Volume 196: Pavarotti for Pauline

Today, the day this episode drops, would have been my mom’s 87th birthday. Earlier today, I dropped ten roses on her gravestone to signify how many of those birthdays we have had without her.

I’ve said this before, that my mom’s spirit is within this album collection just as much as my dad’s, and it’s artists like this that I know she enjoyed very much.

My parents did get to see him once in concert. He is one of the world’s most recognized tenors, even years after he has been gone. 

So get ready to hear Luciano sing to celebrate my mother’s birthday in Volume 196: Pavarotti for Pauline. 

More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. 

Credits and copyrights

Luciano Pavarotti – Verismo Arias
Label: London Records – LDR 10020
Series: London Digital
Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo
Released: Dec 1980
Genre: Classical
Style: Opera

The portrait reproduced for the cover was done by Gerrit Greve, and was one of Pavarotti's favorites.

We will hear 10 of the 15 songs on this album.

Amor Ti Vieta
(Fedora)
Composed By – Umberto Giordano

Dai Campi, Dai Prati
(Mefistofele)
Composed By – Arrigo Boito

La Dolcissima Effigie
(Adriana Lecouvreur)
Composed By – Francesco Cilea

L'Anima Ho Stanca or My Soul Is Tired
(Adriana Lecouvreur)
Composed By – Francesco Cilea

Apri La Tua Finestra!
(Iris)
Composed By – Pietro Mascagni

Colpito Qui M'Avete.....Un Di All 'Azzurro Spazio
(Andrea Chénier)
Composed By – Umberto Giordano

Come Un Bel Di Di Maggio
(Andrea Chénier)
Composed By – Umberto Giordano

Ch'Ella Mi Creda
(La Fanciulla Del West)
Composed By – Giacomo Puccini

Ma Se Vi Talenta.....Tra Voi, Belle
(Manon Lescaut)
Composed By – Giacomo Puccini

Ah! Non Y'Avvicante!
(Manon Lescaut)
Bass Vocals – Neil Howlett
Composed By – Giacomo Puccini

I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.