Luciano Pavarotti $15 million in U.S. assets). Pavarotti drafted two wills before his death: one divided his assets by Italian law, giving half to his second wife, Nicoletta Mantovani, and half to his four daughters; the second gave his U.S. holdings to Mantovani. The judge confirmed the compromise by the end of July 2008. However, a Pesaro public prosecutor, Massimo di Patria, investigated allegations that Pavarotti was not of sound mind when he signed the will. Pavarotti's estate has been settled "fairly", a lawyer for Mantovani said in statements after reports of a dispute between her and his three daughters from his
Nicoletta Ceccoli Nicoletta Ceccoli Nicoletta Ceccoli is a San Marinian artist, born in 1973, who is known for her richly detailed, dreamlike work. She was born in and still lives in the Republic of San Marino and studied animation at the Institute of Art of Urbino, in San Marino, Italy. She has illustrated many books, including "Cinderella" and "The Girl in the Tower", written by Lisa Schroeder. Her work has been exhibited and sold internationally. Ceccoli has won the Andersen Prize, "honoring her as the best children's book illustrator in Italy", in 2001. Others prizes are Society of Illustrators of New York