“I may not enjoy sitting through an opera,” wrote Donald Trump with assistance from ghostwriter Meredith McIver in his 2004 book How to Get Rich. “But I’ve always respected opera singers and enjoy the highlights of opera.” On the campaign trail in 2016, Trump used one of opera’s most iconic highlights, Luciano Pavarotti’s recording of “Nessun Dorma,” from “Turandot.” “The values of brotherhood and solidarity which Luciano Pavarotti expressed throughout the course of his artistic career are entirely incompatible with the worldview offered by candidate Donald Trump,” Nicoletta Mantovani Pavarotti wrote after learning the candidate was using her late husband’s iconic recording to entertain fans as they watched his private jet descending towards rally grounds. Three of the singer’s daughters co-signed the letter.
None Shall Sleep
The Arts Community Reacts to the Election
