jmc's classics
I have not yet seen the movie Pavarotti about the opera singer of the same name. It is directed by Ron Howard who stared as Opie in the Andy Griffith show and Richie Cunningham in Happy Days. I remember both shows. Ron Howard has turned to directing. I remember in January of 1983 he was the host of Saturday Night Live. That was a funny episode. Many of the child stars in Hollywood are now washed up which is a shame.
Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007) was one of the leading tenors of his day. He along with Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo were also crossover artists who sang popular music also. Jussi Bjorling (who was Swedish) and Mario Lanza (aka Alfredo Cocozza) an Italian-American also referred to as the "American Caruso" also were crossover artists to some extent. Pavarotti was a superstar. I have some of his albums. There were scandals in his life just like many other clelbtities. I have not yet seen this film. I do not watch very many documentaries. I hope to see it sometime soon. He was Italian. there were a lot of great Danish, German and Swedish operatic tenors also. Personally, I did not think that Ron Howard would make such a film. He is mainly remembered for his role in those two TV shows. I remember them form when I was a kid. They are now in the re-runs. You can go almost anywhere and see them in the re-runs. I don't see Gilligan's Island or All in the Family in the re-runs as much as I used to. I don't think that Gilligan's Island would be considered politically correct today. Pacific Islanders would complain that it stereo types them.
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