ROME — Luciano Pavarotti has been hospitalized in stable condition with a fever in his hometown of Modena, Italy, officials and his manager said yesterday.

The 71-year-old tenor, who underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer last year, was brought to Modena’s Polyclinic on Wednesday and was being kept under observation. Doctors were expected to release him in coming days, according to separate statements from the hospital and his manager, Terri Robson.

Mr. Pavarotti was vacationing at his holiday home in Pesaro, an Adriatic seaside resort 125 miles southeast of Modena, when his doctor noticed that he had a fever and decided to admit him to the hospital for tests, Ms. Robson said. “He remains under observation, and his condition is now stable,” she said. “It is expected that the doctors will release him from hospital in the next few days.”

The local daily Il Resto del Carlino reported on its Web site that Mr. Pavarotti had pneumonia. Ms. Robson declined to comment on the report in a phone interview and a subsequent e-mail exchange with the Associated Press.

Mr. Pavarotti had been preparing to leave New York in July 2006 to resume a farewell tour when doctors discovered a malignant pancreatic mass, Ms. Robson said at the time. He underwent surgery in New York, and his remaining 2006 concerts were canceled.

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most dangerous forms of cancer, though doctors said surgery offered improved hopes for survival.