Mourners bid farewell to Pavarotti before funeral
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MODENA, Italy  - 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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Luciano Pavarotti, whose vibrant high C's and ebullient showmanship made him one the most beloved tenors, has died, his manager told The Associated Press. He was 71.
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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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Heath Ledger's family joined celebrities and hundreds of other mourners Saturday to bid farewell to the actor at a memorial service in his Australian hometown that began with a haunting Aboriginal dirge.
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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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Dozens of mourners passed through tight security to bid farewell to actor Heath Ledger at a memorial service Saturday in his Australian hometown.
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Opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti is to make his first public appearance since having treatment for cancer.
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Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti, hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his generation, died in the early hours of Thursday, his manager Terri Robson said.
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Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti has died at his home in Modena.
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Hundreds of people queued on Monday to pay their last respects to Sir Edmund Hillary, the conqueror of Mount Everest, whose body lay in state in New Zealand ahead of his funeral on Tuesday.
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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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Foreign dignitaries have paid a last tribute to Yasser Arafat, the founding father of Palestinian resistance, at a solemn funeral in Cairo, the city where he was born.
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Thousands of mourners gathered in Auckland on Tuesday to bid farewell to New Zealand's national hero Edmund Hillary, the first man to stand atop Mount Everest, at a rare state funeral.
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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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Legendary Italian tenor Luciano  Pavarotti, who brought opera to the masses, died on Thursday  after a battle with cancer. He was 71.
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Heath Ledger's family, his former fiance Michelle Williams and Australia's entertainment elite bade him farewell at a private memorial service Saturday in his hometown.
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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.