世界三大男高音之一卢西亚诺·帕瓦罗蒂因病离开了人世,终年71岁。这位大师同癌症抗争了很久,在逝世前一周,意大利政府还授予帕瓦罗蒂“意大利文化卓越贡献”奖(The Italian government honored him with an award for "excellence in Italian culture".)。帕瓦罗蒂在最后的声明中说:“这一奖项给了我继续享受艺术生命的机会,我为自己能将祖国的辉煌文化推向世界感到十分自豪和欣慰(The award gives me the opportunity to continue to celebrate the magic of a life dedicated to the arts and it fills me with pride and joy to have been able to promote my magnificent country abroad.)。”
但是最终病魔还是夺去了他的生命。尽管如此,他生前一直乐观面,直面病魔,直到去世。从今以后,人们再也听不到帕瓦罗蒂那标志性的“高音C”了。歌王帕瓦罗蒂的葬礼在他的家乡意大利摩德纳举行,整个葬礼历时近两个半小时。近5万名来自世界各地的歌迷专程赶来送歌王最后一程。一位歌迷表示:“我们祈祷上帝会允许他在天堂一展歌喉(We pray that God will allow him to use his voice in heaven.)。”(图文/陈玉宇)

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