Superstar tenor Pavarotti dies at 71
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MODENA, Italy  - Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who brought opera to the masses with his powerful voice and jovial personality, died on Thursday of pancreatic cancer, aged 71.
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Grieving music fans flocked to  the home town of Luciano Pavarotti on Saturday to join rock  stars and statesmen at the funeral of a singer considered one  of the greatest tenors in opera history.
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Luciano Pavarotti, whose vibrant high C's and ebullient showmanship made him one of the world's most beloved tenors, died Thursday.
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Opera singer Robert Merrill, famed for his appearances at the New York Yankees' stadium, has died.
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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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MODENA, Italy  - Rock stars, political leaders and grieving music fans joined the family of Luciano Pavarotti on Saturday at the funeral of one of the greatest tenors in opera history.
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One of America's best-known opera singers, soprano Beverly Sills, dies from lung cancer in New York.
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MODENA, Italy - Luciano Pavarotti received a final, tearful standing ovation after a recording of the great Italian tenor singing a duet of "Panis Angelicus" with his father was played during a somber funeral service yesterday in his hometown cathedral.
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Music and film stars joined top political figures and tens of thousands of tearful fans to honour opera legend Luciano Pavarotti at his funeral Saturday.
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Hundreds of people gathered Thursday night in Modena's main piazza to pay final respects to Luciano Pavarotti, whose vibrant high C's and ebullient showmanship made him the most beloved and celebrated tenor since Caruso.
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Luciano Pavarotti was bigger than life &#151; the oversized belly, huge handkerchief, grandiose lifestyle and ever-present grin that shone like a beacon. He backed it up with a voice of intense focus and immense carrying power that rang to the rafters on stages throughout the world.
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Robert Merrill, whose powerful  baritone voice was featured for decades at both New York's  Metropolitan Opera and Yankees baseball games, and who helped  spread an appreciation of opera to a broader U.S. audience,  died at home on Saturday.
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The body of legendary tenor Luciano Pavarotti was lying in state Friday in the cathedral in his hometown Modena, as the world paid tribute to the singer whose crossover appeal made him a global superstar.
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Beverly Sills, the world-renowned soprano who became the most popular opera singer in America in modern times, died on Monday evening in New York from inoperable lung cancer, her manager said.
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Throngs of Luciano Pavarotti's admirers had a last chance to pay their respects to the big, booming tenor before an invitation-only funeral Saturday in his hometown's cathedral.
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Luciano Pavarotti, dead at 71, sang with such beauty that he beguiled listeners around the globe. Some were opera fans, but most were just fans of his honeyed tenor and outsize personality.
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Admirers massed by the hundreds in Modena's main piazza Thursday night to pay their final respects to Luciano Pavarotti, the tenor cherished by many as "the last, great voice" of Italian opera.