I hope he'll be all right
Italian tenor Pavarotti admitted to hospitalOpera superstar Luciano Pavarotti, who was diagnosed with cancer last year, is in hospital in northern Italy after being admitted on Tuesday, a hospital spokesman said on Thursday.
Pavarotti was taken to the Policlinico hospital in his hometown of Modena for medical checks, the spokesman said. He could not confirm a newspaper report that the singer, who underwent an operation to remove a pancreatic tumor in July last year, was suffering from pneumonia.
An update on his condition will be released around 2 p.m. (8 a.m. EDT), the spokesman said.
The cancer operation forced Pavarotti, regarded by many as the greatest tenor of his generation, to cancel his 2006 farewell opera tour. The 71-year old singer has not been seen in public since, prompting media speculation about his health.
Il Resto del Carlino daily wrote on Thursday that Pavarotti's condition had suddenly deteriorated and that he was suffering from pneumonia. It said he had been hospitalized after he did not seem to respond to medical treatment at home.
Since his operatic debut in 1961, the rotund, black-bearded tenor has become one of the most recognized classical musicians in the world, regularly gracing the stage at New York's Metropolitan Opera, London's Covent Garden and Milan's La Scala.
His fame grew when he sang Puccini's aria "Nessun Dorma" at the soccer World Cup in Italy in 1990 alongside Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras.
Pavarotti's London-based manager, Terri Robson, last month denied his condition had worsened, saying he was working on a recording of sacred songs and also teaching a group of students daily.
(source:
Yahoo News)
