Word: pavarotti
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...family declined a state funeral in Rome, but the spirited, emotional farewell to singer Luciano Pavarotti in his hometown of Modena looked a lot like...
...CASKET The bow-tied Pavarotti's white maple coffin was lined with the maroon velvet used for the seats in La Scala and other houses. He held a rosary and the trademark white handkerchief he carried to mop his brow...
CONTROVERSY Some local priests decried giving the divorced Pavarotti a public viewing and funeral as a "profanation of the temple"--despite the fact that higher officials, including the Archbishop of Modena, approved...
FINALE As the service came to a close, a recording of Pavarotti and his baker father singing a duet--César Franck's hymn Panis Angelicus--brought tears and a last, several-minutes-long standing ovation...
...matched Pavarotti at his best for sheer, prodigal outpouring of vocal beauty. And what he lacked in subtlety and polish he made up for in vitality, natural talent and entertainment value. In this sense Pavarotti the celebrity and Pavarotti the artist were one. The same simplicity, verve and generosity of spirit that made him a walking media event shone through his resplendent voice. His singing expressed the identical quality that it inspired in listeners around the world: an instinctive joy in the performance itself...