pˈæteɪn kəlˈæpst sˈʌdənli fɹʌm ɐ hˈɑːɹt ɐtˈæk wˌaɪl kəndˈʌktɪŋ ɐ pɚfˈoːɹməns ʌv ˈɪl bˌɑːɹbiˈɛɹ di sɪvˈɪɡliə æt ðə bɐvˈɛɹiən stˈeɪt ˈɑːpɚɹə ɪn mjˈuːnɪk, ˌɔn twˈɛnti nˈaɪn mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn.
Patanè collapsed suddenly from a heart attack while conducting a performance of Il barbiere di Siviglia at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, on 29 May 1989.