Pavarotti picks retirement date

Tenor Luciano Pavarotti has picked a date to sing his last note - his 70th birthday, October 12, 2005.

Wed, 26 Jun, 2002 - 08:18

Tenor Luciano Pavarotti has picked a date to sing his last note - his 70th birthday, October 12, 2005.

He told Connie Chung on CNN that he would be busy for two or three more years and then would retire. He said he would not sing again, "not even when I'm taking the shower."

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