Veteran tenor Luciano Pavarotti has rubbished reports his pancreatic cancer battle will leave him unable to sing again - as he is determined to hit the stage soon as he has recovered.
The 70-year-old Nessun Dorma star had to halt his farewell tour in order to battle the disease, but he insists he will pick it up next year.
He says: "Of course (I will!) But in any case I don't have plans of any kind because of this illness. I'll have to fight it and I am fighting it piano, piano (gently, gently). I hope to fight it on equal terms."