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Above, the banner on the façade of Teatro Bellini, Catania.
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Below, the black flag at the Vienna Staatsoper.
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In the photo below, mourners in Modena read the evening paper. Pavarotti's body lies in state at Modena's Duomo where it will remain until Saturday morning, when the state funeral will take place. Two Jumbotrons will broadcast the images in two city squares to allow more people to follow the ceremony.
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The funeral will be broadcast on Italian State TV Raiuno, live, on Saturday starting at 250 PM.
Among the colleagues who'll pay their respects, Andrea Bocelli (in sign of respect and mourning OC abstains from snarking for one day today), who will sing 'Panis Angelicus'.