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Date Posted: 04:21:47 09/06/07 Thu
Opera Superstar Luciano Pavarotti Dies
By ALESSANDRA RIZZO,AP
Posted: 2007-09-06 09:11:34
Filed Under: Star Obituaries, Music News
ROME (Sept. 6) - Luciano Pavarotti, opera's biggest superstar of the late 20th century, died Thursday. He was 71. He was the son of a singing baker and became the king of the high C's.
Richard A. Brooks, AFP / Getty Images Luciano Pavarotti, a world-celebrated tenor, died Thursday at his home in Modena, Italy. He was 71 and had suffered from pancreatic cancer. Here, he performs during a 2005 concert in Hong Kong.
Pavarotti, who had been diagnosed last year with pancreatic cancer and underwent treatment last month, died at his home in his native Modena at 5 a.m., his manager told The Associated Press in an e-mailed statement.
His wife, Nicoletta, four daughters and sister were among family and friends at his side, manager Terri Robson said.
"The Maestro fought a long, tough battle against the pancreatic cancer," Robson said. "In fitting with the approach that characterised his life and work, he remained positive until finally succumbing to the last stages of his illness."
Pavarotti's charismatic personna and ebullient showmanship - but most of all his creamy and powerful voice - made him the most beloved and celebrated tenor since the great Caruso and one of the few opera singers to win crossover fame as a popular superstar.
"He has been, of course, one of the greatest tenors ever, one of the most important singers in the history of opera," colleague Jose Carreras told reporters in Germany. "We all hoped for a miracle ... but unfortunately that was not possible, and now we have to regret that we lost a wonderful singer and a great man."
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I am so sad I have real tears. But, his music will live on in our hearts. he made this world much brighter with his voice of an angel. God Bless him and my prayers go out to his family in their time of loss.
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