In a particularly significant year, marking the 90th anniversary of the birth of Maestro Luciano Pavarotti, the event was a moment of profound remembrance and renewed gratitude for the artistic and human legacy he left to the world.

The city of Comacchio, with its timeless charm and commitment to promoting culture, hosted this special event that combined music, emotion and collective memory in an ideal setting to celebrate the greatness and universality of the Maestro’s voice.

Maestro Luciano Pavarotti broke down barriers and prejudices, taking opera out of the theatre to reach a wide and diverse audience. From large arenas to parks, his voice transcended genres, cultures and generations, transforming every performance into a bridge between different worlds. In particular, with his openness to crossover – the meeting of classical and popular music – he gave artistic dignity to traditional and contemporary songs, contributing decisively to the spread of music as a universal language.

The Luciano Pavarotti Foundation wanted to commemorate this extraordinary and unique artistic journey in the year in which the Maestro would have celebrated his 90th birthday.

Tribute was paid to the open-mindedness and open-heartedness that always distinguished the tenor – both in his personal and artistic life – leading him to welcome new ideas, new values and new people with a great spirit of inclusion, ideally embracing everything and everyone in a big hug and helping to build the musical culture in which we recognise ourselves today.

The repertoire, rich in duets and intertwining sounds, ranged from Verdi to De André, from Morandi to Donizetti, from Mina to Puccini.

The stars of the evening were soprano Eva Macaggi, tenor Francesco Lucii, pop singer Enrico Zoni and the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation Orchestra Ensemble.