Pavarotti is a 2019 documentary film directed by Ron Howard.
Official trailers
CBS Films on Tuesday, April 09, 2019 released the trailer:
PAVAROTTI - Official Trailer - HD.
Story intro
The documentary opens with Pavarotti, an established star opera tenor, in the Amazon jungle insisting on seeing the stage where Enrico Caruso once performed to open a new theatre house. Pavarotti wants to sing on the stage where Caruso once performed. The old theatre is temporarily opened for him, and he sings a short aria on the stage. The documentary then returns to his hometown of Modena, Italy, where Pavarotti was born to a poor middle-class family. His father is a local baker and his mother a housekeeper. As a teenager, Pavarotti becomes a member of the same choir to which his father belongs. He continues to develop his voice with hopes of becoming an accomplished singer. When he auditions for his first major role, Pavarotti singles himself out by his ability to hit a high 'C' with command and authority during his performance. After the audition, he is cast in an opera that allows him to hit the high 'C' several times. Pavarotti's reputation begins to expand and he becomes known as the "King of the High C's". He performs with sopranos of world renown such as Joan Sutherland and Mirella Freni and also launches a recording career. When he hears that his friend, fellow tenor Jose Carreras, is in the hospital for treatment of leukemia, Pavarotti calls him to wish him to get well so that Carreras can return as a genuine competitor at the caliber of world class tenors. Carreras completes his leukemia treatment successfully and goes to New York for a recovery period. There Pavarotti, Carreras, and Placido Domingo happen to be staying at the same hotel for a period of time with the Metropolitan Opera season underway. A promoter hears of the three of them staying at the same hotel, and knowing that they are all soccer fans, suggests to them that he could arrange for a concert on the eve of the World Cup Final, where the three of them could perform in the same venue. They enthusiastically agree.
Cast
- Andrea Griminelli
- Himself
- Nicoletta Mantovani
- Herself
- Bono
- Himself
- Angela Gheorghiu
- Herself
- Carol Vaness
- Herself
- Lorenza Pavarotti
- Herself
- Giuliana Pavarotti
- Herself
- Cristina Pavarotti
- Herself
- Anne Midgette
- Herself
- Terri Robson
- Himself
- Eugene Kohn
- Himself
- Joseph Volpe
- Himself
- Harvey Goldsmith
- Himself
- Michael Kuhn
- Himself
- Dickon Stainer
- Himself
- Herbert H. Breslin
- Himself (archive footage)
- Josep Carreras
- Himself (as José Carreras)
- Plácido Domingo
- Himself
- Phil Donahue
- Himself (archive footage)
- The Edge
- Himself (archive footage)
- Vittorio Grigòlo
- Himself (as Vittorio Grigolo)
- Láng Lang
- Himself (as Lang Lang)
- Jim Laurie
- Himself (archive footage)
- Brian May
- Himself (archive footage)
- Zubin Mehta
- Himself
- Luciano Pavarotti
- Himself (archive footage)
- Princess Diana
- Herself (archive footage)
- Tony Randall
- Himself (archive footage)
- Madelyn Renée Monti
- Herself (as Madelyn Renée)
- Tibor Rudas
- Himself (archive footage)
- Sting
- Himself (archive footage)
- Joan Sutherland
- Herself (archive footage)
- Adua Veroni
- Herself
- Zucchero
- Himself (archive footage)
About
The film Pavarotti was scheduled to be released on June 7, 2019 (United States), on July 15, 2019 (United Kingdom), on November 8, 2019 (Turkey) and on December 26, 2019 (Germany) by CBS Films, Showtime Networks, Entertainment One, The Searchers, Madman Entertainment, Best Film, Film & TV House, GEM Entertainment, Outsider Films, Shaw Organisation, Big Bang Media, CGR Events, Métropole Films Distribution, Wild Bunch, Filmarti, Front Row Filmed Entertainment and Gravel Road Distribution Group.
The duration of the film is 114 minutes. The film grossed over US$6.5 million.
The film had received a "PG-13" rating.
Rating
Pavarotti got high rating from critics.
External links
Official website: cbsfilms.com/pavarotti
IMDB: Pavarotti
Wikipedia: Pavarotti (film)