a musician myself, and it takes a high amount of concentration and heart to get to that level of pure emotion whilst maintaining technical perfection.

[@RiccardoMirri]

Si chiama Italianità

[@RiccardoMirri]

​@@iraisbc6795si chiama Italianità

[@TheSeveredTongues]

That ending is seriously a massive dose of euphoria. Every. Single. Time.

[@brendanbne304]

I couldn’t agree more. Goosebumps

[@INeedANewHandle]

I've been looking for a way to describe this feeling for a couple of year. You've hit the nail on the head. It's pure, unadulterated, frantic euphoria.

[@Maveric162]

More like a sense of redemption, if I may...

[@weldonwin]

This, is if you will forgive my plebeian terms, the very definition of "Belting it out from your heart"

[@giuliogrifi7739]

Yes, this is when you realize that you have fully accomplished your duty !

[@brenton2929]

The man gave himself chills at the end. Spectacular

[@williamstolley2165]

Perhaps the greatest tenor of all time; the power, the majesty, the clarity of tone, the most perfect vibrato, Pavarotti could thrill with his voice that rang out like a great church bell, a resounding echo that could rouse a whole countryside with inspirational emotion. I miss him so very much.

[@francescotoni26]

Pheraps?

[@loryb.2241]

Nog “ perhaps” , for sure the most beautiful opera voice ever

[@loryb.2241]

Not perhaps

[@ryanscarrmusic2329]

lol of course he is

[@thesilversurfer7136]

Spot On!

[@RedneckAlien42069]

This performance never fails to bring me to tears. I mean that legitimately. When he hits that last note, I start balling crying at the sheer beauty and emotion of his voice.

[@48956l]

I can watch it without crying

[@petervamvakaries]

​@@48956lno one asked you

[@steffaniecanahuireguerrero3273]

Same feelings here, everytime :')

[@237.zr9]

@@48956lno one gives a shit 😂

[@ANITAKindl]

​@@48956lich kann es nicht sehen, ohne in Tränen zu zerfließen. Grossartig.

[@dirtysailor49]

no matter how many times i hear this song, and watch his live performance, it always wells up my eyes.. so powerful and moving. RIP Pavarotti

[@giulianomatelicani6427]

I fully agree with you,,,,thanka

[@samsammsammm1547]

So many memories of the wonderful summer that was Italia 90 World Cup in UK

[@Cissy2cute]

Me too. This touches my heart.

[@luciac.419]

Yes absolutely me too. I grew up listening to opera & even younger it brought tears to my eyes

[@luisluna2457]

Every time.

[@emmaburley5374]

I could listen to this 50,000 times a day if I could. Pavarotti singing this absolute masterpiece of a song is the best thing ever. I wished my grandmother was around to hear this time and time again. She would have been in her element to be able to hear this all the time. I’m glad I’m able to do it for her. ❤

[@boletop2621]

He was in a trance at the end, it felt like something out of this world. Incredible.

[@Dai_ohm]

True 😭❤️

[@39PSIOnTheDaily]

It was the soulful intoxication of the notes meaning, passion and depth.

[@Dai_ohm]

@@39PSIOnTheDaily the way you explained.. 😮 ❤️

[@M.1.2.3.4.5.]

It is like, he was giving all his personal power till collapse. 100%

[@mattiamelis2004]

I'm an opera singer, and I can tell you that what he felt in the ending was TRUE PAIN because I fell it too when I stop singing after a such high note like that, you feel like someone's punching you in the back of your head. And that's it nothing out of this world lol (sorry for my English I'm Italian)

[@makaveliinthis786bk]

Who else is here because you wanted to hear and see that last note.. I'll never forget that expression. You could just about live it through his eyes. Amazing

[@udoheim8045]

I hear it so often,and every time i have goose bums that strong.because of his last notes face i believe he was just a little surprised to see god,who came to hear this wonderful voice he has given him.and i m sure luciano is in heaven now,cause the lord wanted this voice coming home.

[@jerushamaxwell281]

I keep returning to selected videos to hear Pavarotti deliver this thrilling anthem, as only he can! Always, I tear up with reverent joy. The expressive passion of the symphony director is also wonderfully moving.

[@mcdocastillo3173]

The final note does not only translate to victory; literally how he did it manifests the triumph of human spirit come what may. Still listening in 2021.

[@Classic_Re-creation]

Couldn't have said it any better my self 👍

[@Gio-vi9py]

Cheers, you only got it

[@eddhy4241]

It is a C6?

[@gack1015]

He fought. He won. ✊

[@nishav5379]

Freedom intensifies 🇺🇲🇺🇲🦅🦅 now drill baby drill and drain the swamp

[@claudiocarpentieri2714]

Look at his eyes, in the end...full of passion. Every time i listen to Pavarotti he makes me proud to be italian. 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

[@jonathanferrante7980]

Che orgoglio, ci manca Luciano 🇮🇹❤️

[@daxbertumen8090]

you should also be proud of everyday small things like spaghetti and pepperoni :D

[@davidescrb]

@@daxbertumen8090 well "pepperoni" as you mean it It only exist in usa, anyway only outside italy

[@agill7]

Love Italian people and culture! 💪😘

[@daxbertumen8090]

Fact is: Pepperoni and spaghetti are everywhere. Its even in asia, africa and mid east. You should go out sometimes... italians helped shape the world. In more ways u can imagine.

[@metoniocappio3932]

Listening to this as an Italian, I feel privileged to fully understand the power of the line "Dilegua, o notte! Tramontate stelle! All'alba vincerò!". I will try to convey it here. The verse is right at the beginning of the climax, just after the choir desperately cries that they are going to be put to death because they are unable to find out the name of the unknown young man (Calaf) that is challenging their princess Turandot. The challenge is indeed to guess his name before the dawn: if Turandot will guess correctly, he will offer his life to be put to death - if not, Turandot will become his wife. The power of the music combines with the audacity of the text: the desire of Calaf is so strong that he LITERALLY gives orders to the universe; his love is so powerful and ravening that he wants to take the celestial vault with his hands and turn it upside down. "Dilegua, o notte" = "Vanish, o night". "Dileguare": what a verb! In modern italian it is used almost always in its reflexive form ("dileguarsi", meaning usually "to run away", e.g. I ladri sono usciti dal negozio e si sono dileguati - Thieves went out of the shop and ran away). In the rare instances when it is used in its non-reflexive form ("dileguare"), it is always transitive, meaning "dissolve, dissipate, clear out" (e.g. Le sue parole hanno dileguato ogni dubbio - His words dissolved any doubt). In my opinion, the fact that here the verb is used as non-reflexive but intransitive verb, makes it to my contemporary Italian's ears so INCREDIBLY elegant, so noble, so urgent, so authoritative, so imperious that I wish the entire world spoke Italian to feel it. "Dileguare" comes originally from Latin de-lĭquare, same root of the word "liquid", once meaning indeed "make something liquid, liquefy". "Vanish, liquefy, do what you want but go out of my sight, o night!" "Tramontate stelle!" = "Set, you stars". "Set" meaning "fade, go down below the horizon", indeed "tramonto" means sunset and the verb "tramontare" can be used for any astronomical object that disappears below the horizon (etimology: tra-montare, "go beyond the mountains" on the horizon). "All'alba vincerò" = "At dawn I will win" (alba, dawn, from Latin alba (lux), white (light) of the sky as the sun approaches the horizon). And all this elegance to rudely say, basically: "Outta my way, night; get lost, stars, I want my princess and I'm going to take her, no ifs no buts!", and to say that in that moment, looking at the immense sky above Peking, resolutely shutting up the despair of the people that is possibly going to be sentenced to death (this is no aria for snowflakes, desire is here represented in its pure "distilled" form and can hardly be correct, handle with care: desire confronts the stars and the universe and wants to tear them down, being a cosmic force it's lightyears away from moral considerations), and with that music, with that voice, and Pavarotti, in that moment, exactly as Calef, a merciless predator that wants to conquer his Turandot (the audience) and knows he will, acting and at the same time feeling it to the bone, that looks ravished and needs to take a deep breath at the end...

[@eldertmohr1366]

Thank you so much for sharing, really adds to the immense power that this piece already has without understanding a single word.

[@Pica-79usa]

Yes primo mio be a Italian it’s a life style best thing this song remember my Nono when I left Italy to move to stati uniti 30 years after now am 40 married to a beautiful Italian-American woman sometimes just want go back to Milan and be there… miss home 🏡

[@anazivkovic9081]

I majored in Italian at university and I'm not a native speaker, but the way you analyzed this one verse reminds me so much of the way we used to read Italian poetry in class. The weight of Latin that the Italian poetic language carries, the nuance of the word choice and it's roots in the etymology, the way those choices paint a detailed picture of the emotional state of the subject. Italian is not a language of passion and desire only because of the vowels and intonation, but also because of the tradition and history that stands behind every word, that transfer the emotion to the listener/reader in such a delicate, elegant way. It makes you feel any emotion on a deeper level, such itentional choice of words. It is clear from your comment you have an intense love for your language, it's beautiful to see. Greetings from Serbia!

[@ricksanchez5949]

Made my day reading this. Thank you.

[@ArianaGramsci]

Thank you! I'm an Italian learner and I always thought "dilegua" came from an ancient and out of use word because for some reason I thought it came from "dileghare" and I couldn't find it hahaha thank you for your analysis, if ever I get to the level of performing this aria, be sure that your analysis will be incorporated to my reading of it!

[@tute4748]

Every time in my life i've heard this song, thought to myself that there's nothing rhat could beat this. A couple of years back, i've learned about Turandot's whole story. Nessun dorma is the main aria for the third act. When you put this heavenly intepretation into context for that opera.. it makes it even more romantic, more touching and more meaningful. Anyway, Pavarotti was a master between masters. He was gifted and choose to share with us that gift. What an inmense privilege.

[@aayashdwa5748]

His facial expression at the end was just poetic it looked like he was holding art inside him which can be heavy and when he finally let it go he had a huge sigh of relief truly majestic!

[@bigyea50]

In my opinion you accurately described what was going on in his heart. Salute!

[@2Dudes_and_a_Kangaroo]

I agree as well. Thank you for seeing it

[@itsmarkymarc]

When he died, I happened to be at the San Siro stadium in Milano a day or two later. In his honor, they played this clip on the screen in the stadium. The audience erupted in cheers and mind you, the San Siro stadium is mainly used for football. It was the highlight of the evening. I will never forget it for the rest of my life.

[@itsmarkymarc]

It was Italia vs France 😉

[@carolinearthur3958]

What a great memory ❤

[@donwrinkles717]

Your soul will always remember that.

[@Zobin211]

The look on Pavarotti's face at 2:54 after he hit the final notes sends chills down my spine. I think he really appreciated the magnitude and beauty of Puccini's music and, yes, his own performance.

[@arantxafriederich4964]

It's like if he's glad he didn't screw up, like a moment of realization of how amazing he did

[@rushmuzik]

I can't get over it myself. He sings the song with his entire mind, body and soul.

[@Demy1970]

My mom played this song non stop when I was young

[@raptaku637]

Que hermoso es esto, ver sus gestos , lo que transmite este hombre. Es como haber visto el cielo. Afortunados los que estuvieron ese día ahi.

[@adamknight7041]

Total perfection, nobody has ever sang it better and I highly doubt they ever will.

[@r4h4al]

Yeah Otto did.

[@camilaalbuquerque7607]

Pavarotti was born to sing this aria! And vice versa😍😍

[@danielsevell5732]

Listen to Jussi Björling and let me know who you prefer. He was Pavarotti's Idol.

[@eagle232]

Bocelli came close. He did Pavarotti a huge tribute, but still wasn't quite as good. Pavarotti will forever be the the most heartfelt and powerful opera voice that ever lived in my opinion.

[@brian_b_2342]

Corelli?

[@trenchy_BOI]

In my opinion, this is the single greatest performance of any musical piece of all time.

[@Loralanthalas]

It's a pretty safe oopinion. Even sociopaths are moved by this particular performance.