I had been expecting this from the news reports of his ill health over the past several weeks, but still, it's a very saddening moment, as I bid farewell to my very favorite opera singer.
The world's very favorite opera singer. My mother and I had the fortune to see him at a benefit concert a few years back. Paid $150 a ticket, and still were in the nosebleeds. And he was not quite the vocal force he was in his prime. Still... so very worth it. He had such a special quality, an almost unearthly purity, in his voice. And he was such a great personality.
If heaven exists, the choir has a new tenor soloist today. God bless you and watch over your soul, Luciano.
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