Ron Howard's 'Pavarotti' to play on the big screen

The Varsity Center will screen Ron Howard's 2019 documentary "Pavarotti" twice on Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2 and 4:30 p.m.

Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who died Sept. 6, 2007, left behind an operatic legacy. Howard's film takes a look at the "King of High C's" with never-before-seen footage, backstage scenes, concert and performance footage, interviews with family and friends, wives and ex-wives, and daughters.

"This documentary is built around a massive archive … that allowed us to relive Pavarotti's career - or, if you don't know much about him, which younger viewers probably won't - to taste the unprecedented quality it carried," wrote Variety reviewer Owen Gleiberman in June, when the movie was released.

Pavarotti's foray into mainstream music and pop culture was frowned upon by some, but there is no question he brought many, many listeners to the genre that otherwise might have been ignored. His personal life was also put under a critical microscope.

From the filmmaking team behind the highly-acclaimed documentary "The Beatles - Eight Days a Week," "Pavarotti" lifts the curtain on the icon who became perhaps the greatest operatic tenor of all time, then broke out of the classical realm to become a music superstar.

Tickets are $10 or $5 for students with ID.