Luciano Pavarotti has been called many things: "The King of the High C's"; "The Voice of the Century"; the most popular opera singer in history.(The Week)(Obituary)(Brief article)

Luciano Pavarotti has been called many things: "The King of the High C's"; "The Voice of the Century"; the most popular opera singer in history. He has also been called a few names: "schlockmeister," for one. The people who really know his worth are his fellow singers, and they are all but unanimous. They marvel at his technique, which they call unrivaled; and they marvel at his sound, which they call unforgettable. He sometimes seemed a bumpkin, but that was only an appearance: He was a musician of formidable powers, including mental ones. Pavarotti made some bad mistakes. The worst thing he ever did in his professional life was to lip-synch a concert--a shocking betrayal in the classical world. And speaking of ...