The ceremony at Modena cathedral will be attended by the prime minister, and stars including U2's Bono and tenors Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras.
The service, which is being screened live on Italian TV, will culminate in a fly-past by the country's air force.
Pavarotti, who died on Thursday aged 71, will be laid to rest in the cemetery close to his home in Modena.
Oops even though i dunno who is him, but report says he can sing 9 complete notes of C Major... Wow, and that is super high key for men!!
For more, information look at BBC NEWS or http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6983912.stm... It's quite a hot topic now
