The death of the world famous Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti has been announced by his manager. The singer, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year, was 71, and died at home in the northern Italian city of Modena.

Famed for his charismatic performances, he was seen as the most outstanding tenor of his generation and became one of the world’s biggest selling recording artists. His music, such as his signature tune Nessun Dorma, from Puccini's Turandot, which became associated with the 1990 football World Cup, and his performances with Placido Domingo and Jose Carerras in the Three...