In the opening scenes of a new documentary about opera star Luciano Pavarotti, his wife, Nicoletta Mantovani, asks about the man behind the legend. His face fills the screen, his expression one of solemn introspection as he considers the question.
As we sit in the country house she once shared with the maestro, as he was called, in his home town of Modena, Italy, Nicoletta ponders the question once more.
“As a man, he was everything. He was a great lover, son, father, teacher and philosopher. But more than anything, he had a positive attitude,” she tells HELLO! in our exclusive interview. “If I complained about something, he’d say: Why don’t you just look at the beauty in all of us? Each person will have something wonderful if you look…