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Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star
Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star

Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star

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Although he is unanimously credited with having democratised opera, making it accessible to the greatest number, focus is rarely put on the strategy he devised and implemented in order to carry out his actions, nor what his actions reveal of the man and artist, and of the resulting metamorphosis from opera singer to pop artist. Through this angle, this film sets out to pay tribute to the man who summed up his credo, obsession and life’s work, in the following way: “They led the public to believe that classical music belonged to a restricted elite. I was the way to prove to the world that was wrong.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

52 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

06 September 2017

Country

France

Cast

Luciano Pavarotti

Luciano Pavarotti

Self (archive footage)

Éric Chantelauze

Éric Chantelauze

Narrator

Plácido Domingo

Plácido Domingo

Self

Sting

Sting

Self

Zubin Mehta

Zubin Mehta

Self

Ève Ruggieri

Ève Ruggieri

Self

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