One of the greatest opera stars of our time, Luciano Pavarotti, died today in Modena, Italy.
A crossover star who hit it big with pop music fans as well as die-hard opera lovers, Pavarotti was instantly recognizable, with his trademark beard and big, bold belly. He was a true superstar and worldwide icon in a way most other opera stars could never dream or duplicate.
Pavarotti will be very hard to replace on the opera front. Ironically, at the same time we mourn this great loss, a new opera star in Britain, who idolized Pavarotti, is emerging from the most unlikely of places.
Paul Potts, a portly, cell phone salesman who has never performed in concert, dazzled even the acid-tongued, music critic Simon Cowell when he competed in the the smash TV hit "Britain's Got Talent" this summer.
Cowell is the producer of this show as well as the U.S. version, "America's Got Talent", which just concluded on TV here last month with host Jerry Springer.
If you've never heard of Potts, and chances are you haven't, click on the YouTube link down below. If you are a true opera fan, it will blow you away. And maybe cheer you up on this sad day. All is not lost yet for opera fans. Potts appears destined for stardom.
And how did Potts get his start singing opera?
At the age of 28 he entered a karaoke contest dressed up as his hero, Pavarotti.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDB9zwlXrB8&mode=related&search
A crossover star who hit it big with pop music fans as well as die-hard opera lovers, Pavarotti was instantly recognizable, with his trademark beard and big, bold belly. He was a true superstar and worldwide icon in a way most other opera stars could never dream or duplicate.
Pavarotti will be very hard to replace on the opera front. Ironically, at the same time we mourn this great loss, a new opera star in Britain, who idolized Pavarotti, is emerging from the most unlikely of places.
Paul Potts, a portly, cell phone salesman who has never performed in concert, dazzled even the acid-tongued, music critic Simon Cowell when he competed in the the smash TV hit "Britain's Got Talent" this summer.
Cowell is the producer of this show as well as the U.S. version, "America's Got Talent", which just concluded on TV here last month with host Jerry Springer.
If you've never heard of Potts, and chances are you haven't, click on the YouTube link down below. If you are a true opera fan, it will blow you away. And maybe cheer you up on this sad day. All is not lost yet for opera fans. Potts appears destined for stardom.
And how did Potts get his start singing opera?
At the age of 28 he entered a karaoke contest dressed up as his hero, Pavarotti.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDB9zwlXrB8&mode=related&search
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