Breaking: Music director is in coma after heart attack during rehearsal

Breaking: Music director is in coma after heart attack during rehearsal

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norman lebrecht

June 24, 2015

We hear from Verona that Julian Kovatchev, music director in Lucca, collapsed with a heart attack last night during a rehearsal at the Arena.

An emergency team administered CPR and intubated the maestro on the stage before rushing him to hospital, where he lies in an induced coma.

Kovatchev, 55, a Bulgarian, is a busy international conductor. He recently underwent heart surgery during a tour in South Korea. We pray for his recovery.

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