Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star

Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star

52 mins | Documentary, Music | Sept. 6, 2017

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.

Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star

52 mins | Documentary, Music | Sept. 6, 2017

Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star
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.
Producers ARTE, Ma Drogue à Moi
Original title Pavarotti, chanteur populaire
Directors René-Jean Bouyer
Writers Romain Pieri, René-Jean Bouyer

Cast

Luciano Pavarotti

as Self (archive footage)

Éric Chantelauze

as Narrator

Sting

as Self

Zubin Mehta

as Self

Ève Ruggieri

as Self