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| Luciano Pavarotti (1935 - 2007) Opera tenor |
| Tosca (1978) [Mario Cavaradossi]: Executed by a firing squad. Un Ballo in maschera (1980) [Riccardo]: Stabbed by Louis Quilico during the masquerade ball; he dies after singing a farewell to his guests. Ernani (1983) [Ernani]: Commits suicide by stabbing himself in the chest; he dies in Leona Mitchell's arms. Un Ballo in maschera (1984) [Riccardo]: Stabbed by Piero Cappuccilli during the masquerade ball; he dies after singing a farewell to his guests. Un Ballo in maschera (1986) [Gustavo III]: Stabbed by Piero Cappuccilli during the masquerade ball; he dies after singing a farewell to his guests. Il Trovatore (1988) [Manrico]: Executed (off-screen) by Sherrill Milnes' soldiers; we last see Luciano being taken away by the soldiers, and his death is confirmed when Sherrill informs Dolora Zajick. Tosca (1990) [Mario Cavaradossi]: Executed by a firing squad. Un Ballo in maschera (1991) [Riccardo]: Stabbed in the chest by Leo Nucci during the masquerade ball; he dies after singing a farewell to his guests. Don Carlo (1992) [Don Carlo]: Suffocated (off-screen) after being dragged into the crypt and entombed alive by the ghost of Antonio Silvestrelli; the story ends with Antonio pulling Luciano into the crypt. |