Pavarotti does devotional and romantic better than anyone - one look with those arched eyebrows is enough to send anyone into a swoon, but with lyrics like " Ah, you’re the only flower of my life! In the end Pavarotti did record the track, which became a huge hit, but it marked the beginning of Pavarotti and Bocelli’s friendship, and they went on to perform this duet together on stage. In a testament to his capacity to connect with an extremely varied cross-section of artists, scores of famous names joined forces for a good cause. In 1995, Pavarotti's friends, the singer Lara Saint Paul (as Lara Cariaggi) and her husband showman Pier Quinto Cariaggi, who had produced and organised Pavarotti's 1990 FIFA World Cup Celebration Concert at the PalaTrussardi in Milan, [25] produced and wrote the television documentary The Best is Yet to Come, an extensive biography about the life of Pavarotti.

Giacomo Meyerbeer's last ever opera, The African Woman, features this glorious aria as a centrepiece.It might seem an unusual pairing for Pavarotti, but just listen to how much fun they both have with it.

When his teacher Arrigo Pola moved to Japan, Pavarotti became a student of Ettore Campogalliani, who at that time was also teaching Pavarotti's childhood friend, Mirella Freni, whose mother worked with Luciano's mother in the cigar factory.Tenor Arias from Italian Opera – Arias from Guglielmo Tell, I puritani, Il trovatore, L'arlesiana, La bohème, Mefistofele, Don Pasquale, La Gioconda and Giuseppe Pietri's it:Maristella. In Decca’s 90th anniversary year the historic label releases Pavarotti: Music From The Motion Picture and Pavarotti: The Greatest Hits continuing his musical legacy and celebrating his extraordinary life.