Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star
2017•52m•8.0•Released
DocumentaryMusic
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.
Director
René-Jean Bouyer
Writer
René-Jean Bouyer, Romain Pieri
Languages
German, English, French
Studio
ARTE
Cast
Luciano Pavarotti
Self (archive footage)
Éric Chantelauze
Narrator
Plácido Domingo
Self
Sting
Self
Zubin Mehta
Self
Ève Ruggieri
Self
Production
Company
ARTE
Company
MDAM
Producer
Massimo My
Producer
Marie Drogue
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