Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti gestures during a news conference in Beijing, December 8, 2005. Luciano Pavarotti's health has deteriorated, suffering kidney problems and losing consciousness, a local Italian TV station reported Sept. 6, 2007. The opera star was released from hospital August 25 after undergoing more than two weeks of tests and treatment linked to his battle with cancer in his hometown of Modena. [Reuters]