Friday, October 19, 2007

Nessun Dorma - Giacomo Puccini

The most popular Tenor aria in modern times! Pavarotti brought massive fame to this song when he sang this area during the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy and it is definitely one aria no tenor would ever give a miss!

The aria comes from the opera, Turandot by Giacomo Puccini, which is my favorite opera up till now. It's one of the greatest opera ever written with a great storyline and with one of the best arias of all time.

Vincerò! With a magnificent ending of a sustained B5 and his trademark white handkerchief, it's totally an iconic finisher. The aria is sung by the legendary lyrical tenor maestro Luciano Pavarotti, one of the greatest Tenor in contemporary time.