Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word pontificate. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: papacy, pontificate(verb) the government of the Roman Catholic Church. pontificate(verb) administer a pontifical office.
Opera star Luciano Pavarotti dies of cancer aged 71. Last updated at 19:50 06 September 2007. A weeping crowd has besieged the home of Luciano Pavarotti to pay tribute to the opera singer who died today aged 71. Pavarotti, modern-day opera's greatest star, died just before 5am following a long fight against pancreatic cancer.
Luciano Pavarotti (lÅÅchaeÂ´lÅÅchÃ¤ nÅÂ´paevÅrae) , pÃ¤vÅrÃ¤âtÄÄ, 1935 2007. Italian tenor he made his Debut in italy, in 1961 in london, in 1963 and In The united states. In 1965 he appeared Regularly At'new York S metropolitan opera from 1968. to 2004orn in Modena, Italy, in 1935, Pavarotti sang from early childhood. At home, he was often exposed to recordings by Caruso, Bjoerling, and Benaimino Gigli. Though an impressive singer, Pavarotti aspired in his youth to a career as a professional soccer player.