Viggo, If you ever get the chance to listen to possibly the most perfect rendition of an Aria, listen to Carlo Bergonzi singing the Flower Song from Carmen.
And Carlo now in his 78 year is thankfully still with us.
Pavarotti is [was] a great Tenor and being smart-assed by singing with the noise makers does not make him a bad singer, just a wee bit silly. Ard Mhacha.