Monday,
September 10, 2007
The Day the Music Died - Pavarotti’s
Passing
The
ANNOTICO Report
The Day the
Music Died
refers to a small-plane crash which took place near Clear Lake, Iowa, United
States on February 3, 1959, killing three popular American rock and roll musicians: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big
Bopper" Richardson, as well as the pilot, Roger Peterson. The phrase
itself, "The Day The Music Died", was coined by Don McLean in
his 1971 tribute song about the crash, "American Pie". Waylon Jennings and Dion DiMucci
of Dion & The Belmonts were spared because there was not enough
seats on the plane.
For
those of you too young to remember or not familiar with these greats, they all
were actually part of "The Winter Dance Party" that was a
tour that was set to cover 24 Midwestern cities in three weeks. Except for this
one flight, the group traveled on a Bus, that had heating problems, in
horrifically cold weather, with a schedule that was a logistical nightmare,
prompting the chartering of this plane for this one leg.
Regardless
of the Depth of the Loss that day, and IT WAS PROFOUND, the Rock N Roll World
rocked on.
BUT,
NOW In the Case of Opera, as I stated in my previous Report (9-6-07) Pavarotti
arrived on the scene when the demise of Opera seemed assured, but instead of its
demise it reached unprecedented heights of success....... Not merely with
the power of his Voice (King of the Cs), and his
Charismatic Presence, BUT by CLEVERLY arranging Collaborations:
(1)
and "Crossing Over" with POP/ROCK STARS, like Sting,
Bono, Mc Cartney, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Jon
Bon Jovi, James Brown,Eric
Clapton, Brian Eno, B.B. King, the Spice Girls,. etc.
and
(2)
within the Opera world with Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras
in the THREE TENORS.
He
PERSONALLY took Opera to Heights NEVER before imagined!!!!!
There is NO ONE on the scene that can be expected to build on
that momentum, or even likely to maintain the current level of interest.
The future looks bleak.
Indeed, Pavarotti's Passing Really may be The Day the Music (Opera) Died !!!!!
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