US EditionPavarotti Statue Frozen Knee-Deep in Ice Rink Strikes Wrong Note in Italy
Pesaro's mayor apologized after a Christmas ice rink surrounded Pavarotti's statue, sparking backlash from the tenor's widow and local residents.
- Pesaro Mayor Andrea Biancani apologised after the town encased Luciano Pavarotti's life-size bronze statue knee-deep in ice in the central piazza, admitting his council "made a mistake".
- Before the rink opened, Andrea Biancani, Mayor of Pesaro, posted a doctored image of the statue with #DaiUnCinqueAPavarotti, and organisers said designers later altered construction despite assurances.
- Pavarotti's widow Nicoletta Mantovani described herself as `angry and upset` and said she will ask the City Council of Pesaro for an explanation.
- Biancani said he had been assured the statue would not be touched but later found designers altered plans, making dismantling the temporary rink impractical; he insisted it `would not happen again`.
- Pavarotti's long-standing ties to Pesaro mean the life-size bronze was unveiled last year with Nicoletta Mantovani and daughter Alice attending as a formal tribute to the late tenor.
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The mayor of the Italian city, Pezaro Andrea Biancani, apologized to the family of opera singer Luciano Pavarotti for the fact that the statue of tenor, installed in the city square, had been frozen in a Christmas rink.
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