[TonyMontana]

[quote:8376e]Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who brought opera to the masses, died on Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 71.

"The great tenor Luciano Pavarotti died today at 5 am (11 pm Wednesday EDT) at his home in Modena," his manager Terri Robson said in a statement. "The Maestro fought a long, tough battle against the pancreatic cancer which eventually took his life.

Although his health had been seriously failing for a year, the death of the rotund, black-bearded tenor known as "Big Luciano" saddened people ranging from stars, impresarios and critics of 'bel canto' to fans who could barely afford tickets.

"He was one of those rare artists who affected the lives of people across the globe in all walks of life," London's Royal Opera House at Covent Garden said in a statement.[/quote:8376e]

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Easily the most recognizable tenor of our time, and possibly all time..

RIP

[geRV]

Originally Posted by TonyMontana

Easily the most recognizable tenor of our time, and possibly all time..

RIP

Id go one further and say possibly the most recognisable voice of our time and maybe all time. cry:

RIP

[elstatec]

he was always around so its a bit weird for him to be gone. not that i liked the music but still. rip

nice pictures of his time
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6981085.stm

[snipeymagoo]

Wow, that sucks. He had one of the most amazing voices ever.

[geRV]

Originally Posted by elstatec

he was always around so its a bit weird for him to be gone. not that i liked the music but still. rip

nice pictures of his time
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6981085.stm

pic # 3 you'd be hard pressed to tell that was him, looked totally different without the weight. And it was almost 41 years ago.

[KTOG]

All I could think of was the scene in 2001: A Space Travesty where Leslie Nielson gives that fan condoms. Sorry

[Madmartagen]

wow i figured he was someone who would stick around for some time, RIP - he will certainly be missed. im pretty sure the news over here arent going to whore out his story for weeks, they barely touched it this morning.

[Arkan]

RIP

Pancreatic cancer is the worst kind to have. I'm suprised he lived this long while battling it. My friend only lasted 3 months.

Tomorrow i'll have a drink to him and my buddy George.

[Tripper]

Originally Posted by Arkan

RIP

Pancreatic cancer is the worst kind to have. I'm suprised he lived this long while battling it. My friend only lasted 3 months.

Tomorrow i'll have a drink to him and my buddy George.

Probably better than colon cancer - Imagine using a colostomy bag for the rest of your days - I cant imagine anything worse.

[Pyro]

RIP

still don't like that opera crap.

[Scorpion -]M15F1T[-]

Originally Posted by Pyro

RIP

still don't like that opera crap.

RIP
And Pyro fuck off you tool!

[Milla]

He always has to throw his 2 cents in lol