I hope he'll be all right 
Italian tenor Pavarotti admitted to
hospital
Opera 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)
