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Thousands pay respects to Pavarotti lying in state at Modena cathedral

(8 Sep 2007) SHOTLIST 1. Various of crowds gathered in square outside Modena cathedral 2. Various of media 3. Crowds lined up behind barrier 4. Men in dark suits standing by entrance to cathedral 5. Crowds lined up behind barrier 6. Men carrying flowers into cathedral 7. Italian singer Andrea Bocelli arriving 8. Large floral arrangement being carried in 9. Interior or cathedral, Pavarotti's coffin adorned with sunflowers 10. Tighter view of Pavarotti's coffin adorned with sunflowers 11. U2 Singer, Bono seated at service 12 Pavarotti's daughter Lorenza 13. Pan of interior of cathedral 14. Altar with candles on it 15 Pavarotti's daughter Lorenza 16. Wide of interior of church 17. Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi and his wife 18. A clergyman 19. Various of crowd outside watching on big screen STORYLINE Verdi's "Ave Maria" wafted through Modena's cathedral on Saturday as the world bade farewell to Luciano Pavarotti with a funeral close to his classical roots, attended by family, dignitaries and close friends and followed by admirers around the world. Pope Benedict XVI sent a telegram of condolence, which was read out at the start of the service. He said Pavarotti had "honoured the divine gift of music through his extraordinary interpretative talent." Thousands of people watched the invitation-only service on a huge television screen erected in Modena's main piazza, where a recording of the tenor's most famous works had boomed out during two days of public viewing. Pavarotti's white maple casket, covered in sunflowers (his favourite) lay before the altar, with his wife, Nicoletta Mantovani, looking on. Sitting nearby were Pavarotti's three daughters from his first marriage. The opera great died on Thursday in his home on Modena's outskirts after battling pancreatic cancer for more than a year. He was 71 and was beloved by generations of opera-goers and pop fans alike for his breathtaking high Cs and his hearty renditions of folk songs like "O Sole Mio". City officials said 87,000 memorial cards had been handed out to well-wishers paying their final respects to Pavarotti. Admirers signed books of condolences placed by vases of sunflowers outside the cathedral. The Foreign Ministry said similar books of condolences would be available to well-wishers at Italian embassies and consulates around the world. Tenor Andrea Bocelli was to sing Mozart's "Ave Verum Corpus" while the Rossini Chorus performed hymns throughout the service, which was celebrated by Modena Archbishop Benito Cocchi and 18 other priests. Pavarotti's body, dressed in a black tuxedo and with his hands clutching his trademark white handkerchief, had been on public display inside the cathedral since Thursday night. Among those at the funeral were Premier Romano Prodi, U2 lead singer Bono, Italy's culture minister, Francesco Rutelli and the former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Other celebrities with whom Pavarotti worked over the years were expected to be invited to a memorial charity event in the coming months, Pavarotti's manager, Terri Robson, said. The tenor was to be buried in Montale Rangone cemetery, near Modena, where members of his family, including his parents and stillborn son Riccardo, are buried. That Pavarotti - a divorced man who had a child out of wedlock - was given a public viewing and a funeral in the cathedral spurred some debate here. A Modena parish priest, the Reverend Giorgio Bellei, told Corriere della Sera that the move amounted to "profanation of the temple." Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...