Abbado, Ill, Cancels Appearances
99523
Citing poor health, Claudio Abbado, the Italian conductor, has canceled all of his engagements, including a much-anticipated visit to Carnegie Hall next month.
401611
Pianist Leon Fleisher, who for three decades was unable to play with his right hand, has canceled a performance at Tanglewood because of an inflammation of both hands.
603082
Pete Doherty has canceled a concert and is returning to treatment in a drug rehabilitation clinic, his tour's concert promoter said Friday.
646253
_ Newly minted World Series hero Curt Schilling canceled a scheduled campaign appearance with President Bush on Friday, saying his doctors advised him not to travel because of his injured ankle.
628073
The Rolling Stones have canceled their second Spanish gig in as many   days, putting an end to plans to perform in the country on their   hiccup-prone A Bigger Bang world tour.
596795
A musical of The Ten Commandments cancels three performances per week after bad reviews. Plus other entertainment news in brief.
184095
Singer Elton John canceled a second British concert because of a throat infection. John, 57, blamed the infection for the cancellation of his planned show Sunday at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Center in Glasgow &#151; the fourth concert in a tour of Britain. Two nights earlier, he had canceled a concert in Nottingham.
490881
Rolando VillazÃ³n, one of the most sought-after tenors and an important box office draw for his stage appeal and fine voice, is canceling all performances at least into early next year.
209926
Sir Elton John has been forced to call off a second concert after losing his voice due to a throat infection.
353228
Singer Linda Ronstadt has canceled tour dates for the rest of the year to recover from surgery she had this week, her agent said Thursday.
732237
Pope John Paul II has influenza, leading him to cancel scheduled audiences Monday, the Vatican said.
425611
The Metropolitan Opera has canceled plans to offer performances through on-demand television, a rare miscalculation in its march to show operas on screens of all sizes.
707902
The American organizers of a cruise to mark the 200th anniversary of Haiti's independence have canceled most of its itinerary inside the country here, citing concerns about the legitimacy of the government that replaced ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
483966
A Tel Aviv concert organizer has postponed the upcoming appearance of an Austrian band following widespread criticism that it is a neo-Nazi, pro-fascist group.
124950
By JOHN ROGERS LOS ANGELES - An appearance in family court sought by Kevin Federline amid a child custody dispute with Britney Spears was canceled Thursday after the pop star entered a rehabilitation program.
651663
Yankees right fielder Bobby Abreu is expected to miss at least two weeks after straining his right oblique during batting practice Monday.
56990
By Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 2--After finding out he wouldn't be welcomed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson, a retired bishop from Detroit has canceled plans to speak here.   The Rev. Thomas J.