Luciano Pavarottirsquo;s longtime manager and friend tells all. All.The King and I is the story of the thirty-six-year-old business relationship between Luciano Pavarotti and his manager; Herbert Breslin; during which Breslin guided what he calls; justifiably; ldquo;the greatest career in classical music.rdquo; During that career; Breslin moved Pavarotti out of the opera house and onto the concert (and the world) stage and into the arms of a huge mass public. How he and Pavarotti changed the landscape of opera is one of the most significant and entertaining stories in the history of classical music; and Herbert Breslin relates the tale in a brash; candid; witty fashion that is often bitingly frank and profane. He also provides a portrait of his friend and clientmdash;ldquo;a beautiful; simple; lovely guy who turned into a very determined; aggressive; and somewhat unhappy superstarrdquo;mdash;that is by turns affectionate and satirical and full of hilarious details and tales out of school; with Pavarotti emerging as something like the ultimate Italian male. The book is also enlivened by the voices of other players in the soap opera drama that was Pavarottirsquo;s career; and they are no less uncensored than Herbert Breslin. The last word; in fact; comes from none other than Luciano Pavarotti himself!The King and I is the ultimate backstage book about the greatest opera star of the past centurymdash;and itrsquo;s a delight to read as well.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good ReadBy Arthur Fisher; Jr.It came in good shape and was readable. I enjoyed the book and have a keen interest in the topic.