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1 posted on 09/05/2007 9:41:52 PM PDT by Gigantor

27 posted on 09/05/2007 9:52:14 PM PDT by pax_et_bonum

RIP and thank you for your rich legacy that will survive a long time.

28 posted on 09/05/2007 9:52:48 PM PDT by Duke Nukum (...no more I follow, no more obedience pay.)

29 posted on 09/05/2007 9:53:14 PM PDT by melt (Someday, they'll wish their Jihad... Jihadn't.)

What an extraordinary talent that man had! He will be sorely missed by all who hung on his every note. My sympathy to the his family.

30 posted on 09/05/2007 9:53:25 PM PDT by Paperdoll ( Vote for Duncan Hunter in the Primaries for America's sake!)

31 posted on 09/05/2007 9:53:40 PM PDT by DeFault User

May he rest in peace. Prayers for his family.

32 posted on 09/05/2007 9:53:41 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~~~Jihad Fever -- Catch It !~~~ (Backup tag: "Live Fred or Die"))

RIP to a GREAT talent. Condolences to his family.

33 posted on 09/05/2007 9:53:48 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Elections have consequences.)

To: Gigantor; .30Carbine; 1rudeboy; 2nd Bn, 11th Mar; 31R1O; ADemocratNoMore; afraidfortherepublic; ...

Classical Music Ping List ping.

34 posted on 09/05/2007 9:53:52 PM PDT by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)

36 posted on 09/05/2007 9:55:09 PM PDT by hawkeye101 (Liberalism IS a mental disorder. It can only be cured by large doses of common sense and the truth.)

This is shocking. Two representatives and an opera star in one day. Does that make 3 or do we have to find that aviator first?

37 posted on 09/05/2007 9:56:13 PM PDT by Tall_Texan (Global warming? Hell, in Texas, we just call that "summer".)

Sorry to hear! One of the best tenors ever!

38 posted on 09/05/2007 9:56:41 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182

A marvelous voice silenced; thank Heavens for recordings. May he rest in peace and lend his voice to Paradise.

39 posted on 09/05/2007 9:56:54 PM PDT by hummingbird (Why CAN'T we end a sentence with a preposition? Who made up that rule? Who?)

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ROME (AP) - Luciano Pavarotti, whose vibrant high C’s and ebullient showmanship made him one the most beloved tenors, has died, his manager told The Associated Press. He was 71.

Pavarotti had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year and underwent further treatment in August 2007.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.

ROME (AP)—Luciano Pavarotti’s health has deteriorated and the tenor was in very serious condition, suffering kidney problems and losing consciousness, a local Italian TV station reported Wednesday.

Television station E’ TV Antenna-1 in Modena reported that the 71- year-old tenor, who has pancreatic cancer, had lost consciousness and was suffering from kidney problems at the Modena home where he has been recovering following a hospital stay.

The ANSA news agency, citing medical sources, said Pavarotti was believed to have lost consciousness for brief moments in recent days. The AGI news agency said Pavarotti was in “very serious condition.” It didn’t name its sources.

Modena hospital spokesman Alberto Greco confirmed Pavarotti was at home, but said he had no further information.

Pavarotti’s manager, Terri Robson, did not deny the reports; an associate answering Robson’s phone said she had no comment.

Pavarotti was released from the hospital Aug. 25, more than two weeks after he was admitted with a high fever. At the time, Robson denied Italian news reports that he had been treated for pneumonia.

The opera star had surgery for the cancer in July 2006 in a New York hospital.

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly forms of the disease, though doctors said the surgery offered improved hopes for survival.

At the time of the operation, Pavarotti had been preparing to resume his farewell tour. He has made no public appearances since then.

42 posted on 09/05/2007 9:57:36 PM PDT by diverteach

43 posted on 09/05/2007 9:57:56 PM PDT by Sundog (It's a good day for a catharsis.)

Ave Maria, piena di grazia,
il Signore è con te.
Tu sei benedetta fra le donne
e benedetto è il frutto del tuo seno, Gesú.
Santa Maria, Madre di Dio,
prega per noi peccatori,
adesso e nell’ora della nostra morte.

Amen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VATmgtmR5o4

44 posted on 09/05/2007 10:00:03 PM PDT by happinesswithoutpeace (You are receiving this broadcast as a dream)

Never was a fan of his, or opera singers in general, but...

I remember him singing at one of the Olympics festivities a few years ago...

Next to the also-sang generic "pop stars"....

He was like a howitzer vs. a bunch of pea-shooters. He blew them all off the stage with the power of his voice.

Quite a presence, he was...

45 posted on 09/05/2007 10:00:04 PM PDT by FlyVet

Sorry to hear this but he has been ill for a while. He brought a little culture into my redneck life...

46 posted on 09/05/2007 10:00:52 PM PDT by tubebender (My first great grandson is a Miniature Schnauzer...)

47 posted on 09/05/2007 10:01:44 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement

The heavenly choir just added a new voice.

48 posted on 09/05/2007 10:03:21 PM PDT by JRios1968 (Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will. - Ben Stein)

One of Gods greatest gifts is music.

RIP

49 posted on 09/05/2007 10:05:12 PM PDT by bobbyd (Flyer, I love and miss you...Lords best my FRiend)

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