"Children should be given the chance to play instruments, to sing." -- Luciano Pavarotti

Obituary Watching that moment of Luciano Pavarotti singing Nessum Dorma from the World Cup at the end of the BBCs looped obituary today, I could understand why people fell in love with the man and opera in those few minutes. As he reached the climax, he had a look of absolute concentration and conviction and as it ended his face, previously straining relaxed in surprise and wonder and presented and a sense of achievement that he had been able to sustain those notes and produce a sound of such quality. As he once said, he was always learning, just as we all should be.