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5 opera scenes to sweep you off your feet

Opera singers (left to right) Elīna Garanča, Helen Donath and Tamar Iveri perform in Mozart's opera Così fan tutte at the Salzburg Opera Festival. Andreas Schaad/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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5 opera scenes to sweep you off your feet

For World Opera Day, watch scenes that will make you fall in love with the art form — from a crazy day at Mozart's diner to a trippy trip to China with Richard Nixon.

How The Three Tenors Sang The Hits And Changed The Game

Placido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles, with conductor Zubin Mehta. Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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How The Three Tenors Sang The Hits And Changed The Game

In 1994, José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti gave a sold-out concert at LA's Dodger Stadium. It still echoes today in both the music business and public TV.

How The Three Tenors Sang The Hits And Changed The Game

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Guest DJ Angela Meade: Hitting The Big Time With Help From Verdi

Soprano Angela Meade made her professional debut in the role of Elvira in Verdi's Ernani at the Metropolitan Opera. Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera hide caption

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Guest DJ Angela Meade: Hitting The Big Time With Help From Verdi

To mark the bicentennial of Giuseppe Verdi's birth, one of today's preeminent sopranos spins her favorite music by the master opera composer.

Guest DJ Angela Meade: Hitting The Big Time With Help From Verdi

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Take a Master Class With Luciano Pavarotti

The great voice of Pavarotti lives on through his many recordings, but also in the way he passed on the secrets of good singing to young musicians. Hear the legendary tenor instruct young students at the Juilliard School in New York.

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Pavarotti's Death Gets Little Attention in Italy

Despite the worldwide attention paid to the death of Luciano Pavarotti, his passing has received little attention in Italy. Many Italians saw the star as a buffoon, who sold out to commercialism. Meanwhile, preparations are under way for the burial of the tenor in his hometown of Modena.

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Opera Legend Luciano Pavarotti Dies at Age 71

We remember Luciano Pavarotti, the most famous opera singer of the modern age. He died Thursday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. We'll hear his performance of "Ah Mes Amis," an aria with nine high Cs.

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Luciano Pavarotti, King of the High Cs, Dies at 71

With his free-ringing high notes and his immense fame, the singer brought opera into the lives of millions of people worldwide. He embodied the idea of the "Italian tenor" with passion, charisma and a firm, fresh voice.

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Famed Tenor Pavarotti in Grave Condition

Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti's health has deteriorated, and he's in serious condition, according to Italian news agencies. The 71-year-old tenor, who has pancreatic cancer, is believed to have lost consciousness for brief moments in recent days.

Famed Tenor Pavarotti in Grave Condition

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'King' Pavarotti Subject of a New Biography

Luciano Pavarotti's former manager, Herbert Breslin, and classical music critic Anne Midgette have written The King and I, a biography of the legendary tenor. NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks to the authors about Pavarotti's life and music.

'King' Pavarotti Subject of a New Biography

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