Probably the most popular tenor since Caruso, Luciano Pavarotti (born 1935) combined accuracy of pitch and quality of sound production with a natural musicality. His favorite roles were Rodolfo in Puccini's La Bohème, Nemorino in Donizetti's...

When many people picture an opera singer they envision Luciano Pavarotti, the portly, bearded superstar who introduced millions to opera. His voice, lyrical and spanning a broad range with seemingly no effort, was said to be tinged with sunshine. That sun set Thursday when...

Operatic tenor whose prodigious talent was matched by his enormous commercial popularity Luciano Pavarotti, "the greatest tenor in the world" according to the public-relations hype that enveloped him during the later years of his career, was a giant, both literally and figuratively, who...

Luciano Pavarotti has been hospitalized in stable condition with a fever in his hometown of Modena, in northern Italy, officials and his manager said Thursday.The 71-year-old tenor, who underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer last year, was brought to Modena's Polyclinic on Wednesday and was being...

Luciano Pavarotti left half his estate to his second wife and half to his four daughters, including three from his first marriage, an attorney said Tuesday.In the final months of his yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer, Pavarotti made two wills, said attorney Giorgio Bernini, who...