Pavarotti's UK Debut

On May 7th 1963 Luciano Pavarotti first perfomed on a British stage, in Northern Ireland. He was a relatively unknown singer in those days.

On May 7th 1963, Luciano Pavarotti first perfomed on a British stage, in Northern Ireland. He was relatively unknown in those days but as a young singer who performed alongside him remembers, his talent shone out to everyone who heard him.

(Photo: Margaret Smyth as Kate and Luciano Pavarotti as Capt. Pinkerton, Belfast 1963.)