Pavarotti in private: a collection of rare photos of the opera star
22 May 2019, 17:04 | Updated: 22 May 2019, 17:06
We’ve delved deep into the archives and found the most beautiful photos of Luciano Pavarotti, showing his larger-than-life personality on and off stage.
You might think you’ve seen all there is to see about Pavarotti, but the opera star led a very private life behind the stage curtain.
As we anticipate the release of the new film about his life, we have found a collection of photos that give an insight into Luciano the family man, friend, actor and horse whisperer – as well as Pavarotti, global superstar.
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Pavarotti backstage in costume with Plácido Domingo
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Pavarotti at the 53rd Annual Academy Awards
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Pavarotti meets Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales
Picture: Getty Images Even Pavarotti got star-struck when it came to meeting royalty...
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Pavarotti and Princess Diana
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A young Pavarotti making us swoon
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Pavarotti celebrating post-performance at Carnegie Hall
Picture: Getty Images And he's shooting that Italian charm straight down the lens...
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Pavarotti the family man
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Pavarotti and Itzhak Perlman
Picture: Getty Images Virtuoso violinist Itzhak Perlman joins Pavarotti after a performance at Carnegie Hall. Can we be a part of this hug please?
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Pavarotti and Leonard Bernstein, posing for a photo together
Picture: Getty Images Two legends in one room.
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We're hoping Pavarotti is still in character here...
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Who else can pull off an above-the-glasses look?
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Standing outside the Met opera in New York
Picture: Getty Images He sang an astonishing 378 performances with the company during his career.
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A young Pavarotti and friends
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In costume for a performance of Verdi’s ‘Aida’
Picture: Getty Images And making guy-liner look good...
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Playing opera star Giorgio Fini in the 1982 film ‘Yes, Giorgio’
Picture: Getty Images In this scene, Pavarotti serenades a nun in the back of a convertible. As you do.
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Petting a horse
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Smiling for the cameras
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What a legend.
Picture: Decca / Terry O'Neill / Getty Pavarotti, directed by Ron Howard, will be released in UK cinemas on 15 July 2019.