Luciano was human like all of us and had his failings but one. His voice.

I also was wondering about the correlation of pancreatic cancer and diabetes – was Pavarotti a diabetic??

I don’t know if he was diabetic or not, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he were. He was enormously overweight and a huge fan of carbs.

MRE

Can you explain how pancreatic cancer and insulin are related? Is this cancer more prevalent in diabetics?

Thanks again for posting this.

Hi Jill–

Here is a post on pancreatic cancer with some references to other posts on carbs and pancreatic cancer.

Best–

MRE

Picasso was a total swine to all the women in his life, yet he was a genius. Same with Albert Einstein – he left his first wife, who was disabled. Bill Clinton, who, in the estimation of most, was a great president was (and probably still is) lecherous to the max and didn’t much care who knew it. George Bush, on the other hand, appears to be devoted to his wife of many years, yet he is still at the bottom of the polls, and his presidency is considered by many to have failed miserably. The point is that genius and ability often have no correlation with moral turpitude where sex and consideration for one’s partner are concerned. I appreciated Pavarotti for his magnificent voice (in its prime) as I do Picasso for his art – I don’t let the politics or sexual mores get in the way – those issues are between the genius and his/her conscience.

I guess you could say that I am an opera fan like one who says they are a basketball fan and secretly just wishes to see Michael Jordan perform his magic. I love the music but have never been to an opera. So, I guess I am a fan of select arias. The other Two Tenors are very good, I really like Andre Bocelli and Sarah Brightman but….there is only one Luciano! Oh, to have seen him in person. Did you ever get to see him Dr. Mike?

Unfortunately, no, I never saw him. If you like the arias, go to the opera. But go to good opera. Bad or mediocre opera is worse than no opera. Pick something light and melodic – La Boheme, for instance – and make sure the opera house has English subtitles displayed. You will have a great time. I guarantee.

MRE

There is such a thing as ’striking while the iron is hot.’

Thanks.

I listened to both clips, Pavarotti and Potts. Both were magnificent!! Pavarotti had a
stronger, more steady voice, but Potts has more emotional expression.

Pavarotti is to admire; Potts is to cry for.

I sorrow over this great artist’s death.

Listening to him throughout my life gave me the impetus to move forward in my career as a vocal coach. His life has been a great music lesson to me.

His curious combination of human depth, child-like innocence and unpretentiousness brought him to the position of being one of the greatest artists who ever lived; for, since his beginnings, he kept himself in tune with the universal chord of life-love-light that forever embraces all humanity.

Yes, he is gone. But ultimately he won the game of life; for his artistic contributions have won for him a position in the hierarchy of the universe.

On of the things Paul Potts got as a result of winning the competition was a recording contract which is exactly what he does not need. If he accepts that contract, he will always be known as a phenomenon and never as an operatic tenor; He’ll be trading a lifetime of renown for fifteen minutes of fame. What he should have received was a four year scholarship to a music academy where he can nurture his incredible talent

So it seems we share a passion for opera. How Nice

Chuck Berezin

Hi Chuck–

MRE