Pavarotti Adua

Italian news figure for her marriage to the great opera singer, Luciano Pavarotti in September 1961; three daughters. After 35 years of marriage, he went public with his love affair with his former secretary, 26-year-old Nicoletta Mantovani in 1996. The family was shaken and disapproving and in a statement issued by her lawyer, she said that they were dividing their property. She said he has "often demonstrated affectionate behavior before." In one interview she called him a child. After many years of bitter haggling in court over a divorce settlement, their divorce became final in 2002. Luciano died on September 6, 2007 in Modena, Italy. Read less