Throughout his career Pavarotti retained a special affection for the Royal Opera House and regularly returned to deliver performances, the last being in 2002, when he performed despite the death of his mother just days before.
But more important, they are just that: artists who in concert deliver performances so vivid that they create an impression of spontaneous communication with the audience.
Players who had mediocre Six Nations might deliver performances with their professional clubs that Gatland simply will not be able to ignore.
John McGrath, NTW artistic director, has been keen to experiment in digital, to deliver performances to a larger audience scattered over Wales.
The cast of 16 trade ensemble and lead roles throughout the trilogy and deliver performances filled with depth and nuance, and humanity always at their core.
And though both actors deliver performances more credible than the plot that frames them, their authenticity only highlights the script's affection for improbable coincidences and an ending even Garry Marshall might consider too pat.
