Applause for 'the maestro' in Italy

The voice that captivated millions of fans across the globe boomed out around an Italian piazza today in final tribute to legendary tenor Luciano Pavarotti.

Crowds gathering for the funeral of the man known as “The Maestro” burst in to applause as Nessun Dorma, the song for which he was most famous, echoed outside the cathedral in his home town of Modena.