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Radiation worries keep opera stars out of Japan tour

Met Opera Stars Drop Out of Japan Tour On Radiation Fears — WSJ* May 31, 2011,     “…….“She (Ms. Netrebko) explained that she lived in Russia during Chernobyl and that many of her friends and relatives had contracted cancer and that she felt this was leaning very heavily on her,” said Mr. Gelb about the soprano’s reasoning at a news conference in Japan on Tuesday, referencing the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident. “When she actually thought about coming here, when it came down to the wire of getting on a plane she just couldn’t face making that decision.”
Met Opera Stars Drop Out of Japan Tour On Raditation Fears – Speakeasy – WSJ

June 3, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | - Fukushima 2011