{"id":358567,"date":"2026-10-29T20:06:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T19:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/italien.news\/uncategorized\/miserere-zucchero\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T21:15:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T20:15:51","slug":"miserere-zucchero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/miserere-zucchero\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00abMiserere\u00bb by Zucchero &amp; Luciano Pavarotti: Meaning &amp; Lyrics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/miserere-zucchero\/#Wie_entstand_%C2%ABMiserere%C2%BB\" >How did \u00abMiserere\u00bb come about?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/miserere-zucchero\/#Worum_geht_es_in_%C2%ABMiserere%C2%BB\" >What is \u00abMiserere\u00bb about?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/miserere-zucchero\/#Der_Text_Strophe_fur_Strophe\" >The Lyrics, Verse by Verse<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/miserere-zucchero\/#Wie_klingt_ein_Duett_zwischen_Rock_und_Oper\" >What does a duet between rock and opera sound like?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/miserere-zucchero\/#%C2%ABMiserere%C2%BB_im_Video\" >\u00abMiserere\u00bb on video<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/miserere-zucchero\/#Hor_zuerst_Puccini_dann_Zucchero\" >Listen to Puccini first, then Zucchero<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/miserere-zucchero\/#Wer_hat_%C2%ABMiserere%C2%BB_gecovert\" >Who has covered \u00abMiserere\u00bb?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/miserere-zucchero\/#Modena_die_Stadt_von_Luciano_Pavarotti\" >Modena, the city of Luciano Pavarotti<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/miserere-zucchero\/#Fazit_ein_Gebet_das_Rock_und_Oper_versohnt\" >Conclusion: a prayer that bridges rock and opera<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>\nA rock singer from Emilia, a world-famous opera star, and a plea for mercy: that\u2019s what \u00abMiserere\u00bb is all about. Zucchero wrote the song and released it in 1992 as the title track of his album of the same name on Polydor, sung as a duet with tenor Luciano Pavarotti. The album sold over 1.4 million copies in Italy. The title comes from Latin and translates to \u201eHave mercy\u201c\u2014which is also how Psalm 51 begins, a psalm that church choirs have been singing for centuries.<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, \u00abMiserere\u00bb launched a third career. For the first audition recording, a young, then completely unknown tenor from Tuscany sang the opera role: Andrea Bocelli.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-card\" style=\"border: 1px solid #E3E7EC; border-radius: 2px; padding: 30px 32px; background: linear-gradient(150deg, #F3F6FA 0%, #FBFCFE 55%, #FFFFFF 100%); color: #2b3138; line-height: 1.7;\">\n<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #16263f; margin: 0 0 12px;\">AT A GLANCE<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"inw-h\">\u00abMiserere\u00bb by Zucchero and Luciano Pavarotti: Facts and Figures<\/h3>\n<hr class=\"inw-hr\" style=\"width: 34px; height: 2px; border: 0; background: #16263F; margin: 0 0 20px;\" \/>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px;\">A rock singer, a tenor, an unknown demo singer: the key facts about Zucchero's most famous duet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inw-tiles\" style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(140px, 1fr)); gap: 1px; background: #E3E7EC; border: 1px solid #E3E7EC; border-radius: 2px; overflow: hidden; margin: 22px 0 0;\">\n<div class=\"inw-tile\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px 16px 18px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"inw-tile-label\" style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6b747e;\">PUBLISHED<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-value\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: #16263f; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">1992<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6b747e;\">Album \u00abMiserere,\u00bb Polydor<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-tile\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px 16px 18px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"inw-tile-label\" style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6b747e;\">ALBUM SOLD<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-value\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: #16263f; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">1.4 million.<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6b747e;\">in Italy, 7-time platinum<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-tile\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px 16px 18px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"inw-tile-label\" style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6b747e;\">UK CHARTS<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-value\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: #16263f; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">15th place<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6b747e;\">English version, October 1992<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-tile\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 4px; background: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px 16px 18px; text-align: center;\"><span class=\"inw-tile-label\" style=\"font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6b747e;\">LIVE IN MODENA<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-value\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 400; color: #16263f; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;\">1992<\/span> <span class=\"inw-tile-note\" style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.35; color: #6b747e;\">First \"Pavarotti &amp; Friends\"<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inw-tablewrap\" style=\"overflow-x: auto;\">\n<table class=\"inw-table inw-table--spec\" style=\"width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0; min-width: 480px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 36%;\" scope=\"col\">Feature<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 64%;\" scope=\"col\">Information<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\" scope=\"row\">Performer<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Zucchero with Luciano Pavarotti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\" scope=\"row\">Lyrics and Music<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">\"Zucchero,\" English version by Zucchero and Bono<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\" scope=\"row\">Production<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Corrado Rustici<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\" scope=\"row\">Single<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">London Records, B-side of \u00abAnytime\u00bb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\" scope=\"row\">Album<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">\u00abMiserere,\u00bb released on October 1, 1992<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\" scope=\"row\">Award<\/th>\n<td style=\"word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; hyphens: none;\">Album certified 7x Platinum in Italy, spent 13 weeks at No. 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"inw-source\" style=\"font-size: 10px; line-height: 1.5; letter-spacing: 0.01em; color: #6b747e; border-top: 1px solid #E3E7EC; padding-top: 14px; margin: 26px 0 0;\">As of October 2026 \u00b7 Information sourced from Wikipedia, the Official Charts Company, and michaelkamen.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wie_entstand_%C2%ABMiserere%C2%BB\"><\/span>How did \u00abMiserere\u00bb come about?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Zucchero's real name is Adelmo Fornaciari, and he was born on September 25, 1955, in Roncocesi, a village near Reggio Emilia. His elementary school teacher gave him the nickname, which means \u201esugar\u201c in English.<\/p>\n<p>The music for \u00abMiserere\u00bb was composed in Avenza, a suburb of Carrara on the Tuscan coast. Zucchero had retreated there and listened, one after another, to all the operas by Giacomo Puccini, the composer of \u00abTosca\u00bb and \u00abLa Boh\u00e8me.\u00bb The influence is audible: the chorus, in particular, is reminiscent of Puccini\u2019s one-act opera \u00abIl tabarro.\u00bb Zucchero is said to have written the piece in a single morning.<\/p>\n<p>From the very beginning, he had Luciano Pavarotti in mind\u2014the tenor from Modena who was one of the world\u2019s most famous opera singers at the time. Pavarotti, however, hesitated and wanted to hear a demo recording first. Through the mediation of music manager Michele Torpedine and Bruno Tibaldi, Zucchero was introduced to a young lawyer from Tuscany who sang in piano bars in the evenings. His name was Andrea Bocelli. After hearing the demo, Pavarotti is said to have asked why they even needed him anymore. Zucchero persuaded him anyway, and that\u2019s how the duet came to be.<\/p>\n<p>The album *Miserere* was released on October 1, 1992, by Polydor; it was produced by Corrado Rustici, the guitarist and producer, and recorded at Studio Miraval in Provence. It spent 13 weeks at No. 1 on the Italian album charts, was certified 7x platinum, and sold over 1.4 million copies. The English version of the title track, with lyrics by Bono, the lead singer of the Irish band U2, reached No. 15 in the UK in October 1992.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Worum_geht_es_in_%C2%ABMiserere%C2%BB\"><\/span>What is \u00abMiserere\u00bb about?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00abMiserere\u00bb is the prayer of a man who knows he has failed, yet clings to life nonetheless. He calls himself a sinner, asks for mercy, and in the same breath raises his glass to life.<\/p>\n<p>This contradiction is what makes the song so compelling. Zucchero conceived \u00abMiserere\u00bb as a darker album than his previous hits. The record reflects the loneliness and despondency he felt after his divorce, and the title track is at its heart.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Der_Text_Strophe_fur_Strophe\"><\/span>The Lyrics, Verse by Verse<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can find the full lyrics on Spotify and Apple Music; here, we\u2019re focusing on the visuals. In the first verse, the narrator laments his own misery yet still raises a toast to life. He marvels at the mystery of his own existence and confesses to being a sinner and a liar. When asked where one actually lives, the song offers a grand answer: in the <em>Soul of the World<\/em>, the soul of the world, in which one loses oneself.<\/p>\n<p>The second half shifts the perspective. The singer portrays himself as a saint who betrayed someone when that person was alone. Now he looks down on the world from above, seeing the sea and the forests\u2014and himself within them.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, there is a longing for darkness or for light. Either a night deep enough to hide in, or a hope that shines from within. What he lacks, the singer says openly at the end, is the joy of life. The Latin <em>miserere<\/em> That doesn't sound like a catchphrase from a trade show anymore, but rather like a sincere cry for help.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-note\">\n<div class=\"inw-note-label\">GOOD TO KNOW<\/div>\n<p>On the album, \u00abMiserere\u00bb is listed as 4:50 minutes long, but the music ends after about 4:15. After a pause, a rough voice speaks a line about silence being the most beautiful music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wie_klingt_ein_Duett_zwischen_Rock_und_Oper\"><\/span>What does a duet between rock and opera sound like?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In this duet, two voices come together that could hardly be more different: Zucchero\u2019s husky soul voice and Pavarotti\u2019s tenor with its grand operatic range, reminiscent of Puccini. It is precisely this contrast that carries the piece.<\/p>\n<p>Pavarotti was no stranger to big stages. Together with tenors Pl\u00e1cido Domingo and Jos\u00e9 Carreras, he performed as \u201eThe Three Tenors\u201c and sang arias before huge audiences. With \u00abMiserere,\u00bb rock music entered the picture, and the duet evolved into a collaboration that lasted a decade.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%ABMiserere%C2%BB_im_Video\"><\/span>\u00abMiserere\u00bb on video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>At the very top of the post is the official music video featuring the studio recording by Zucchero and Pavarotti. Below that, you can see how the circle closes: In 1997, Andrea Bocelli sang the song together with Zucchero in the Piazza dei Cavalieri in Pisa, at the \u00abA Night in Tuscany\u00bb concert. Five years after the demo, the former backup singer was now on stage himself as a star. You can find out more about the city in our post on the <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/travel\/tuscany\/pisa\/pisa-attractions\/\">Sights in Pisa<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_video_widget wpb_content_element vc_clearfix   vc_video-aspect-ratio-169 vc_video-align-left\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\"><div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe title=\"Andrea Bocelli, Zucchero - Miserere\" width=\"413\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H4-m2UEydpE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Available for listening on streaming services:<\/p>\n<div class=\"inw-btnrow\"><a class=\"inw-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/search\/Zucchero%20Pavarotti%20Miserere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen on Spotify<\/a> <a class=\"inw-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/de\/search?term=Zucchero%20Pavarotti%20Miserere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen on Apple Music<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inw-card inw-card--warm\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ECE6DC; border-radius: 2px; padding: 30px 32px; background: linear-gradient(150deg, #FBF8F3 0%, #FFFEFC 55%, #FFFFFF 100%); color: #2b3138; line-height: 1.7;\">\n<div class=\"inw-kicker\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8a6b41; margin: 0 0 12px;\">EDITOR'S INSIDER TIP<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hor_zuerst_Puccini_dann_Zucchero\"><\/span>Listen to Puccini first, then Zucchero<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"inw-hr\" style=\"width: 34px; height: 2px; border: 0; background: #8A6B41; margin: 0 0 20px;\" \/>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px;\">Find a recording of Puccini\u2019s \u00abIl tabarro\u00bb and listen to it at your leisure\u2014preferably with headphones and in the evening. Then play the studio version of \u00abMiserere\u00bb at the top of this post.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 14px;\">You'll notice just how much opera there is in this rock song\u2014and why Pavarotti's performance sounds more like a homecoming than a guest appearance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wer_hat_%C2%ABMiserere%C2%BB_gecovert\"><\/span>Who has covered \u00abMiserere\u00bb?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The most important version is by the man who first sang the song. Andrea Bocelli, the tenor from Lajatico near Pisa, recorded \u00abMiserere\u00bb for his 1994 debut album, *Il mare calmo della sera*. He also went on tour with Zucchero, singing the tenor part live. His love for duets is also evident in <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/vivo-per-lei-by-bocelli-and-giorgia\/\">\u00abVivo per lei\u00bb<\/a>, which he recorded with pop singer Giorgia.<\/p>\n<p>Zucchero himself still performs the song on his tours today as a virtual duet: the tenor's voice comes from a recording, and Zucchero responds live.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_right wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/modena-dom-ghirlandina.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"The Romanesque Cathedral of Modena with the Ghirlandina Bell Tower\" title=\"Modena \u2013 Cathedral and Ghirlandina Bell Tower\" srcset=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/modena-dom-ghirlandina.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/modena-dom-ghirlandina-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/modena-dom-ghirlandina-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/modena-dom-ghirlandina-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/modena-dom-ghirlandina-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/modena-dom-ghirlandina-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/modena-dom-ghirlandina-1140x641.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"vc_figure-caption\">Modena Cathedral and the Ghirlandina \u00b7 \u00a9 italien.expert<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"inw-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Modena_die_Stadt_von_Luciano_Pavarotti\"><\/span>Modena, the city of Luciano Pavarotti<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On September 27, 1992, just a few days before the album\u2019s release, Zucchero and Pavarotti sang \u00abMiserere\u00bb together in front of a live audience. The occasion was the first \u00abPavarotti &amp; Friends\u00bb benefit concert in Modena, featuring guests such as British singer Sting, singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla from Bologna, and Brian May, the guitarist for the band Queen. Ten more editions followed through 2003, held almost every year in Pavarotti\u2019s hometown, and Zucchero was a regular participant.<\/p>\n<p>Pavarotti was born in Modena on October 12, 1935, and died there on September 6, 2007. The funeral service was held in the Romanesque cathedral; at his own request, he is buried in the small cemetery of Montale Rangone, just outside the city. The municipal theater has borne his name since December 2007; since 2021, it has been called the Teatro comunale Pavarotti-Freni, also in honor of the soprano Mirella Freni. To find out what else you can experience around the cathedral, the Piazza Grande, and the Ghirlandina, check out our travel guide to the <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/travel\/emilia-romagna\/modena\/modena-sightseeing\/\">Sights in Modena<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\"><div  class=\"jeg_postblock_3 jeg_postblock jeg_module_hook jeg_pagination_disable jeg_col_3o3 jnews_module__0_6af1c57eceabc  jeg_pb_boxed    with-format-icon\" data-unique=\"jnews_module__0_6af1c57eceabc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_posts jeg_block_container\">\n                \n                <div class=\"jeg_posts jeg_load_more_flag\">\n                <article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_md_2 format-standard\">\n                <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n                    \n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/travel\/emilia-romagna\/modena\/modena-sehenswuerdigkeiten\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Modena sights: 7 highlights and tips\"><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-715\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-350x250 size-jnews-350x250 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Piazza Grande in Modena, featuring City Hall and its arcades\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/modena-piazza-grande-rathaus-350x250.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/modena-piazza-grande-rathaus-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/modena-piazza-grande-rathaus-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/modena-piazza-grande-rathaus-750x536.jpg 750w, https:\/\/italien.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/modena-piazza-grande-rathaus-1140x815.jpg 1140w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/travel\/emilia-romagna\/modena\/modena-sehenswuerdigkeiten\/\">Modena Attractions: 7 Highlights &amp; Tips<\/a>\n                    <\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/travel\/emilia-romagna\/modena\/modena-sehenswuerdigkeiten\/\"><div class=\"jeg-fa-4 jeg-icon-svg jeg-svg-clock-o\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1536 1792\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><g transform=\"translate(0 1536) scale(1 -1)\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M896 992v-448q0 -14 -9 -23t-23 -9h-320q-14 0 -23 9t-9 23v64q0 14 9 23t23 9h224v352q0 14 9 23t23 9h64q14 0 23 -9t9 -23zM1312 640q0 148 -73 273t-198 198t-273 73t-273 -73t-198 -198t-73 -273t73 -273t198 -198t273 -73t273 73t198 198t73 273zM1536 640 q0 -209 -103 -385.5t-279.5 -279.5t-385.5 -103t-385.5 103t-279.5 279.5t-103 385.5t103 385.5t279.5 279.5t385.5 103t385.5 -103t279.5 -279.5t103 -385.5z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/div> October 8, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"jeg_post_excerpt\">\n                        <p>The cathedral, the Ghirlandina, and Piazza Grande are UNESCO World Heritage Sites; Ferrari is building right next door\u2014and balsamic vinegar has been aging in the attic of City Hall for decades. 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If you'd like to hear the duo again, you'll find it here <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/va-pensiero-pavarotti-sugar\/\">\u00abVa, pensiero\u00bb<\/a>, Giuseppe Verdi's \"Chorus of the Prisoners\" in the version by Pavarotti and Zucchero. Zucchero's own style is evident in <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/diamante-zucchero\/\">\u00abDiamante\u00bb<\/a>. You can find all the song profiles in our overview of the <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/italian-music\/\">Italian music<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\"><div  class=\"jeg_block_heading jeg_block_heading_6 jeg_alignleft jnews_module__1_6af1c57ed0262\">\n                <h3 class=\"jeg_block_title\"><span>FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions About \u00abMiserere\u00bb<\/span><\/h3>\n                \n            <\/div><div  class='jnews-faq-wrapper jnews_module__2_6af1c57ed03fe style-4'>\n\t\t\t\t    \n        <div class=\"list-wrapper expand\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Was bedeutet \u00abMiserere\u00bb auf Deutsch?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">What does \u00abMiserere\u00bb mean in German?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\">\n                <p>\u201eMiserere\u201c is Latin and means \"Have mercy.\" This word opens Psalm 51, which is sung as a penitential prayer in the Catholic liturgy.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Wie spricht man \u00abMiserere\u00bb aus?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">How do you pronounce \u00abMiserere\u00bb?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>Something like \u201eMi-se-re-re,\u201c with the stress on the third syllable. Each \u201ce\u201d is pronounced clearly; none are swallowed.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Wie erfolgreich war \u00abMiserere\u00bb?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">How successful was \u00abMiserere\u00bb?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>The 1992 album *Miserere* spent 13 weeks at No. 1 in Italy and sold over 1.4 million copies there. The English version of the title track reached No. 15 in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Welche Rolle spielte Andrea Bocelli bei \u00abMiserere\u00bb?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">What role did Andrea Bocelli play in \u00abMiserere\u00bb?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>In 1992, Bocelli sang the demo that Zucchero used to try to convince Luciano Pavarotti to join him for the duet. In 1994, he recorded the song for his debut album, *Il mare calmo della sera*.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Wer schrieb die englische Fassung?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Who wrote the English version?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>Zucchero wrote the English lyrics together with Bono, the lead singer of the Irish band U2. The original Italian lyrics were written by Zucchero alone.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Welche Lieder von Zucchero sollte man noch kennen?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">What other songs by Zucchero should you know?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>Most notably, \u00abSenza una donna,\u00bb which he also recorded with British singer Paul Young, as well as \u00abDiamante,\u00bb \u00abDiavolo in me,\u00bb and \u00abBaila (Sexy Thing).\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Wann starb Luciano Pavarotti?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">When did Luciano Pavarotti die?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>Luciano Pavarotti died on September 6, 2007, at the age of 71, in his hometown of Modena, where he was born on October 12, 1935.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<details class=\"inw-sources\" style=\"border: 1px solid #E3E7EC; border-radius: 2px; padding: 20px 24px;\">\n<summary style=\"font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #6b747e; cursor: pointer;\">Sources and Further Information<\/summary>\n<ol style=\"font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: #6b747e; margin: 0; padding-left: 18px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/it.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miserere_(singolo)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia: \"Miserere\" (single)<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miserere_(album)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia: Miserere (album)<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/officialcharts.com\/charts\/singles-chart\/19921025\/7501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Official Charts Company: Singles Chart, October 25\u201331, 1992<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelkamen.com\/catalogue\/pavarotti-amp-friends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">michaelkamen.com: Pavarotti &amp; Friends (1992)<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_Night_in_Tuscany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia: A Night in Tuscany<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/it.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luciano_Pavarotti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia: Luciano Pavarotti<\/a> (accessed in October 2026)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00abMiserere\u00bb by Zucchero and Luciano Pavarotti (1992): how the duet came to be, what the lyrics mean, and what role Andrea Bocelli played in it.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":358560,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"inwp_podcast_mp3":"","inwp_podcast_apple":"","inwp_podcast_spotify":"","inwp_podcast_youtube":"","inw_restaurant_url":"","inw_restaurant_lat":"","inw_restaurant_lng":"","in_event_type":"","in_event_featured":"","in_event_teaser":"","in_event_name":"","in_event_address":"","in_event_status":"","in_event_turnus":"","inw_hotel_email":"","inw_hotel_type":"","inw_hotel_name":"","inw_hotel_street":"","inw_hotel_zip":"","inw_hotel_city":"","inw_hotel_region":"","inw_hotel_country":"","inw_hotel_phone":"","inw_hotel_url":"","inw_hotel_lat":"","inw_hotel_lng":"","inw_hotel_pricerange":"","inw_hotel_stars":"","inw_hotel_amenities":"","in_event_start":"","in_event_end":"","in_event_time":"","in_event_time_end":"","in_event_location":"","in_event_city":"","in_event_region":"","in_event_price":"","in_event_organizer":"","in_event_url":"","in_event_sort":"","in_event_sort_end":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"Zuccheros Bitte um Erbarmen im Duett mit Luciano Pavarotti: wie das Lied 1992 entstand, was der Text bedeutet und warum ein unbekannter Andrea Bocelli das erste Demo sang.","video":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XQy2NAEwh1M"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[20613],"tags":[6330,20619,20671],"class_list":["post-358567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-musik","tag-italienische-musik","tag-luciano-pavarotti","tag-zucchero","post_format-post-format-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}