Luciano Pavarotti

Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti was a giant in the world of opera and classical music. His international fame helped these forms of music reach a much wider and diverse audience than ever before. Even people who've never listened to a single aria, let alone sat through an entire opera, recognize the tenor's name and famous bearded face.
Pavarotti's recordings, which include collections of arias and recitals, anthologies of Italian songs and performances with the other two tenors -- Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras -- have sold in the tens of millions. He also made the occasional television appearance, whether in performance from New York's famed Metropolitan Opera House, or as a guest on talk shows. Pavarotti even tried his hand at acting in the movies, playing a famous tenor in 1982's Yes, Giorgio.