Pavarotti
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Italian opera singer Luciano Pavarotti performs during his round-the-world farewell tour on December 10, 2005 in Beijing, China.

News Headlines: Sept. 6, 2007

Associated Press: Italian Tenor Pavarotti Dies at 71 — "Luciano Pavarotti, opera's biggest superstar of the late 20th century, died Thursday. He was 71. He was the son of a singing baker and became the king of the high C's. Pavarotti, who had been diagnosed last year with pancreatic cancer and underwent treatment last month, died at his home."

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