LIONEL RICHIE, LUCIANO PAVAROTTI - THE MAGIC OF LOVE

THE MAGIC OF LOVE

LIONEL RICHIE, LUCIANO PAVAROTTI

SONGWRITERS: ALAN BERGMAN; LIONEL RICHIE; MARILYN BERGMAN & WALTER AFANASIEFF

HOW: LIVE

COUNTRIES: U. s. a. & ITALY

ALBUM: PAVAROTTI & FRIENDS FOR GUATEMALA AND KOSOVO

LABEL: DECCA

GENRE: CLÁSSICO

YEAR: 1999

 

         Luciano Pavarotti Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (/ˌpævəˈrɒti/,USalso/ˌpɑːv-/,Italian: [luˈtʃaːno pavaˈrɔtti]; 12 October 1935–6 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who during the late part of his career crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most acclaimed and loved tenors of all time. He made numerous recordings of complete operas and individual arias, gaining worldwide fame for the quality of his tone, and eventually established himself as one of the finest tenors of the 20th century, achieving the honorific title "King of the High Cs".

       As one of the Three Tenors, who performed their first concert during the 1990 FIFA World Cup before a global audience, Pavarotti became well known for his televised concerts and media appearances. From the beginning of his professional career as a tenor in 1961 in Italy to his final performance of "Nessun dorma" at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Pavarotti was at his best in bel canto operas, pre-Aida Verdi roles, and Puccini works such as La bohème, Tosca, Turandot and Madama Butterfly. He sold over 100 million records, and the first Three Tenors recording became the best-selling classical album of all time. Pavarotti was also noted for his charity work on behalf of refugees and the Red Cross, amongst others. He died from pancreatic cancer on 6 September 2007.

       Lionel Brockman Richie Jr.(Tuskegee, 20 of June of 1949), better known as Lionel Richie, is a singer and music producer American.

       He was a member of the band The Commodores and sold more than one hundred million records worldwide in his solo career.

       In 2017, he was awarded the 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, one of the most prestigious awards in North American culture, also received by Glória Estefan and others.

         Pavarotti & Friends for Guatemala and Kosovo is a compilation album by Luciano Pavarotti, with each track featuring a different artist. This album was captured live from the benefit concert, as part of the Pavarotti & Friends concert series, held in Parco Novi Sad, Modena on 1 June 1999, in the presence of 1992 Nobel peace prize winner, Rigoberta Menchú Tum.

When the world is filled with thunder

And the winds are storming above

Deep within the night we wonder

If we've lost the magic of love

But there's something inside us

That looks to the sun

We dream that this light will guide us

With love for everyone

When the birds of war are flying

And the clouds are heavy with rain

Seems as though the skies are crying

And we feel the cold tears of pain

But there's something inside us

That looks to the sun

 

We dream that this light will guide us

With love for everyone

Love is there for us, everywhere for us

(In the sound of praying, little children playing)

Open your heart

Love to each of us, here in each of us

(Constant as the moon glows, or the way the grass grows)

Always and forever

Love is the river that fills every sea

Waters that mirror the way life should be

When the world is free of thunder

And the skies are peaceful above

Once again we'll know the wonder

Of the magic power of love

Oh, the magic of love.