Soprano Renata Tebaldi Dies at 82
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Renata Tebaldi, one of the leading operatic sopranos of the 20th century, died today at her home in San Marino, the Associated Press reports.
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Famed soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, a 20th century legend who won global acclaim for her renditions of Mozart and Strauss, died Thursday at her home in western Austria, state television reported. She was 90.
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Silvio Berlusconi's mother died on Sunday, aged 97, news agencies reported, depriving the Italian tycoon of a doting matriarch and a valuable political asset as he faces a possible chance for re-election to lead the country.
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Italian opera star Luciano  Pavarotti, hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his  generation, died on Thursday after a long battle with cancer,  his manager Terri Robson said.
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CNN.com readers remember Luciano Pavarotti as an opera singer who inspired them to take the stage, a man whose voice gave them goose bumps and the "greatest singer ever." Pavarotti died today, prompting one reader to cry on her way to work.
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American jazz singer Anita O'Day, a star of the Big Band era, dies in Los Angeles at the age of 87.
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Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti dies at the age of 71 after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer.
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Astrid Varnay, the Swedish-American soprano who made her Metropolitan Opera debut &#151; without rehearsal &#151; in a nationally broadcast performance and went on to sing for half a century, has died. She was 88.
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American Opera said goodbye to its first lady on Saturday, exalting Sarah Caldwell in prayer and song in a tribute fit for a musical giant.
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A US woman believed to be the last native speaker of the Eyak language in Alaska has died at the age of 89.
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Da sempre considerata l&#39;&quot;anti-Callas&quot; Ã¨ morta ieri notte, dopo una lunga malattia, la soprano Renata Tebaldi; nata a Pesaro, avrebbe compiuto 83 anni il prossimo febbraio. ANCONA - La soprano Renata Tebaldi
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Gian Carlo Menotti, the Italian composer and arts impresario who founded the Two Worlds Festival based in Spoleto and Charleston, South Carolina, died on Thursday, friends said.
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OPERA star Luciano Pavarotti has led tributes to Italian soprano Renata Tebaldi, who has died at the age of 82. Tebaldi, renowned for her star appearances at New Yorkâs Metropolitan and Italyâs La Scala
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Victoria de los Angeles, a Spanish soprano whose career spanned five decades as her voice was sought after for its masterful tonal control and its seemingly effortless ability to turn on the power, died Saturday. She was 81.
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Ms. Tebaldi, one of the most beloved opera singers of all time, had overwhelming expressivity and matchless allure.
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She has been called the finest mezzo-soprano of modern times. A Kennedy Center honoree and recipient of the National Medal of Arts, she sang at President Clinton's inauguration. And she was recently named the Metropolitan Opera's first official legend.
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Celebrated Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, 71, has died following his operation for pancreatic cancer in July last year and hospitalisation last month, ANSA news agency reported Thursday.