"SALUTE PETRA"
CELEBRATING THE LIFE
OF
LUCIANO PAVAROTTI
SCREENING IN
CINEMAS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. in
January 2009
"Salute Petra" is
a wonderful charity tribute concert
to the late Italian tenor Luciano
Pavarotti.
This event was
presented on October 12th 2008,
Pavarotti's birthday, in front of an
exclusive invited audience of
royalty, classical and popular music
stars at the world heritage site
Petra, Jordan. The combination of
inimitable and mesmerizing settings
with performances from some of the
world's most respected and revered
musicians made it one of the musical
events of the decade.
The performance
was set against a breathtaking
natural amphitheatre and featured
Placido Domingo and José Carreras,
who famously performed with
Pavarotti as the Three Tenors for
more than 17 years; Domingo and
Carreras sang together for the first
time since Pavoratti's passing. This
extraordinary event also featured
performances by Sting, Angela
Gheorghiu, Andrea Bocelli, Cynthia
Lawrence and Sherrill Milnes,
flutist Andrea Griminelli, Jovanotti
and Laura Pausini, and thirteen year
old violin sensation Aleem Kandour.
Italian rock star Zucchero performed
'Misere' as a duet with Pavarotti on
screen. The sublime Prague
Philharmonic Orchestra served
accompanied all the stars.