Italian tenor Salvatore Licitra dies after crash

 　　BEIJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhuanet) -- Italian tenor¹ Salvatore Licitra, known as "new Pavarotti" in Italy for his powerful operatic voice, died Monday at the age of 43 after a scooter accident in Sicily.

　　Licitra had been in a coma² since the Aug. 27 accident in which he crashed his scooter into a wall in southern Sicily.

　　The tenor made his international fame in 2002, when he stepped in for Pavarotti in Giacomo Puccini's "Tosca" at the Metropolitan³ Opera in New York. His performance won huge ovations⁴ and the putative⁵ title of "Pavarotti's heir."

　　"If this was not to be the farewell of a faded superstar, then at least it would be the starry⁶ anointing of a potential successor," the New York Times commented after Licitra's performance.

　　Licitra was born in Switzerland in 1968 and grew up in Milan. He came to opera late in life.

　　Doctors at the hospital where Licitra died said his family had agreed to make his organs available for transplant.

　　They said a news conference would be held later Tuesday.

1 tenor   

n.男高音（歌手），次中音（乐器），要旨，大意

参考例句：

• The tenor of his speech was that war would come.他讲话的大意是战争将要发生。
• The four parts in singing are soprano,alto,tenor and bass.唱歌的四个声部是女高音、女低音、男高音和男低音。

2 coma   

n.昏迷，昏迷状态

参考例句：

• The patient rallied from the coma.病人从昏迷中苏醒过来。
• She went into a coma after swallowing a whole bottle of sleeping pills.她吃了一整瓶安眠药后就昏迷过去了。

3 metropolitan   

adj.大城市的，大都会的

参考例句：

• Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
• Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。

4 ovations   

n.热烈欢迎( ovation的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Everywhere they appeared there were ovations. 他们出现在哪儿，哪儿就是一片欢呼声。 来自辞典例句
• There were notable standing ovations for the Iraqi and the Palestinian teams. 而且引人注目的是，伊拉克和巴勒斯坦代表团还受到了持久的掌声欢迎。 来自互联网

5 putative   

adj.假定的

参考例句：

• There have been many attempts to track down the putative Loch Ness monster.人们为追踪假定存在的尼斯湖水怪做了许多努力。
• He is the putative father of this child.他是这孩子的推定的父亲。

6 starry   

adj.星光照耀的, 闪亮的

参考例句：

• He looked at the starry heavens.他瞧着布满星星的天空。
• I like the starry winter sky.我喜欢这满天星斗的冬夜。