the pbs newshour, i'm william brangham. >> woodruff: a new documentary on the life and art of luciano pavarottiwas directed by ron howard, has opened nationwide. jeffrey brown has a preview, part of, "canvas," our continuing series on arts and culture. ♪ >> called his voice a gift from god.y certai was a gift to millions of opera lovers, and many more, who were new to the music, and came to love theuo charismatic,nt, larger- than-life man making it. people like acclaimed director n howard. >> he was so remarkable and the music is so stunning, and when you regnize what it means to y, able to perform those arias, perform in that he kind of commitment, i felt like the story was veryresh and i felt >> brown: the result is the ne documentary, "pavarotti": filled th archival footage, interviews with family and friends and, of course, music. ♪ there's his childhood in modena and rise on opera stages, the world-wide phenomenon of the three tenors-- pavarotti, the celebrity who hobnobbed with rock stars-- even as many in the opera world criticized the melding with pop. and the charity work came more and