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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000040.txt from 2007/09

From: "Pat McFarland" <dblereed@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Pavarotti-superhuman
Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2007 10:20:21 -0400

And he was so friendly and approachable, too!!

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From: <morbassoon@-----.com>
To: <doublereed@-----.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 9:31 AM
Subject: [DR-L] Pavarotti-superhuman

>I had the good fortune to play in an orchestra while Pavarotti sang on
> numerous occasions:
>
> Trovatore at the Met (unforgettable), and several Pavarotti Plus
> concerts televised on PBS (extraordinary).
>
> He was as demanding of the orchestra and conductor as he was of
> himself. But he had an ear for beauty and a concept for tone and
> shaping a line that were and are unsurpassed. We can all learn from
> this and should consider the opportunity to aspire to this level a gift
> and not a punishment.
>
> I experienced some of the most memorable moments of my life while in
> his presence, either in the orchestra behind him or down in the pit.
> The shock wave of the sound of the audience's immediate response gave
> one a thump like you'd feel from a bass drum, or felt like a wave
> overtaking you at the ocean's edge. It resonated your whole body, as he
> stood there, arms outstretched, embracing HIS people.
>
> Once at Avery Fischer Hall during a TV broadcast I was watching a man
> a few tiers up on the side near the stage as we played. As Pavarotti
> near the climax of "Nessun dorma" the man in the audience was so
> transported that I thought he would either leap from his seat or be
> swooped up and over the rail.
>
>
> This kind of power, and to have given so much beauty, excitement and
> artistry to the world is superhuman.
>
> Sincerely,
> Frank Morelli
> www.morellibassoon.com
> Windscape
> Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
> Faculty: The Juilliard School
> Yale School of Music
> Manhattan School of Music
> SUNY Stony Brook
>
>
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