Kennedy center honors 2001 pavarotti biography

The twenty-fourth annual special presentation of Kennedy Center honors held in Washington, D.C. Recipients of this year's honors are singer Julie Andrews, pianist Van Cliburn, conductor and music producer Quincy Jones, actor Jack Nicholson, and opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti.

Highlights include: an introduction by United States President George W.

Johnson, chairman of the Kennedy Center; opera singer Marilyn Horne speaking about Pavarotti and narrating a video presentation of his life; a speech from Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan in Pavarotti’s honor; opera singers June Anderson, John Vallier, Sherrill Milnes, Frank Lopardo, Jennifer Larmore, and William Burton singing a sextet from the opera “Lucia di Lammermoor”; talk show host Oprah Winfrey speaking about Jones, and narrating a video presentation about his life; Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles performing “Let the Good Times Roll” and “My Buddy”; Patti Austin, James Ingram, Wonder, and Charles performer “Everybod Kennedy Center Gala Honors Artists - Los Angeles Times LYZA