Pav ‧ a ‧ rot ‧ ti, Lu ‧ cia ‧ no /ˌpævəˈrɒti $ -ˈrɑː-, luːˈtʃɑːnəʊ/ BrE AmE
(1935–2007) an Italian ↑ opera singer, considered to be one of the greatest ↑ tenor s (=men with fairly high singing voices) of the 20th century. He was a large, fat man who helped to make opera more popular by performing concerts of songs from operas in large parks and sports ↑ stadium s , especially as one of the Three Tenors, together with Plácido Domingo and José Carreras.