Luciano Pavarotti died at age 71 by Corina Ciubotaru

Luciano Pavarotti died today. Aged 71, the great tenor was suffering from pancreas cancer for years and had undergone an operation in New York in July 2006. He had been in a hospital a short while ago for an alleged pneumonia which was never confirmed by the artist's staff. He had previously canceled his farewell tour and was planning to resume it at the time of the surgery, but he never got to make that happen. He hadn't appeared in public since last year and was in his home in Modena at the time of death. Pavarotti will also be buried in his home city of Modena, as he was a great representative of Italian culture all over the world. Everyone knew who he is and everyone loved his strong, clear voice that delighted opera lovers time and time again, in roles like Alfredo, Nemorino, the Duke, Otello or Manrico. The tenor was the son of a baker who was also an amateur singer. The father and son both sang in the church choir and went on to win an international contest; this was the starting point of Luciano Pavarotti's singing career. His extraordinary voice became noticed fast and he made his solo debut in 1961, at the age of 26, as Rodolfo in La Boheme. In 1972 he completed a series of nine high C's in La Fille du Regiment and rose to instant stardom. He did charity work in the series of Pavarotti & Friends concerts and had traditional concerts with fellow tenors Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo, as "The three tenors". He was the father of three daughters. May he rest in Peace!

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by Corina Ciubotaru for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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