As the Three Tenors, he, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras sold out stadiums around the world.

NPR: Profile: Luciano Pavarotti

The OONY has done it twice before, both times with exceptional tenors: Jose Carreras in 1972 and Carlo Bergonzi in 1986.

WSJ: Rising tenor Fabiano tackles early Verdi

As the Three Tenors, he, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras sold out stadiums around the world, and their accompanying CD was one of the biggest-selling classical recordings of all time.

NPR: Remembering Luciano Pavarotti with 'Soul'

Late last month police beat up an American photographer who had taken pictures of a man being detained outside the Forbidden City in Beijing, where Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras were giving a concert in support of the Olympic ideal.

ECONOMIST: The Olympics