luciano pavarotti

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i was sad to read of the passing luciano pavarotti.
rest in peace in heaven.
the italian opera star, luciano pavarotti, hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his generation, has died.
he was 71 and had been suffering from pancreatic cancer.
his manager said he died at his home in italy surrounded by family and close friends.
pavarotti, the world's most popular tenor, was born in modena, northern italy, on 12 october 1935, the only child of his baker father and tobacco factory worker mother.
he was training as a teacher when he decided to opt for a musical career, making his professional opera debut in his home country in 1961.
his first big break came in his 20s at the royal opera house in london's covent garden.
in 1990 pavarotti became an international celebrity when he turned nessun dorma, an aria from puccini's turandot, into the theme song for the soccer world cup.
over a 40-year career he released more than 100 records, selling more than 100m albums worldwide and won five grammy awards as well as the prestigious grammy legend award.
pavarotti was diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas in july 2006 and underwent emergency surgery to remove the tumour.
he was married for 35 years to adua veroni, the mother of his three adult daughters.
however in december 2003 he married his assistant, nicoletta mantovani, who was half his age, following a ten-year affair.
the couple had one daughter.

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