LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Director Ron Howard did not know much about opera, but he understands drama when he sees it, and Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti's life was packed with it. So when it came to ...

A little “Nessun Dorma” never hurt anyone. To be honest, I know almost zero about opera, but I can appreciate its incredible art form. I did some research online about this iconic aria most famously ...

Ron Howard did not attend the landmark Woodstock festival 50 years ago this summer — he was only 15 at the time — and he did not become a hippie after watching the Oscar-winning 1970 "Woodstock" ...

Before he became a caricature, Luciano Pavarotti was one of the greatest tenors of the 20th century. The format doesn't follow history slavishly, but it does offer a general progression from his early ...

At first glance, archetypal American director Ron Howard does not seem the ideal candidate to make a documentary on Italy’s international operatic sensation, the man with the voice from God, Luciano ...

Ron Howard never really thought he’d add documentarian to his résumé. “I always had a bit of an itch to try it, but I was always intimidated by it,” the veteran director tells EW. “I love directing ...

CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR: What drew you to Pavarotti? Why a documentary on Luciano Pavarotti? RON HOWARD: Pavarotti became, to me, quite obvious. And because he’s so charismatic, his life’s journey is ...

NEW YORK >> Ron Howard recalls seeing his first opera when he was 4 years old. Just don’t ask him to tell you much about it. The budding child star and future director was in Austria with his parents ...

SAN DIEGO — Except for a last-minute substitute for the promised soprano, Luciano Pavarotti’s latest--and, announced, final--visit to San Diego Saturday night at the 14,300-seat Sports Arena proved ...

Although I'm no connoisseur of opera, like anyone I know a great voice when I hear one and the loss of Luciano Pavarotti's tenor -- already legendary in his lifetime -- is a wound to the music world.