MODENA (Reuters) - Gilles Castonguay The tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who with his voice and his charisma has closer to the general public opera, died this morning aged 71 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
"There were tenors, and then there was Pavarotti," said the director Franco Zeffirelli.
The death came at five in the morning at his home in Modena, the city of his birth, his manager has announced.
"Big Luciano" - nickname related to his size - he was born October 12, 1935.
Meanwhile, hundreds of people greeted with prolonged applause the coffin of the levels reached in the Cathedral of Modena, where the funeral was open, and where 15 will be held Saturday afternoon at the funeral.
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IN MOURNING professionals and ADMIRERS
's work - from experts to enthusiasts - is in mourning around the world for the death of the wording but the sadness has affected a wider audience.
Pavarotti, already famous in the opera world since it was exhibited in 1963 at Covent Garden, had become an international superstar singing with Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras at the Baths of Caracalla during the 1990 World Cup in Italy.
"It 'a great loss. He was without doubt one of the most important tenors of all time. It was a wonderful man, a charismatic person. And a good poker player," said Carreras the Swedish newspaper Expressen.
In London, the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, the band played "Nessun Dorma" from Puccini's Turandot.
The President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano stressed that "Luciano Pavarotti was able to be ambassador of the most beloved musical traditions of our country, sending the largest and most popular audiences not only the unparalleled voice of our musical heritage but the image of Our character and human warmth. "
A message of condolence also came from U.S. President George W. Bush, who described it as "a great humanist, able to use his talents to help the needy. The Prime Minister
Romano Prodi wanted to pay tribute to the tenor "the last, grateful applause."
"He was one of those rare artists who influence the lives of people around the world," he said in a statement the Royal Opera House in London.
The last public performance of Pavarotti was the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Turin in February 2006, when he had just sung "Nessun Dorma".
A LONG BATTLE AGAINST CANCER
Maestro had fought a "long, hard battle against the pancreatic cancer which eventually took his life is," but had "remained positive until the end, he explained his agent in the statement released this morning. Up to
a few weeks before his death, Pavarotti had spent several hours a day teaching in his summer villa in Pesaro. Also plans to complete a recording of sacred songs.
This week he received the Award for Excellence in Italian Culture.
During her illness, the statement said, "was supported by the devotion and love of his wife, Nicoletta (Mantovani), and their daughter four years, Alice, and had three daughters from his first marriage, Lorenza, Cristina and Giuliana and a large number of relatives, loyal friends and colleagues. "
content was married to Nicole - his assistant, younger than 34 years - in 2003, after a divorce that had ended 37 years of marriage to Adua.
"He remained optimistic and hoped to overcome the disease and was determined to return to the stage to complete its 'Worldwide Farewell Tour,'" the farewell tour was suspended when the tenor got sick in New York in July 2006.
Pavarotti, worked last year with pancreatic cancer, was hospitalized with high fever in Modena on 8 August. He was discharged on August 25 after two weeks of tests and treatment.
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