Pavarotti hospitalized by Claudia Sonea

Considered the greatest tenor of his generation, Pavarotti at the age of 71 is having serious health problems. His medical history shows that he had in 2005 a neck surgery to repair two vertebrae, while a bout of laryngitis made him cancel his appearance at the concert Three Tenors held in Mexico. Moreover, when he had his back surgery, he contracted an infection and he also had in 2006 a surgery for pancreatic cancer. Currently he is hospitalized and the reason is yet unknown. Gabriele Sorrentino, the spokesman for the Modena University Policlinic in northern Italy told reporters that the opera star entered the facility on Wednesday and that he is kept under observation, but there is no reason to worry. Despite the fact that the treatment was not made public, according to a local newspaper, Pavarotti was diagnosed with pneumonia during his holiday at the Adriatic seaside. Both hospital and star spokesmen did not confirmed the rumor, but told that he had fever. Pavarotti's manager Terri Robson announced in June that the singer was preparing a new album that will include a collection of classical religious music and it will be released next year if nothing happens. Since his debut in Italy in 1961 he has come a long way and he is the world’s widely recognized opera singer, by some the best of his generation. Let’s hope he will get better and will continue to charm us with his beautiful voice. All the best and God be with him.

related story: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20070809/ten-pavarotti-admitted-to-hospital-ea4616c_2.html

by Claudia Sonea for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

PocketNews is a new real-time news broadcaster delivering the latest and hottest news right to your pocket ! With global clients who want to be kept up to date, PocketNews is everyone's way of keeping in touch with the World.