The TV Zone

WNET/13 pays tribute tonight to opera great Luciano Pavarotti, who died this morning, with a "Great Performances" rebroadcast Thursday at 8 p.m. (Repeating Sunday, Sept. 9 at noon.)

Donizetti's "L'Elisir D'Amore" ("The Elixir of Love") stars Pavarotti as Nemorino in a two-and-a-half-hour, two-act Metropolitan Opera performance of March 2, 1981. It includes Pavarotti's acclaimed rendition of "Una Furtiva Lagrima." Also starring are Judith Blegen, Sesto Bruscantini, Brent Ellis and Louise Wohlafka, conducted by Nicola Rescigno.

UPDATE: Digital cable/satellite's Bio channel has added a Pavarotti "Biography" episode Friday at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Mike Wallace's 1993 (and 2002) sitdown profile of Pavarotti repeats on this Sunday's "60 Minutes" (7 p.m., or after U.S. Open final ends, on WCBS/2).