Ciao, Luciano

Play "Nessun Dorma"
by Puccini,
sung by Luciano Pavarotti

And I knew when I woke up, there would be lots and lots of coverage.

Pavarotti's official homepage, once busy with Flash graphics and news of his final world tour, has been replaced by a simple black and white photograph and a quote.

NPR, meanwhile did its usual thing, posting hard analysis, fond rememberances, audio and video snippets.

Rome's La Repubblica, on the other hand, mourned its great star with a mixture of love and a jaundiced eye. The tenor was its top story.

Pavarotti was known as the King of the High Cs. His wife requested that his funeral be simple and dignified, but surely, Italy will bury him as royalty.