AAAAAGGGGGH!

And Marilyn Horne has pancreatic cancer!!!!!!

(Dear G-d, I hope that's not what Roberto has!)

The good news, at least, is that it's localized, and she has an excellent chance of full recovery. There will be no changes to her schedule - including all the masterclasses she's doing around her birthday for the Marilyn Horne Foundation.

I am actually optimistic about Roberto, as Angela has apparently not cancelled either her concert in Philadelphia or the Met Traviatas, even the later performances. Presumably this means Roberto is improving or at least in stable condition (maybe he could even come to New York with her). However, with Roberto out of comission until at least March, Angela is now the family breadwinner - and $90,000 (?) for 6 performances is nothing to sneeze at.

In addition to wishing Roberto (once again) and Marilyn a refuah shleimah, I pray that I will not have to change the name of this blog to "Operatic Illness of the Week"! At least with the Met season starting up again tomorrow, there will be a few other things to talk about.