He became internationally famous in the early 1960s, thanks in part to soprano Joan Sutherland.

NPR: Remembering Luciano Pavarotti with 'Soul'

The foundation supported talented young singers (including a young unknown named Joan Sutherland) and helped stage and record opera in English.

ECONOMIST: Compton Verney and the collector who isn��t

You can hear him sing Verdi at our website, npr.org, where you can also hear Placido Domingo and Joan Sutherland talk more about Pavarotti's voice.

NPR: Profile: Luciano Pavarotti

Critics hated it but leading soprano Joan Sutherland praised the show.

BBC: Baz's Broadway opera

It's never wholly clear what makes the difference between a Frank Sinatra and Joan Sutherland and any number of completely capable and fully engaged but decisively not comparable other performers of the same music.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Colin Davis got his big break in 1959 when Otto Klemperer fell ill and he took his place at the Royal Festival Hall to conduct a concert performance of Mozart's Don Giovanni, with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Joan Sutherland.

BBC: Obituary: Colin Davis