He was released two weeks before his death, attended to at home by cancer specialists.
The tenor underwent another two weeks of treatment in August 2007, at a hospital in his hometown of Modena, Italy. While preparing to resume his 40-city farewell tour in July 2006, Pavrotti underwent emergency surgery at a New York hospital to remove a pancreatic tumor. Pavrotti performed "Nessun Dorma" during his last major performance, at the opening of the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, in February 2006. In 2005, Pavarotti was granted the freedom of the city of London, and received a Red Cross Award for Services to Humanity. His wife Nicoletta, 37, and his three grown-up daughters from his first marriage. The famous opera singer also worked with the late Princess Diana to raise money to help ban land mines worldwide. Pavarotti, modern-day operas greatest star, died just before 5am following a long fight against pancreatic cancer. Personal Life and Deathĭuring the Bosnia war, Pavarotti and Bono collected humanitarian aid. In addition to performing with the group, he shared the stage with several rock stars, including Eric Clapton and U2 frontman Bono, and with pop stars such as Celine Dion and the Spice Girls. Pavarotti's participation in the Three Tenors with Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras was hugely successful, and has been credited with bringing classical music to the masses at a level never seen previously. Luciano Pavarotti, Soundtrack: Yes, Giorgio.
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