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UPDATE: Sergei Filin, Bolshoi Ballet Acid Casualty, Finally Returning to Moscow
The artistic director of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet is returning to Moscow from Germany following eight months and 22 operations on his eyes and face after an acid attack that nearly blinded him, the theater's spokeswoman said. Claudio Abbado, Citing Ill Health, Pulls Out of Japanese Tour
Claudio Abbado, generally considered as one of the world's most profoundly insightful conductors, has had his serious health problems in recent years. Which makes the news that the 80-year-old maestro has pulled out of the upcoming Japanese tour with his Lucerne orchestra rather worrying.
