Renata Tebaldi dies aged 82
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Italian soprano Renata Tebaldi, who died yesterday aged 82, possessed one of the best-loved voices of the last century: rich, controlled, powerful, its much admired natural beauty ensured many a sell-out performance on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Miss Tebaldi was considered one of the greatest divas in the post-World War II era, and was once a rival to the legendary singer Maria Callas.
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Author Susan Sontag, widely regarded as one of America's leading intellectuals, dies aged 71.
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The soprano Renata Tebaldi, one of the most beloved opera singers of all time - Arturo Toscanini, hard to please, said she had &quot;the voice of an angel&quot; - died today in the Republic of San Marino, her doctor said.
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NEW YORK: Feminist and author Susan Sontag, who died yesterday in a New York cancer hospital at the age of 71, was one of the most respected US writers of her generation, a leading campaigner for women and an ardent human rights activist who stirred
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L'attrice e' nata a Londra il 27 febbraio del 1932
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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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The funeral of Italian soprano Renata Tebaldi has taken place in her home town of San Marino.
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Veteran journalist and writer Oriana Fallaci, a former war correspondent best known for her abrasive interviews and provocative stances, has died, Italian news reports said Friday. She was 76.
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ROME (BBC News) - Nicoletta Mantovani, the widow of tenor Luciano Pavarotti, has spoken out at the Italian media's "unseemly" gossip alleging financial and family problems. Ms. Mantovani told Italy's RAI state TV she was giving the interview for the sake of her daughter, Alice, aged four.  She denied being left in debt or that she was squabbling with his three adult daughters over his will.
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Rosa Elena Simeon, Cuba's minister of science, technology and environment, has died, state television reported. She was 61.
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MODENA, Italy  - Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, whose unique, pristine voice and charisma brought opera to the masses, died of cancer on Thursday aged 71.
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Regine Crespin, the French opera great who took her personal magnetism and soprano voice to the world's leading stages, died Thursday. She was 80.
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ROMA - Era di Pesaro, la cittÃ  di Gioachino Rossini, Renata Tebaldi, la stupenda voce di soprano della lirica italiana, famosa in tutto il mondo, spentasi oggi a 82 anni. Nota come lâanti Maria Callas, per
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Oriana Fallaci, an Italian journalist who stirred controversy with her criticism of Islam, dies at the age of 76.
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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.