Saw this on the Mahler List (Phil Garon)...update on Mr.Levine's condition:
[This message was posted to the RMCR discussion group today. If it is
accurate, it sounds like good news indeed. - Phil Garon]
Perhaps to put a stopper on the absurd yet predictable postings on this
subject, I forward the following:
Dear [Metropolitan Opera] Company Members,
I am pleased to report that James Levine was released from the hospital
this
past weekend after surgery to remove his kidney and is now recuperating at
home.
Tom Levine, Jim's brother, said "doctors found the growth to be malignant,
but it was very small and confined to the central area of his right
kidney.
Fortunately, as the growth was discovered early enough, it had not spread
to
the surrounding tissues, blood vessels, or lymph nodes. Doctors reported
the surgery was completely curative and no further treatment is
necessary."
Tom also said that Jim was very relieved by the doctors' report, is in
very
good spirits, and is looking forward to conducting the opening events of
our
season.
Best regards,
Peter Gelb [who is the Met Opera business director]
