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CELEBRATING
LUCIANO PAVAROTTI’S 90TH BIRTHDAY
october 12, 2025
Today, October 12, 2025, marks the 90th birthday of my childhood tenor vocal hero, Luciano Pavarotti. Join me, Gyaan Lyon aka The Voice Detective on this special episode of The Voice Detective Show as I go on the trail of the legendary Maestro’s life, in his hometown of Moderna, Italy.
You can also read my tribute article to Luciano Pavarotti in the Legendary Singers Anthology
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MEETINg NIKO: musician, actor, film director and artist
Niko aka Nikolai Selikovsky is a multi-talented performing artist born in Vienna, Austria, and currently living and working in Rome.
He is the frontman of the Hip-hop Soul Band N.I.K.O., who are releasing their new LP ‘Hello & Ciao’ at their upcoming album release concert this Friday 26th September at the B72 in Vienna, Austria.
Since the age of 19, he has been professionally active in both drama and music productions. His two streams of career encompass not only acting, but also film directing; and as a musician, he has worked with a variety of styles as a frontman on the one hand, and as a producer on the other.
His first major film, where he was producer, writer and leading actor was in the Austrian film Sturmfrei (Storm Free) in 2009. Although he has appeared in over 15 films since 1997, he achieved national recognition in his native Austria with the role of Thomas in Die Migrantigen (The Migrants) in 2017. He has honed his acting skills with the New York based acting coach Susan Batson. In 2020, he was nominated for best actor in the short film Anna at the Pigneto Film Festival and most recently in 2024, he has appeared in the Netflix hit of The Decameron.
His musical career has been marked by a willingness to find the most fitting expression of musical and poetic ideas through the most suitable genre. This eclectic approach has meant he has been at times a solo rap artist from 2007 and from 2014 working with an ensemble; the hip-hop and soul band N.I.K.O.
It is no coincidence that the 2009 film Sturmfrei included music composed by Selikovsky demonstrating the versatility and synergy of his artistic passions. His first solo album in 2010 was ‘Dichter der Großstadt’ (‘Poet of the Big City’). This was followed by ‘Zwischen Asphalt und Milchstraße’ (‘Between Asphalt and Milky Way’) which introduced the band N.I.K.O to a wider audience. In 2018, the band N.I.K.O released the album ‘Unter Strom’ (‘Under Power’). And their latest release fourth studio album ‘Hallo & Ciao’ includes the singles ‘Ballaci Su’ and ‘Lady Godard’.
The current band members are:
Nikolai Selikovsky – Vocals, electric guitar, keyboard
Leslie April – Vocals, Keyboard
Lukas Fellner – Drums
Eva Brandner – Keyboard
Sara Hoffer – Saxophone
Bernhard Fellner – Trumpet
Federico Torri – Bass
Markus Pagitsch – Saxophone
N.I.K.O. has the distinction of being the first band from Austria in 2015 to finance a tour through crowdfunding playing in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. This was followed by articles in ZIB, News, Salzburg24 up to Germany in Die Zeit, and many other media. In the same year the band performed in various locations such as the Mole West in Burgenland, Haus des Meeres in Vienna and in the Gschupften Ferdl.
In line with the stated eclecticism, N.I.K.O. is a collective of musicians from different musical genres, which varies in number during their performances. Sometimes four and sometimes up to eight musicians perform live.
For more information about the band, visit:
a glimpse into strawberry field, liverpool, england
In this episode, we visit Strawberry Field. Strawberry Field was made famous throughout the world thanks to the Beatles song ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’. The Voice Detective aka Gyaan Lyon explores the links between the song, John Lennon, and The Salvation Army. There is also a significant link with continuing charitable work, and in particular for young adults with disabilities. We learn about the history of Strawberry Field, and Major Kathy Versfeld of The Salvation Army tells us about the great work that takes place here. Long before John ever climbed over the wall and discovered his special place the house and garden was a place where The Salvation Army carried out its mission in reaching out to people.
Learn a little about how Strawberry Field embraces the changing needs of the twenty first century. and how it remains a place of sanctuary, mysterious peace and a beacon of hope and love in a sometimes cold world.
INSIDE KLINGSOR's garden
WITH maurizio pietrantonio
general manager of the ravello festival
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the ravello foundation
In the year 1880, Richard Wagner was hard at work composing what was to be his final opera, Parsifal. (He had been working on Parsifal since 1857). One of his favourite places to relax and draw inspiration from was Italy, and he stayed in Ravello at the Villa Rufolo, and it was in the Villa Rufolo that he found Klingsor’s Garden, which is so important for the second act. Being here in Ravello excited him and gave Wagner the burst of inspiration to complete the opera.
The Voice Detective is excited to present an interview with Maurizio Pietrantonio the General Manager of the Fondazione Ravello which is based in the Villa Rufolo. The Fondazione Ravello Villa Rufolo presents and manages the Ravello Festival and between the 6 July and the 25 August 2025 it will be the 73rd time it is taking place. More information about the Ravello Festival can be found HERE. What can be more evocative of the magic of Southern Italy that enchanted Wagner than sitting in the very garden that inspired him and overlooking the waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea?
Maurizio Pietrantonio brings to the interview his extensive experience as a performing musician, professor of violin, musicologist, and the management and promotion of cultural events. Until 2023 he was tenured professor of violin at the State Conservatory of Music Naples, 'San Pietro a Majella'. From 1999 to 2006 he was a Member of the Board of Directors of the Teatro di San Carlo Foundation and has extensive experience with management of theatres, music festivals and performances. He is also the recipient of numerous awards, most recently in 2024 the ‘Sorrentina Classica’ Lifetime Achievement Award. With his decades of knowledge, experience and artistic sensibility, the Voice Detective is privileged to be able to present Maurizio Pietrantonio’s unique life journey with an emphasis on Wagner’s presence and lasting legacy in Ravello.
honouring giacomo puccini 100 YEARS ON
29. NOVEMBER 2024
Giacomo Puccini muss Opernliebhabern nicht vorgestellt werden. Wie Mozart, ein weiterer großer Opernkomponist, stammte Giacomo aus einer Familie professioneller Musiker, die bei der Kirche angestellt waren. Bereits sein Urgroßvater, der ebenfalls Giacomo hieß, hatte in männlicher Linie die Position des Maestro di Capella in der Kathedrale von Lucca inne.
Dieses Jahr feiern wir am 29. November seinen 100. Todestag. Er war ein durch und durch moderner Mann, verliebt in Autos, die neuesten Technologien und den zeitgenössischen Lebensstil. Es ist kaum zu glauben, aber er komponierte nur 12 Opern, die in Bezug auf Musik und dramatischen Inhalt von so herausragender Qualität sind, dass sein Ruf als einer der größten Opernkomponisten auf einem so schmalen Opus feststeht. Kein Opernhaus, so scheint es, kann eine Saison haben, ohne dass einige von Puccinis Meisterwerken aufgeführt werden. Und seine Fähigkeit, Worte und Musik mit emotionaler Wirkung zu verbinden, ist außergewöhnlich. Wenn Orpheus die Fähigkeit hatte, wilde Tiere zu zähmen, Felsen zu bewegen und sogar die Götter zu beeinflussen, dann muss Puccini sicherlich ein knapper Zweiter sein, wenn es darum geht, die härtesten Herzen mit seinen seelendurchdringenden Arien zu bewegen. Es dürfte schwierig sein, einen Mann zu finden, der nicht „Nessun dorma“ singen möchte, oder eine Frau, die nicht inspiriert ist, zu versuchen, „Visi d'arte“ zu singen.
Nachdem seine finanzielle Sicherheit gesichert war, lebte Puccini bis zu seinen letzten Lebensjahren in Torre del Lago. Hier frönte er seiner Leidenschaft für die Jagd und dem einfachen Leben und schrieb viele seiner denkwürdigsten Opernpartituren. Und hier kann man auch seine Villa am Ufer des Sees besuchen und etwas von der sanften Atmosphäre des Ortes genießen, den er sein Zuhause nannte. Und auch hier findet jeden Sommer ein Puccini-Festival statt, das Opernliebhaber, Puccini-Fans und Musiker aus der ganzen Welt anzieht.
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