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'''Luciano Pavarotti''', [[Italian orders of merit|Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI]]
([[October 12]], [[1935]] – [[September 6]], [[2007]]) was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[opera]] [[tenor]], who crossed over into [[popular music]] and became one of the world's most famous vocal performers. He was one of "[[The Three Tenors]]" and became well known for his televised concerts and media appearances. Pavarotti was also noted for his charity work benefiting [[refugees]], the [[Red Cross]] and other causes.


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He was born in [[Modena]] to the family of a baker. After abandoning the dream to become a professional [[football (soccer)|football]] [[goalkeeper]], Pavarotti spent seven years in vocal training. He began his professional career as a tenor in 1961 in [[Italy]]. He sang in opera houses in [[The Netherlands]], [[Vienna]], [[London]], [[Ankara]], [[Budapest]] and [[Barcelona]]. The young tenor earned valuable experience and recognition while touring Australia on the invitation of soprano [[Joan Sutherland]] in 1965. He made his US debut in [[Miami]] soon afterwards, also on Sutherland's recommendation. His position as a leading tenor was consolidated in the years between 1966 and 1972, during which time he first appeared at [[Milan]]'s [[La Scala]] and other major European houses. In 1968, he debuted at New York City's [[Metropolitan Opera]], earning considerable acclaim.


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By the mid-1970s, the tenor had become known world-wide, famed for the brilliance and beauty of his tone, especially into the upper register.<ref>Warrack, John and Ewan West (1996). "Luciano Pavarotti." ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera.'' (3rd Ed.), Oxford University. ("...a ringing, high lyric tenor of great beauty, an excellent technique, and a conquering personality.")</ref> He was at his best in [[bel canto]] operas, pre-[[Aida]] [[Verdi]] roles and Puccini works such as [[La bohème]], [[Tosca]] and [[Madama Butterfly]]. His "[[tenor C|high C]]" became one of his trademarks during the peak period of his career. The late 1970s and 1980s saw Pavarotti continue to make significant appearances in the world's foremost opera houses. He made numerous recordings of complete operas and indvidual arias, too, and established himself as one of the top classical singers of his era.
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Popular stardom came to Pavarotti at the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]] in [[Italy]] with performances of [[Puccini]]'s ''[[Nessun Dorma]]'',{{audio| Nessun Dorma Pavarotti.ogg|sample}} from ''[[Turandot]]'', and as one of "[[The Three Tenors]]" in their famed first concert held on the eve of the tournament's final match. He sang on that occasion with fellow star tenors [[Plácido Domingo]] and [[José Carreras]], bringing to a much wider audience 'hits' previously confined to the opera world. Appearances in advertisements and with pop icons in concerts furthered his international celebrity. Yet Pavarotti always strove to maintain his identity as an opera star, unlike many [[Crossover (music)|crossover artists]].
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The later years brought a decline in his ability to perform on stage due to a weight gain and lack of mobility. His voice began to show signs of wear and tear, too. His final appearance in an opera was at the ''Met'' in March 2004. The [[2006 Winter Olympics]] in [[Turin]], Italy saw him performing for the last time. Pavarotti lip-synced<ref name="guardian-lipsync">{{cite web|url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/classical/story/0,,2271470,00.html|title=Pavarotti mimed at final performance|accessdate=2008-04-07|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=[[April 7]], [[2008]]}}</ref> ''Nessun dorma'', with the crowd serving as the aria's chorus, and he received a thunderous standing ovation. On [[September 6]], [[2007]], he died at home in Modena from [[pancreatic cancer]], aged 71.


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==Biography==
===Earlier life and musical training===
Luciano Pavarotti was born on the outskirts of [[Modena]] in north-central [[Italy]], the son of Fernando Pavarotti, a baker and amateur tenor, and Adele Venturi, a cigar factory worker.<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/36/Luciano-Pavarotti.html Luciano Pavarotti Biography (1935-2007)]</ref> Although he spoke fondly of his childhood, the family had little money; its four members were crowded into a two-room apartment. According to Pavarotti, his father had a fine tenor voice but rejected the possibility of a singing career because of nervousness. [[World War II]] forced the family out of the city in 1943. For the following year they rented a single room from a farmer in the neighboring countryside, where young Pavarotti developed an interest in farming.


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Pavarotti's earliest musical influences were his father's recordings, most of them featuring the popular tenors of the day — [[Beniamino Gigli]], [[Giovanni Martinelli]], [[Tito Schipa]] and [[Enrico Caruso]]. Pavarotti's favorite tenor and idol was [[Giuseppe Di Stefano]]<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF520tFy1UQ YouTube - Luciano Pavarotti talks about his idol Giuseppe di Stefano</ref> and [[Jan Kiepura]]. He was also deeply influenced by [[Mario Lanza]], saying, "In my teens I used to go to Mario Lanza movies and then come home and imitate him in the mirror."<ref>http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5e2_1189060061 Originally from MSNBC article at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20607839/</ref> At around the age of nine he began singing with his father in a small local church choir.
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After what appears to have been a normal childhood with a typical interest in sports — in Pavarotti's case [[Association football|football]] above all — he graduated from the Schola Magistrale and faced the dilemma of a career choice. He was interested in pursuing a career as a professional ''football'' [[goalkeeper]], but his mother convinced him to train as a teacher. He subsequently taught in an elementary school for two years but finally allowed his interest in music to win out. Recognizing the risk involved, his father gave his consent only reluctantly.
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Pavarotti began the serious study of music in 1954 at the age of 19 with Arrigo Pola, a respected teacher and professional tenor in Modena who offered to teach him without remuneration. Not until he began these studies was Pavarotti aware that he had [[perfect pitch]]{{Fact|date=May 2008}}.

In 1955, he experienced his first singing success when he was a member of the Choral Rossini, a male choir from Modena that also included his father, which won first prize at the [[International Eisteddfod]] in [[Llangollen]], [[Wales]]; he later said that this was the most important experience of his life, which had inspired him to turn professional.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/6981188.stm |title=Pavarotti eisteddfod career start |accessdate=2007-09-07 |date=[[6 September]] [[2007]] |publisher=BBC Online}}</ref> At about this time Pavarotti first met [[Adua Veroni]], whom he married in 1961.

When his teacher Arrigo Pola moved to [[Japan]], Pavarotti became a student of Ettore Campogalliani, who at that time was also teaching Pavarotti's childhood friend, [[Mirella Freni]], whose mother worked with Luciano's mother in the cigar factory. Like Pavarotti, Freni was destined to operatic greatness; they were to share the stage many times and make memorable recordings together.

During his years of musical study, Pavarotti held part-time jobs in order to sustain himself — first as an elementary school teacher and then as an insurance salesman. The first six years of study resulted in only a few recitals, all in small towns and without pay. When a [[vocal fold nodule|nodule]] developed on his [[vocal folds|vocal cords]] causing a "disastrous" concert in [[Ferrara]], he decided to give up singing. Pavarotti attributed his immediate improvement to the psychological release connected with this decision. Whatever the reason, the nodule not only disappeared but, as he related in his autobiography, "Everything I had learned came together with my natural voice to make the sound I had been struggling so hard to achieve."

===Career===
====1960s–1970s====
Pavarotti began his career as a tenor in smaller regional Italian opera houses, making his debut as Rodolfo in ''[[La bohème]]'' at the Teatro Municipale in [[Reggio Emilia]] in [[April]], 1961.

Very early in his career, on [[February 23]], [[1963]], he debuted at the [[Vienna State Opera]] with the same role. In March and April 1963 Vienna saw Pavarotti again as Rodolfo and as Duca di Mantova in ''[[Rigoletto]]''. The same year saw his [[Royal Opera, London|Royal Opera House]] debut, where he replaced an indisposed [[Giuseppe di Stefano]] as Rodolfo.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2164106,00.html Paul Arendt, "It Was All About the Voice", ''The Guardian'', (Italy), [[September 7]], 2007]</ref>

While generally successful, Pavarotti's early roles did not immediately propel him into the stardom that he would later enjoy. An early coup involved his connection with [[Joan Sutherland]] (and her conductor husband, [[Richard Bonynge]]), who in 1963 had sought a young tenor taller than herself to take along on her touring to [[Australia]].<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2164106,00.html Joan Sutherland quoted in Paul Arendt, "It Was All About the Voice", ''The Guardian'', (London), [[September 7]], 2007:] "The young Pavarotti was a revelation to the opera world. He made his debut in the US with us in Miami in 1965. He then came as part of our company to Australia, where he sang three times a week for 14 weeks, and we went on to make countless recordings together.</ref>
At well over 6 feet tall and with his commanding physical presence, Pavarotti proved ideal.<ref>[http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2007/09/06/opera_star_luciano_pavarotti_dies?mode=PF Richard Dyer, "Opera star Luciano Pavarotti dies: Epic career spanned 40 years, ''Boston Globe'', [[6 September]] 2007]</ref>. The two sang some forty performances over two months, and Pavarotti later credited Sutherland for the breathing technique that would sustain him over his career.<ref>[http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=105&sid=1240287 Ariel David, "World Mourns Italian Tenor Pavarotti", WTOPnews.com, [[September 6]], 2007]</ref>

Pavarotti made his American début with the [[Florida Grand Opera|Greater Miami Opera]] in February 1965 singing in [[Gaetano Donizetti|Donizetti]]'s ''[[Lucia di Lammermoor]]'' opposite [[Joan Sutherland]] on the stage of the [[Miami-Dade County]] Auditorium in [[Miami]]. The tenor scheduled to perform that night was ill and had no understudy. As Sutherland was traveling with him on tour, she recommended the young Pavarotti as he was well acquainted with the role.

Shortly after, on [[April 28]], Pavarotti made his [[La Scala]] debut in the revival of the famous [[Franco Zeffirelli]] production of ''La bohème'', with his childhood friend [[Mirella Freni]] singing Mimi and [[Herbert von Karajan]] conducting. Karajan had requested the singer's engagement. After an extended [[Australia]]n tour he returned to La Scala where he added Tebaldo from ''[[I Capuleti e i Montecchi]]'' to his repertoire on [[March 26]], [[1966]], with [[Giacomo Aragall]] as Romeo. His first appearance as Tonio in Donizetti's ''[[La fille du régiment]]'' took place at the Royal Opera House, [[Covent Garden]] on [[June 2]] of that year. It was his performances of this role that would earn him the title of "King of the High Cs".

He scored another major triumph in [[Rome]] on [[November 20]], [[1969]] when he sang in ''[[I Lombardi]]'' opposite [[Renata Scotto]]. This was recorded on a private label and widely distributed, as were various recordings of his ''[[I Capuleti e i Montecchi]]'', usually with Aragall. Early commercial recordings included a recital of Donizetti (the aria from ''[[Don Sebastiano]]'' was particularly highly regarded) and [[Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi]] [[aria]]s, as well as a complete ''[[L'elisir d'amore]]'' with Sutherland.

His major breakthrough in the [[United States]] came on [[February 17]], [[1972]], in a production of ''[[La fille du régiment]]'' at [[New York City|New York]]'s [[Metropolitan Opera]], in which he drove the crowd into a frenzy with his nine effortless [[tenor C|high Cs]] in the signature [[aria]]. He achieved a record 17 curtain calls.

Pavarotti sang his international [[recital]] début at [[William Jewell College]] in [[Liberty, Missouri|Liberty]], [[Missouri]] on February 1, 1973, as part of the college’s Fine Arts Program, now known as the [http://www.harriman-jewell.org/pavarotti.htm Harriman-Jewell Series]. Perspiring due to nerves and a lingering cold, the tenor clutched a handkerchief throughout the début. The prop became a signature part of his solo performances.

He began to give frequent television performances, starting with his performances as Rodolfo (''La bohème'') in the first [[Live from the Met]] telecast in March 1977, which attracted one of the largest audiences ever for a televised opera. He won many [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] awards and platinum and gold discs for his performances. In addition to the previously listed titles, his ''[[La favorite|La favorita]]'' with [[Fiorenza Cossotto]] and his ''[[I puritani]]'' (1975) with Sutherland stand out.

In 1976, Pavarotti debuted at the [[Salzburg Festival]] appearing in a solo recital on [[July 31]] accompanied by pianist [[Leone Magiera]]. Pavarotti returned to the festival in 1978 with a recital and as the Italian singer in ''[[Der Rosenkavalier]]'', in 1983 with ''[[Idomeneo]]'', and both in 1985 and 1988 with solo recitals.

In 1977, he was profiled in a cover story in the weekly magazine, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''. That same year saw Pavarotti's return to the Vienna State Opera after an absence of 14 years. With Herbert von Karajan conducting, Pavarotti sang Manrico in ''[[Il trovatore]]''. In 1978, he appeared in a solo recital on ''[[Live from Lincoln Center]]''.

====1980s–1990s====
Luciano Pavarotti in the role of Rodolfo from La Boheme (1988)
At the beginning of the 1980s, he set up The [[Pavarotti International Voice Competition]] for young singers, performing with the winners in 1982 in excerpts of La bohème and L'elisir d'amore. The second competition in 1986 staged excerpts of La bohème and Un ballo in maschera. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of his career, he brought the winners of the competition to Italy for gala performances of La bohème in Modena and [[Genoa]] and then to [[China]] where they staged performances of La bohème in [[Beijing]]. To conclude the visit, Pavarotti performed the first ever concert in the Great Hall of the People before 10,000 people, receiving a [[standing ovation]] for nine effortless high Cs. The third competition in 1989 again staged performances of L'elisir d'amore and Un ballo in maschera. The winners of the fifth competition accompanied Pavarotti in performances in [[Philadelphia]] in 1997.

In the mid-1980s, Pavarotti returned to two opera houses that had provided him with important breakthroughs, the [[Vienna State Opera]] and La Scala. Vienna saw Pavarotti as Rodolfo in La bohème with [[Carlos Kleiber]] conducting and again Mirella Freni was Mimi; as Nemorino in L'elisir d'amore; as Radames in Aida conducted by Lorin Maazel; as Rodolfo in Luisa Miller; and as Gustavo in Un ballo in maschera conducted by Claudio Abbado. In 1996, Pavarotti appeared for the last time at the Staatsoper in Andrea Chenier.

In 1985, Pavarotti sang Radames at La Scala opposite Maria Chiara in a Luca Ronconi production conducted by Maazel, recorded on video. His performance of the aria "[[Celeste Aida]]" received a two-minute ovation on the opening night. He was reunited with Mirella Freni for the San Francisco Opera production of La bohème in 1988, also recorded on video. In 1992, La Scala saw Pavarotti in a new Zeffirelli production of Don Carlo conducted by Riccardo Muti. Pavarotti's performance was heavily criticized by some observers and booed by parts of the audience.

Pavarotti became even more well-known throughout the world in 1990 when his rendition of [[Giacomo Puccini]]'s aria, "Nessun dorma" from Turandot, became the theme song of the [[BBC]] TV coverage of the 1990 [[FIFA World Cup]] in Italy. The aria achieved pop status and remained his trademark song. This was followed by the hugely successful [[Three Tenors]] concert held on the eve of the World Cup final at the ancient Baths of Caracalla in Rome with fellow tenors [[Plácido Domingo]] and [[José Carreras]] and conductor [[Zubin Mehta]], which became the biggest selling classical record of all time. A highlight of the concert, in which Pavarotti hammed up a famous portion of di Capua's "[[O Sole Mio]]" and was mimicked by Domingo and Carreras to the delight of the audience, became one of the most memorable moments in contemporary operatic history. Throughout the 1990s, Pavarotti appeared in many well-attended outdoor concerts, including his televised concert in London's [[Hyde Park]] which drew a record attendance of 150,000. In June 1993, more than 500,000 listeners gathered for his performance on the Great Lawn of New York's [[Central Park]], while millions more around the world watched on television. The following September, in the shadow of the [[Eiffel Tower]] in Paris, he sang for an estimated crowd of 300,000. Following on from the original 1990 concert, The Three Tenors concerts were held during the [[Football World Cup]]s; in [[Los Angeles]] in 1994, in [[Paris]] in 1998, and in [[Yokohama]] in 2002.

Pavarotti's rise to stardom was not without occasional difficulties, however. He earned a reputation as "The King of Cancellations" by frequently backing out of performances, and his unreliable nature led to poor relationships with some opera houses. This was brought into focus in 1989 when [[Ardis Krainik]] of the Lyric Opera of Chicago severed the house's 15-year relationship with the tenor.[11][12] Over an eight-year period, Pavarotti had cancelled 26 out of 41 scheduled appearances at the Lyric and the decisive move by Krainik to ban him for life was well-noted throughout the opera world, after the performer walked away from a season premiere less than two weeks before rehearsals began, saying pain from a sciatic nerve required two months of treatment.

On December 12, 1998 he became the first (and, to date, only) opera singer to perform on [[Saturday Night Live]], singing alongside [[Vanessa L. Williams]]. He also sang with [[U2]], in the band's 1995 song Miss Sarajevo, and with Mercedes Sosa in a big concert at the stadium "La Bombonera" in Argentina, 1999.

In 1998, Pavarotti was presented with the [[Grammy]] Legend Award. Given only on special occasions, as of 2007 it has only been awarded 15 times since its first presentation in 1990.

====2000s====
In 2004, one of Pavarotti's former managers, Herbert Breslin, published a book, ''The King & I'',<ref>Herbert H. Breslin, ''The King and I: The Uncensored Tale of Luciano Pavarotti's Rise to Fame by His Manager, Friend and Sometime Adversary'', New York: Doubleday Publishing, 2004 ISBN-13 9780385509725 ISBN 0385509723</ref> seen by many as bitter and sensationalist, it is critical of the singer's acting (in opera), his inability to read music well and learn parts, and of his personal conduct, although acknowledging their mutual success. In an interview in 2005 with [[Jeremy Paxman]] on the [[BBC]], Pavarotti rejected the allegation that he could not read music, although acknowledged he did not read orchestral scores.

He received an enormous amount of awards and honours, including [[Kennedy Center Honors]] in 2001. He also holds two [[Guinness World Records]]: one for receiving the most [[curtain call]]s (165) and another for the best-selling [[classical music era|classical]] album (''In Concert'' by [[The Three Tenors]]). (The latter record is thus shared by fellow tenors, [[Plácido Domingo]] and [[José Carreras]].)

In late 2003, he released his final compilation - and his first and only "crossover" album, ''Ti Adoro''. Most of the 13 songs were written and produced by the [[Michele Centonze]] who had already helped produce the "Pavarotti and Friends" concerts between 1998 - 2000. The tenor described the album as a wedding gift to Nicoletta Mantovani.

On [[13 December]] [[2003]] he married his former personal assistant, [[Nicoletta Mantovani]], with whom he already had a daughter, Alice.<ref>A second child, Riccardo did not survive, due to complications at the time of birth in January, 2003.</ref> Pavarotti began his farewell tour in 2004, at the age of 69, performing one last time in old and new locations, after over four decades on the stage. Pavarotti gave his last performance in an opera at the [[New York Metropolitan Opera]] on [[March 13]], [[2004]] for which he received a long standing ovation for his role as the painter Mario Cavaradossi in [[Giacomo Puccini]]'s ''[[Tosca]]''. On [[December 1]], [[2004]], he announced a 40-city farewell tour. Pavarotti and his manager, Terri Robson, commissioned impressario [[Harvey Goldsmith]] to produce the Worldwide Farewell tour. His last full-scale performance was at the end of a 2-month Australasian tour, in Taiwan December 2005.

In March 2005, Pavarotti underwent neck surgery to repair two [[vertebrae]].

In early 2006, he underwent further back surgery and contracted an [[infection]] while in hospital in New York, forcing cancellation of concerts in the U.S., Canada and the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5212832.stm|title=Pavarotti 'will return to stage'|accessdate=2007-09-05|work=[[BBC News Online]]|date=[[July 25]], [[2006]]}}</ref>

On [[February 10]], [[2006]], Pavarotti sang "[[Nessun Dorma]]" at the [[2006 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony]] in [[Turin]], [[Italy]] at his final performance. The final act of the opening ceremony, his performance received the longest and loudest ovation of the night from the international crowd. [[Leone Magiera]], who directed the performance, revealed in his 2008 memoirs, ''Pavarotti Visto da Vicino'', that the performance was prerecorded weeks earlier<ref name="guardian-lipsync"/>. "The orchestra pretended to play for the audience, I pretended to conduct and Luciano pretended to sing. The effect was wonderful," he wrote. Pavarotti's manager, Terri Robson, said that the tenor had turned the Winter Olympic Committee's invitation down several times because it would have been impossible to sing late at night in the sub-zero conditions of Turin in February. The committee eventually persuaded him to take part by pre-recording the song.

===Death and family===
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While undertaking an international "farewell tour," Pavarotti was diagnosed with [[pancreatic cancer]] in July 2006. The tenor fought back against the implications of this diagnosis, undergoing major abdominal surgery and making plans for the resumption and conclusion of his singing commitments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,202530,00.html|title=Singer Luciano Pavarotti recovering from pancreatic cancer surgery|accessdate=2007-09-05|work=[[Fox News]]|date=[[July 7]], [[2006]]}}</ref> On [[September 6]], [[2007]], however, in an e-mail statement, his manager, Terri Robson, wrote, "The Maestro fought a long, tough battle against the pancreatic cancer which eventually took his life. In fitting with the approach that characterized his life and work, he remained positive until finally succumbing to the last stages of his illness."<ref> [http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/06/pavarotti.dead.ap/index.html "Tenor Luciano Pavarotti dead at 71" on cnn.com, 6 September 2007]; retrieved on [[2007-09-06]]</ref><ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/arts/pavarotti-dead-at-71-manager/2007/09/06/1188783353910.html Pavarotti dead at 71: manager]; retrieved on [[2007-09-06]]</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Pavarotti Dead At Age 71 | publisher = CBS News | date = September 7, 2007 | url = http://www.webcastr.com/videos/news/pavarotti-dead-at-age-71.html}}</ref>

According to several reports, just before he died, the singer had received both the sacraments of [[Confession|reconciliation]] and the [[Anointing of the Sick]] from the [[Roman Catholic Church]].<ref>[http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=10338 Pavarotti returns to the Catholic faith before dying, by Catholic News Agency]</ref>

Pavarotti's funeral was held in [[Modena Cathedral]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6983912.stm People gather at Modena cathedral to say farewell to Pavarotti|]</ref> The [[Vienna State Opera]] and the [[Salzburg Festival|Salzburg Festival Hall]] flew black flags in mourning.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Black flag flies over Vienna Opera house for Pavarotti
| publisher = [[Agence France-Presse]]
| date = 2007-09-06
| url = http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n121376
| accessdate = 2007-09-06 }}</ref> Tributes were published by many opera houses, such as London's [[Royal Opera House]].<ref>{{cite news
| last = Castonguay
| first = Gilles
| title = Luciano Pavarotti dead at 71
| publisher = [[Reuters]]
| date = 2007-09-06
| url = http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=24dd10ff-8048-45bb-9fde-b362693e5ac8&k=84681&p=1
| accessdate = 2007-09-06 }}</ref> The Italian [[football (soccer)|football]] giant [[Juventus F.C.]], of which Pavarotti was a lifelong fan, was represented at the funeral and posted a farewell message on its website which said: "Ciao Luciano, black-and-white heart" referring to the team's famous stripes when they play on their home ground. A tribute concert featuring many talents trained by Pavarotti himself was held on Valentine's Day 2008 at New York City's Avery Fisher Hall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-09/07/content_6683436.htm|title=Pavarotti: Italy, world mourns|accessdate=2007-09-05|work=China View|date=[[September 7]], [[2007]]}}</ref>

Pavarotti is survived by four daughters: three, Lorenza, Cristina and Giuliana with first wife Adua, to whom he was married for 34 years; and one, Alice, with second wife [[Nicoletta Mantovani]]. At the time of his death, he had one granddaughter. His first [[will (law)|will]] was opened the day after his death and a second will, within the same month of September.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/italy/story/0,,2172193,00.html |title=Pavarotti's will leaves US property to his second wife|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=[[September 19]], [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-06}}</ref> His fortune was estimated to be roughly between 20-120 million [[United States dollar]]s with about 20m in the U.S. and included an estate outside his native Modena, a villa in [[Pesaro]], an apartment in [[Monte Carlo]] and three apartments in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article2433004.ece | title=Pavarotti's manager on his last days|work=[[The Times]]|date=[[September 11]], [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-14}}</ref>

====Settlement of estate====
Pavarotti's widow's lawyers Giorgio Bernini, Anna Maria Bernini, and manager Terri Robson announced on [[June 30]], 2008 that his family amicably settled his estate - 300 million euros ($ 474.2 million, including $15 million in U.S. assets). Pavarotti drafted 2 wills before his death: one divided his assets by Italian law, giving half to his 2nd wife, [[Nicoletta Mantovani]], and half to his 4 daughters; the 2nd gave his U.S. holdings to Mantovani. He had 3 adult daughters, Lorenza, Cristina and Giuliana from his 35-year marriage to first wife Adua Veroni. He married Mantovani in 2003, and they had a young daughter, Alice. The judge will confirm the compromise by the end of July. However, a [[Pesaro]] public prosecutor, Massimo di Patria, is investigating allegations that Pavarotti was not of sound mind when he signed the will.<ref>[http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h6chVs9iSsQTYhNYqtneaaLVNu5wD91KGOHO1 ap.google.com, Pavarotti widow, daughters agree on inheritance]</ref><ref>[http://uk.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUKL3030679120080701 uk.reuters.com, Pavarotti's widow and daughters reach inheritance deal]</ref><ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/widow-settles-dispute-with-pavarottis-daughters-over-will-857662.html independent.co.uk, Widow settles dispute with Pavarotti's daughters over will]</ref>

Shortly after his death, on what would have been Pavarotti's 72nd birthday, [[Google]] exhibited a logo using a cartoon of Pavarotti as the letter ''l'' in its name.

''[[The Ultimate Collection (Luciano Pavarotti album)|The Ultimate Collection]]'' [[Compact Disc|CD]] of 20 well known arias associated with Pavarotti was released shortly after his death and it was created as a tribute to Pavarotti titled "Pavarotti Forever".

Here is a recording excerpt illustrating the 9 high C's for which Pavarotti was famous:
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==Quote==
Pavarotti himself summarized his life as follows: "Penso che una vita per la musica sia una vita spesa bene ed è a questo che mi sono dedicato." (English translation: "I think a life for music is a life well spent, and it is to this that I have devoted myself.") [http://www.lucianopavarotti.com/]

==Other work==
===Film and television===
Pavarotti's one venture into film, a [[romantic comedy]] called ''[[Yes, Giorgio]]'' (1982), was roundly panned by the critics. He can be seen to better advantage in [[Jean-Pierre Ponnelle]]'s adaptation of ''[[Rigoletto]]'' for television, released that same year, or in his more than 20 live opera performances taped for television between 1978 and 1994, most of them with the [[Metropolitan Opera]], and most available on [[DVD]].

===Humanitarianism===
Pavarotti annually hosted the "Pavarotti and Friends" charity concerts in his home town of [[Modena]] in Italy, joining with singers from all parts of the music industry, including [[Eric Clapton]], [[Elton John]], [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], [[Bono]], [[Sheryl Crow]] and [[Jon Bon Jovi]], to raise money for several UN causes. Concerts were held for [[War Child (charity)|War Child]], and victims of war and civil unrest in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia]], [[Guatemala]], [[Kosovo]], and [[Iraq]]. After the war in Bosnia, he financed and established the Pavarotti Music Center in the southern city of [[Mostar]] to offer Bosnia's artists the opportunity to develop their skills. For these contributions, the city of [[Sarajevo]] named him an honorary citizen in 2006.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20060222/ai_n16170550 "Sarajevo authorities name Pavarotti honorary citizen", ''Deseret News'' (Salt Lake City), 22 February 2006]; retrieved on 2007-09-06</ref>

He performed at [[benefit concert]]s to raise money for victims of tragedies such as the [[1988 Spitak earthquake|Spitak earthquake]] that killed 25,000 people in northern [[Armenia]] in December 1988.<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070906/ap_on_en_mu/pavarotti Alessandra Rizzo, "Italian tenor Pavarotti dies at age 71" on yahoo.com]; retrieved on [[2007-09-06]]</ref>

He was a close friend of [[Diana, Princess of Wales]]. They raised money for the elimination of [[land mines]] worldwide. He was invited to sing at her funeral service, but declined, as he felt he could not sing well "with his grief in his throat". Nonetheless, he attended the service.

In 1998, he was appointed the United Nation's Messenger of Peace, using his fame to raise awareness of UN issues, including the [[Millennium Development Goals]], [[HIV/AIDS]], [[child rights]], [[Slums|urban slums]] and [[poverty]].<ref>[http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2005/org1441.doc.htm "Luciano Pavarotti to Promote UN Causes During Series of Concerts, 2005 - 2006", U.N. Press release, 5/4/2005], retrieved on 06 Sept 2007</ref>

In 1999, Pavarotti performed a charity benefit concert in [[Beirut]], to mark [[Lebanon|Lebanon's]] reemergence on the world stage after a brutal [[Lebanese Civil War|15 year civil war]]. The largest concert held in Beirut since the end of the war, it was attended by 20,000 people who traveled from countries as distant as [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Bulgaria]].<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/News/9906/14/showbuzz/index.html?iref=newssearch Pavarotti breaks a different kind of sound barrier]; [[1999-06-14]]; retrieved on [[2007-10-12]]</ref>

In 2001, Pavarotti received the [[Nansen Medal]] from the [[UN High Commission for Refugees]] for his efforts raising money on behalf of [[refugee]]s worldwide. Through benefit concerts and volunteer work, he has raised more than any other individual.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Crossette
| first = Barbara
| title = United Nations: Honor For Tenor With Midas Touch
| work = World Briefing
| publisher = [[The New York Times]]
| date =2001-05-31
| url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990DE5D8133CF933A05756C0A9679C8B63
| accessdate = 2007-09-06 }}</ref>

In 1978 Pavarotti was initiated as an honorary member of the University of Miami's Beta Tau Chapter of [[Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia]], a fraternity dedicated to the advancement of music in America. Other honors he received include the "Freedom of London Award" and The [[Red Cross]] "Award for Services to Humanity", for his work in raising money for that organization, and the 1998 "MusiCares Person Of The Year", given to humanitarian heroes by the [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]].<ref>{{cite news
| title = Freedom of London for Pavarotti
| work = Entertainment
| publisher = [[BBC News]]
| date =2005-09-13
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/entertainment/4236980.stm
| accessdate = 2007-09-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| last = Parker
| first = Lyndsey
| title = Pavarotti Is The Person
| work = Yahoo! Music News
| publisher = Yahoo!
| date =1997-02-31
| url = http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12044059
| accessdate = 2007-09-06 }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Best selling music artists]] — World's top-selling music artists chart.

==Notes and references==
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==External links==
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{{commonscat}}
* [http://www.lucianopavarotti.com/ Official website]
* {{imdb name|id=0667556|name=Luciano Pavarotti}}
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Luciano+Pavarotti Discography] at [[Discogs.com]]
*[http://www.operadis-opera-discography.org.uk/CLSIPAVA.HTM Discography] (Capon's Lists of Opera Recordings)
* {{MusicBrainz artist|id=705076ef-a0c5-472f-bebd-3e72174fcaf4|name=Luciano Pavarotti}}
* [http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews2/0385509723.asp Review of ''The King and I'' at Bookreporter.com]
* [http://timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2400534.ece ''The Times'' obituary]
* [http://www.theage.com.au/news/Reviews/The-King-and-I/2005/03/03/1109700605494.html Review of ''The King and I'' at theage.com.au]
* [http://www.kruegerbooks.com/books/sig/pavarotti-luciano.html Signature of Luciano Pavarotti]
*[http://august2008.blogspot.com/2007/09/pavarotti-unparalleled.html ''Pavarotti Unparalleled''] ''by Ana Elsner''. Hear him sing '''''Nessun Dorma''''' (via [http://august2008.blogspot.com/ THIN AIR])
*[http://classicalautographs.com/people/opera/luciano_pavarotti/index.html Luciano Pavarotti, Opera Tenor Site]
*[http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/famousperson/pavarotti/2632606 Luciano Pavarotti- Obituary and Public Tribute]
* [http://www.pavarottiforever.com/the_pavarotti_story.htm The Pavarotti Story]
* [http://www.webvisionitaly.com/category.php?id=11&ref_genre=&ref_item=312 Pavarotti Video Biography by National Italian American Foundation NIAF]

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