Pavarotti dies at 71
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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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Tenor Luciano Pavarotti underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer and is &quot;recovering well,&quot; his manager said Friday. The 70-year-old singer was preparing to leave New York last week to resume his farewell world concert tour in Britain when doctors discovered a malignant pancreatic mass, Terri Robson said from her London office.
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The Italian tenor who helped bring opera into the mainstream is mourned by fans and critics alike
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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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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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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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MODENA, Italy  - 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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Italy&#39;s venerated opera superstar Luciano Pavarotti is to be laid to rest Saturday in his northern hometown Modena following a funeral mass in the town&#39;s ancient cathedral.
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The tenor of his times to opera buffs and a celebrity whose personality captivated even casual fans, Luciano Pavarotti was recovering Friday from surgery for pancreatic cancer &amp;#151; a kind of cancer often considered a death sentence.
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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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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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MODENA, Italy  - 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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Hundreds of people gather in Modena's main square in Italy to pay their respects to the late tenor Luciano Pavarotti.
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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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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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MODENA, Italy  - Thousands of mourners filed past the open coffin of Luciano Pavarotti in the cathedral of his Italian hometown on Friday, in an emotional farewell to the singer whose death prompted tributes from around the world.
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Luciano Pavarotti's health has deteriorated sharply and the 71-year-old tenor is at home, unconscious and suffering from kidney failure, a television station reported on Wednesday.