Pavarotti's popularity was arguably bigger than that of any other living tenor in the world. His 1993 live performance in the New York's Central Park was attended by 500,000 fans while millions watched it on television. Pavarotti was blessed with a voice of a rare range, beauty and clarity, which was best during the 60s, 70s and 80s. In 1966 he became the first opera tenor to hit all nine “high C's” with his full voice in the aria ‘Quel destin’ in ‘La Fille du Regiment’ (aka The Daughter of the Regiment) and was nicknamed “King of the High C's” in rave reviews.
Luciano Pavarotti was known for his humanitarian work. He was the founder and
the host of the ‘Pavarotti & Friends’ annual charity concerts and
related activities. There he sang with international stars of all styles to
raise funds for several worthy UN causes. Pavarotti sang with Bono and U2 in the
1995 song Miss Sarajevo and raised $1,500,000 in his charity project.
In March 2004 Pavarotti gave his last performance in an opera as the painter
Mario Cavaradossi in Giacomo Puccini's ‘Tosca’ at the New York Metropolitan
Opera. Legendary tenor passed away on September 6, 2007, at home in Modena,
Italy, where he was surrounded by his family.