Luciano Pavarotti – Ave Maria
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A classic.
The standard by which all others are compared.
Professional singers have told me that Pavarotti is not at all so good. Just a media hype. I’m kind of tone-deaf in comparison so I won’t be the judge on this, but be prepared that some people in the business say that he is not the standard.
THIS is the standard!:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tafwfFaopiE
The video clip I linked to above shows a fjord in Norway, which is kind of a fantasy land. But that’s close enough. Swedes aren’t pretentious even when pretending to be patriotic for a moment.