Name: Pavarotti and Levine in Recital
Start: 1988-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
End: 1988-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Metropolitan Opera House

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Pianist

James Levine

Singer

Luciano Pavarotti

Soloist

The Metropolitan Opera

Pavarotti and Levine in Recital

New York City

United States

Metropolitan Opera House

With his recital on the Met stage as part of Lincoln Center’s Great Performers series in 1978, Luciano Pavarotti became the first singer in history to give a solo performance at the Met’s Lincoln Center home. Ten years later, the beloved tenor returned for another recital, this time accompanied by then–Artistic Director James Levine at the piano. From his opening number—a selection from Mozart’s Così fan tutte—to the performance’s rousing finale—an encore of the aria “Nessun dorma”—Pavarotti’s bright, inviting timbre and effortless high notes were on full display. The program included not only some of opera’s greatest hits, such as Tosca’s “Recondita armonia” and “Pourquoi me reveiller” from Werther, but also a number of classic Italian art songs and serenades. Originally seen as part of the Live from the Metropolitan Opera television program, this broadcast stands as a testament to Pavarotti’s incomparable talent and enduring legacy.

Pavarotti and Levine in Recital 
0:00 1  Opening Titles
1:05 2  Un'aura amorosa - Così fan tutte - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
5:09 3  La promessa - Soirées musicales - Gioacchino Rossini
8:53 4  La danza - Soirées musicales - Gioacchino Rossini
12:45 5  Dolente immagine di Fille mia - Vincenzo Bellini
15:45 6  Malinconia, Ninfo Gentile - Vincenzo Bellini
17:35 7  Vanne, o rosa fortunata - Vincenzo Bellini
20:03 8  Bella Nice che d'amore - Vincenzo Bellini
23:22 9  Ma rendi pur contento - Vincenzo Bellini
26:35 10  La mia letizia infondere - I Lombardi - Giuseppe Verdi
29:15 11  Pourquoi me réveiller? - Werther - Jules Massenet
33:42 12  Nevicata - Ottorino Respighi
36:00 13  Pioggia - Ottorino Respighi
38:36 14  Nebbie - Ottorino Respighi
42:02 15  M'appari tutt'amor - Martha - Friedrich von Flotow
45:22 16  Serenata - Pietro Mascagni
48:33 17  La Girometta - Gabriele Sibella
50:45 18  Occhi di fata - Luigi Denza
55:43 19  Recondita armonia - Tosca - Giacomo Puccini
58:36 20  Vaga luna che inargenti - Vincenzo Bellini
1:02:10 21  Marechiare - Francesco Paolo Tosti
1:06:50 22  Nessun dorma - Giacomo Puccini
1:11:19 Closing remarks

Pavarotti and Levine in Recital by Various, Fra (1988/1988), Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, United States

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