TT: When he was good

The Wall Street Journal asked me to write about Luciano Pavarotti for Saturday’s paper. I responded with a column about the tenor at his best (the miraculous Bohème that he recorded with Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic in 1972) and worst (the public performances of his later years). It is candid, as I think all obituaries should be, and I’m sure some readers will find my frankness discomfiting. On the other hand, I covered Pavarotti’s New York performances for the Daily News throughout the Nineties and thus am in a position to speak with some authority about how he sounded toward the end of his career.
If you’re up for it, pick up a copy of tomorrow’s paper and see what I have to say.
UPDATE: Subscribers to the Online Journal can read this column by going here.