Luciano Pavarotti - tenor
(Birmingham Symphony Hall Collection)

This is the only painting in the series where the subject is not actually performing - though this image is definitely part of the act.

I've caught Pavarotti at that moment of radiant relief and exhilaration just after he has propelled the last note into the auditorium. The handkerchief is an essential feature in this characteristic gesture, as he moves forward into the spotlights.

My festive, theatrical colors are chosen to symbolise the warmth and humor of that larger than life personality, perhaps the most famous voice in the popular concept of the world of opera.