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Thursday, September 6, 2007

Luciano Pavarotti, 1935-2007

The world has lost one of the most famous opera singers of our time. Luciano Pavarotti died at his home in Italy after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 71 years old.

To hear excerpts of the famous tenor's singing and read a remembrance from NPR, click HERE

To read the BBC's news release, click HERE. And to watch a performance from a 1979 production of La Bohème with soprano Ileana Cotrubas at La Scala, click HERE

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