![]() ![]() “Italy is sad today but it is also proud of him,” Prodi said during the service. ‘A symbol for our city’In his homily, Cocchi said the presence of so many dignitaries was a sign “of the esteem, the affection and the gratitude that universally surrounds the great artist.” The tenor was buried at Montale Rangone cemetery, where members of his family, including his parents and stillborn son Riccardo, are also interred. Modena’s streets were filled with admirers who applauded as a black hearse bearing Pavarotti’s body went by. ![]() At the same instant, the Italian air force’s precision flying team roared overhead, trailing vapors of green, red and white - the colors of the Italian flag. The crowd erupted in applause when the white, maple casket covered with flowers - including Pavarotti’s favorite, sunflowers - was carried outside by 11 pallbearers. Thousands of admirers filled the piazza outside the cathedral watching the service on a big screen. The 90-minute service was filled with music, from Bulgarian-born soprano Raina Kabaivanska, who cried as she sang the opening hymn, Verdi’s “Ave Maria,” to tenor Andrea Bocelli’s “Ave Verum” during the communion.
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