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Here the Maestro Laid Down His Pen

2007-09-15 00:36:30.543095+02 by petronius 0 comments

I stumbled on a Mark Steyn music column about sport and opera. In 1990 the World Cup was held in Italy, and the BBC decided not to begin their broadcasts with some drum heavy Europop ditty. Instead, they used Luciano Pavarotti singing Nessun Dorma from Puccini's Turandot, surely the classiest open for any sportscast ever. I challange you to listen to the man sing it and not be moved to your very core.

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