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 28 August 2008 06:21 BST

Opera legend Pavarotti dies

Thursday, 06 Sep 2007 20:21
The opera singer had undergone five bouts of chemotherapy in his battle with pancreatic cancer
Italian opera legend Luciano Pavarotti has died at the age of 71 in his home town of Modena.

The star's manager Terri Robson confirmed news of his passing in an announcement today.

Last night, Italian media reported that Pavarotti was in a serious condition. He had been in hospital for two weeks since being admitted on August 8th.

The tenor was forced to cancel a farewell tour last year and underwent surgery on a dangerous tumour. Since then he has undergone five bouts of chemotherapy in his battle with pancreatic cancer.

Pavarotti, who along with Placido Domingo and José Carreras formed the Three Tenors, had performed to sell-out crowds around the world and sold best-selling classical albums during a career which spanned four decades.

"He was a very close friend. He was a man with which I had always a wonderful relationship," Carreras told BBC1's Lunchtime News programme.

Opera singer Susannah Clarke remembered Pavarotti as "quite cheeky in his own way".

"I remember he had quite a sense of humour. But he was quite quiet in his way, he wasn't effervescent ... behind the stage.

"His name was a leading light around the world and a lot of people who wouldn't normally think of listening to opera would still appreciate that opera was brought to the fore by this great voice."

Pavarotti, renowned for his rotund figure and jovial personality, is likely to be remembered best for his famous performances of Puccini's Nessun Dorma, which became the theme tune on British television for the 1990 football World Cup in Italy.End of story


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