Luciano Pavarotti the Myth of the Tenor [first edition]

Has Pavarotti's voice disappeared behind the shadow of his superstar status? In this controversial new book, opera historian Jurgen Kesting addresses this question, offering a critical assessment of the great tenor's singing career and discussing the origins (with the recordings of Enrico Caruso) of the myth of the tenor currently embodied by Pavarotti. He combines with this analysis a penetrating examination of the commercialization of art and the forces that shape audience perception in a market-driven society.