LUCIANO PAVAROTTI - PAVAROTTI EXHIBITION OPENS IN ROME

PAVAROTTI EXHIBITION OPENS IN ROME

A series of paintings by opera legend LUCIANO PAVAROTTI has gone on display in an exhibition in Rome, Italy - a year on from his death from pancreatic cancer.
The pictures are among memorabilia including costumes, sheet music and films at the special show, which opened on Thursday (16Oct08).
The exhibition, at the Vittoriano museum complex, chronicles the popular maestro's career. It is the latest in a series of events held across the globe in celebration of the singer, marking the first anniversary of his death. These tributes included a memorial concert headlined by Sting, Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo in Petra, Jordan on Sunday (12Oct08) on what would have been Pavarotti's 73rd birthday.
His widow, Nicoletta Mantovani, says, "Luciano knew how to move people, with his great voice of course, but also with his humanity and joy that went straight to the heart."
The exhibition is due to run until 8 December (08).