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Pavarotti: A Sad, Sweet Farewell

After a long battle with pancreatic cancer, tenor Luciano Pavarotti has died at age 71.

Read the New York Times tribute to the "Italian singer whose ringing, pristine sound set a standard for operatic tenors of the postwar era" here. View and listen to NPR's tribute to "The King of the High Cs" here.

Hear a celebration of Pavarotti's life and career on Performance Today.

Read "Pavarotti: High Cs and other heights" in the LA Times here.

Nessun Dorma

Schubert's Ave Maria

Celeste Aida

Una Furtiva Lagrima

A sensational moment from The Three Tenors phenomenon

Pavarotti at age 33

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I think a life in music is a life beautifully spent and this is what I have devoted my life to.

--Luciano Pavarotti, 1935 - 2007

Posted by Jennifer Foster on September 5, 2007 5:05 PM |

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