Pavarotti given final ovation at tearful funeral
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MODENA, Italy  - About 50,000 mourners paid tribute to Luciano Pavarotti at his funeral in his hometown on Saturday, an event Prime Minister Romano Prodi said made Italy "sad but proud" to salute one of opera's greatest tenors.
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About 50,000 mourners paid  tribute to Luciano Pavarotti at his funeral in his hometown on  Saturday, an event Prime Minister Romano Prodi said made Italy  &quot;sad but proud&quot; to salute one of opera&#39;s greatest tenors.
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Friends and admirers of Luciano Pavarotti joined in a chorus of grief as the world paid homage to the thrilling voice and exuberant personality of the great Italian tenor who died Thursday.
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Luciano Pavarotti, battling pancreatic cancer, recently completed medical treatment and is looking forward to resuming his concert tour next year, but won't attend a ceremony this week to receive an award, his manager said Tuesday.
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MODENA, Italy  - About 50,000 mourners paid tribute to Luciano Pavarotti at his funeral in his hometown on Saturday and Prime Minister Romano Prodi said Italy was "sad but proud" to salute one of the greatest tenors in opera history.
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Italian opera star Luciano  Pavarotti, hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his  generation, was in a serious condition on Wednesday after a  battle with cancer, media reported.
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The Bollywood-themed musical draws fantastic ovations in its final show.
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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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Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti dies at the age of 71 after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer.
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Luciano Pavarotti, whose vibrant high C's and ebullient showmanship made him one of the world's most beloved tenors, has died, his manager told The Associated Press. He was 71.
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Luciano Pavarotti's widow said on Saturday she hoped a media furor over the late opera star's inheritance would soon be over and insisted the tenor was in no way mentally impaired when he made his final will.
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CAIRO  - Yasser Arafat&#39;s funeral in Cairo was held in a solemn atmosphere amid tight security, as presidents, kings and princes paid their final respects to the Palestinian leader, while crowds from the city of the veteran leader&#39;s birth were kept
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Thousands of mourners filed past  the open coffin of Luciano Pavarotti in the cathedral of his  Italian hometown on Friday, bidding farewell to the tenor whose  death prompted emotional tributes from around the world.
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MODENA, Italy  - Luciano Pavarotti, whose  effortless tenor voice and powerful stage presence dominated  opera for decades, plans to bow out like a superstar with a  40-city tour that will end with his retirement.
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Recordings of Luciano Pavarotti's voice boomed out in Modena's main piazza on Saturday as mourners waited to pay final respects to the tenor before an invitation-only funeral in his hometown's cathedral.