Opera legend Luciano Pavarotti’s three daughters are set to contest his will, after it emerged that he left his entire estimated 21 million dollar American estate to his second wife, Nicoletta Mantovani.

The tenor's daughters Lorenza, Cristina, and Giuliana, from his first marriage to Adua Veroni, were shocked to discover their father’s second will, which was released on Sep 18.

The will established that the U.S. assets, which include three New York apartments overlooking Central Park, bank accounts, valuable paintings and furniture, had been left in a trust for Nicoletta alone.

The bulk of Pavarotti’s 500 million dollar fortune was bequeathed in his first will, which was split between Nicoletta, who received 50 percent, and his three daughters, who split 25 percent.

Fabrizio Corsini, the lawyer representing the tenor’s three daughters said that the sisters were fully entitled to a fair share of the will covering the American estate as well.

"We are not at all happy with this will covering the American estate and are contesting it. The Maestro's wishes in the first will have been respected and we have no problem with how that has been attributed,” the Daily Mail quoted Corsini, as saying.

"However this did not cover the Maestro's American estate and the three daughters from his first marriage are entitled to a fair share of this. The will should cover his entire global patrimony and the fact that all the American part has been left in a trust, solely in Nicoletta's name has left us perplexed,” he added.
 
Corsini, who is based in the opera star's hometown of Modena, said the will was 'very surprising and is also a dubious act'.
 
"We shall be looking into how this trust was arranged and how it was drawn up and we shall be asking for all the paperwork,” he said.
 
Pavarotti, 71, died on Sep 6 at his home in Modena, Northern Rome, after losing his long battle with cancer. (With Inputs from ANI)