FILMMAKER Ron Howard’s upcoming documentary about legendary Italian opera singer Luciano Pavarotti features a chorus of famous faces, including U2’s Bono. “The reason why he is great is that he lived in those songs,” Bono says in a first-look clip of “Pavarotti.” Pavarotti, who died in 2007, transcended the opera world to become a household name. Bono was among the artists with whom Pavarotti collaborated. The 20-second clip opens with Pavarotti singing the famous Puccini aria “Nessun Dorma” at the first Three Tenors in Concert in Rome, Italy, in 1990. A recording of the concert won the Grammy for best classical vocal performance. From Decca Classics, it also went on to become the best-selling classical album of all time. “Pavarotti” is set to open in theaters June 7. Producers include White Horse Pictures’ Nigel Sinclair and Brian Grazer, Howard’s partner at Imagine Entertainment.(SD-Agencies) |