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 Braschi Festival. Nicoletta Braschi Nicoletta Braschi (born 19 April 1960) is an Italian actress and producer, best known for her work with her husband, actor and director Roberto Benigni. Born in Cesena, Braschi studied in Rome's Academy of Dramatic Arts where she first met Benigni in 1980. Her first film was with Benigni in 1983, the comedy "Tu Mi Turbi" ("You Upset Me"). She later appeared in two Jim Jarmusch films, "Down by Law" and "Mystery Train". Braschi's two most successful collaborations with her husband were "Johnny Stecchino" (1992) and "La Vita è Bella (Life is Beautiful)" (1998). The first, an