Luciano Pavarotti Biography

- Pavarotti never forced himself to learn notes he didn't have. He practiced only with his natural given range.

- In June of 1993, Pavarotti gave a concert in Central Park to a crowd of over 500,000 people, not including the millions who watched on TV.

- Pavarotti annually hosted the "Pavarotti and Friends" charity concerts in his home town of Modena in Italy, joining with singers from all parts of the music industry, including Elton John, Sting, Bono and Sheryl Crow, to raise money for several UN causes.

- In 1998, he was appointed the United Nation's Messenger of Peace.