Spanish singer, actress Rocio Jurado dies
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Rocio Jurado, a singer and actress who was a beloved figure in Spain and Latin America over a career spanning more than four decades, died Thursday after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 61.
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Milan's La Scala is marking the 30th anniversary of Maria Callas' death with an exhibition which includes costumes and photographs never shown to the public before. The most celebrated opera singer of the post-war period, Callas remains both a favorite for opera-lovers and a legend outside the world of classical music. She retired young following the premature decline of her voice and died a recluse in her Paris flat at the age of 53...
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The Philippine film legend who came close to defeating Gloria Arroyo in the presidential race in May died early today after suffering a stroke.
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MODENA, Italy  - Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti, hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his generation, died on Thursday after a long battle with cancer, his manager Terri Robson said.
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US pop star Laura Branigan, who had hits with Gloria and Self Control in the 1980s, dies unexpectedly in her sleep.
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NEW YORK - Laura Branigan, a Grammy-nominated pop singer who recorded a Roxette cover but is best known for her 1982 platinum hit &quot;Gloria,&quot; has died.
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Legendary Italian tenor Luciano  Pavarotti, who brought opera to the masses, died on Thursday  after a battle with cancer. He was 71.
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MODENA, Italy  - Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, whose titanic voice and charisma brought opera to the masses, died of cancer on Thursday aged 71.
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MODENA, Italy  - Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who brought opera to the masses, died on Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 71.
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Luciano Pavarotti, whose vibrant high C's and ebullient showmanship made him one the most beloved tenors, has died, his manager told The Associated Press. He was 71.
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Veteran British broadcaster John Peel, who championed pretty much every new cutting edge pop and rock act over the past 35 years on his radio shows, has died after a heart attack, the BBC announced on Tuesday.
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Tata Guines, Cuba's most famous percussionist, dies of a kidney infection in Havana, aged 77.
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A Spanish woman died on Saturday after  being wounded in an attack that killed seven Spanish tourists  in Yemen last week, a doctor said.
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Opera singer Robert Merrill, famed for his appearances at the New York Yankees' stadium, has died.
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Beverly Sills, the world-renowned soprano who became the most popular opera singer in America in modern times, died on Monday evening in New York from inoperable lung cancer, her manager said.
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Venezuelan pianist and composer Aldemaro Romero, whose music was interpreted by artists from Tito Puente to Dean Martin, died Saturday. He was 79.
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Luciano Pavarotti, the most celebrated opera singer of modern times, died this morning in his home near Modena.  Mr. Pavarotti, 71, had been suffering from pancreatic cancer since July 2006. Although his family had said he was in remission, hi...