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 Maraschio pubblico" (Franco Cesati Editore) in cooperation with Sergio Raffaeli. Nicoletta Maraschio Nicoletta Maraschio is an academic teacher of "History of Italian Language" at University of Florence. She has been the first women in charge of Accademia della Crusca, from 2008 to 2014, succeeded to Francesco Sabatini. Born in Pavia in 1946, Maraschio graduated at University of Florence and there she began her academic career as professor at Literature department. She has also been visiting professor in United States and in several European universities. She is married with Paolo Caretti, professor at Faculty of Law at University of Florence. Since 2001