80-year-old Montserrat Caballé cancels concerts after breaking an arm
A resilient Montserrat Caballé, still singing into her 80s, has been forced to cancel upcoming concerts in April and May after breaking an arm. She had dates in Austria, Switzerland and Germany, including Vienna‘s Konzerthaus, which announced that she would need to continue physiotherapy until the end of May.
Last October Caballé, then a sprightly 79, suffered a stroke while in Russia and, while briefly losing consciousness, fell and broke an arm. Reports are not clear whether she is still undergoing treatment for this arm, or whether she’s broken one again.
Caballé was 80 on 12 April.
Graham Spicer, aka ‘Gramilano’, is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the Danza in Italia column for Dancing Times magazine. Graham was the historical advisor on Codice Carla, the 2023 documentary on Carla Fracci.
Graham also works as a dance photographer, and his photos have appeared in many books, theatre programmes, and magazines, including Dancing Times, Dance Spirit and Ballet2000, as well as all the major Italian newspapers.
He is a member of the Dance Section of The Critics’ Circle.
