Opera Chic

Party in the Desert: Homage to Pavarotti in Petra (Now with Screenshots)

Here are screenshots from the October 12, 2008 "Omaggio a Pavarotti" in Petra, Jordan to commemorate the first year of Pavarotti's death. The memorial concert and benefit was organized by Princess Haya of Jordan & Nicoletta Mantovani, and included performers from "Pavarotti & Friends": Andrea Bocelli, Lorenzo "Jovanotti" Cherubini, Laura Pausini, Sting, and Zucchero. Other performers included: Angela Gheorghiu, Andrea Griminelli, Cynthia Lawrence, Sherrill Milnes, José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Aleem Quandour.

Gruppo Mediaset transmitted the concert via Retequattro on October 22, 2008, and O.C. took some nice pictures to share with her readers. Enjoy!

• Song 1: Zucchero went first with "Miserere". He tried to do this sort of virtual duet with Pavarotti, so they showed footage of an old duet between him and Pavarotti on the jumbo-screen. Picture below.

Click the link below for a song-by-song recap, and to see like a million pictures of Laura Pausini, Andrea Griminelli, Bono, Andrea Bocelli, Angela Gheorghiu, Aleem Quandour, Cynthia Lawrence, Sherril Milnes, José Carreras, and Plácido Domingo

Angela Shines Again: Pavarotti's Tribute with More VIPs Than You Can Shake a Stick At

 

In an article on the Petra Pavarotti event in Corriere, we get a glimpse of Angela Gheorghiu and Sting in their "La ci darem la mano" duet during the Sunday, October 12 concert in memory of Luciano Pavarotti. But such a grainy, small dpi won't be necessary, as OC has dug up for her lovely readers a steaming buffet of technicolor jpegs. The article summarized the concert events, which OC already relayed (see posts below) -- but we're eager to report that the concert will be played on Italian television on Rete 4 on October 22, 2008 (for those of us unlucky 500 attendees who couldn't shell-out a minimum of $2,000 USD up to $9,500 USD for a single ticket). 

If you thought yesterday's batch of VIPs from the Petra Pavarotti tribute were impressive, wait until you see this installment! Angela Gheorghiu flaunts a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk full of sparkling costumes, and despite the desert sand, Domingo & Carreras look impeccable in black.

(Above: Angela Gheorghiu and José Carreras)

(Above: Angela Gheorghiu and Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan)

(Above: Angela Gheorghiu)
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**Click on the link below for MOAR ANGELA (in Chanel wraparounds), Andrea Bocelli (with girlfriend Veronica Bertoli), American baritone Sherrill Milnes, Cynthia Lawrence, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, Sting, and more Nicoletta (sans cigarettes)!!