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by Juan Luis Corcobado » Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:40 am
"ELPaís", 19,09,09
Cohen suspende su concierto en Valencia tras sufrir un mareo
El cantante canadiense sólo pudo completar media hora de repertorio en su penúltimo concierto en España
FEDERICO SIMÓN | Valencia 18/09/2009
Más de 3.000 personas, que acudieron este viernes por la noche al Velódromo Lluís Puig de Valencia para disfrutar de un espectáculo de música y poesía casi mística oficiada por Leonard Cohen, asistieron impertérritos -nada más sonar las primeras estrofas de Bird on the Wire- al desvahío que hizo que tuviera el escritor y cantante canadiense tuviera que retirarse del escenario antes de que pudiera desmayarse y caerse.
El mareo de Cohen fue provocado por un corte de digestión, que derivó en malestar y vómitos por lo que la organización decidió -una hora después del incidente- cancelar oficialmente el concierto de Valencia, que es el penúltimo de la gira. Fuentes del entorno del cantante aseguran a EL PAÍS que no ha sido un episodio grave, ya que incluso él mismo "quería volver a salir" al escenario.
Cohen, a punto de cumplir los 75 años, actuaba por primera vez en Valencia y parecía estar dispuesto a dar lo mejor de su repertorio en el penúltimo concierto de una gira por España que le ha llevado a Zaragoza y Bilbao para cerrar el lunes próximo en el mítico Palau de Sant Jordi de Barcelona.
El concierto arrancó con el mítico Me to the End of Love. Su repertorio elaborado durante más de cuatro décadas con la precisión de un etólogo a la hora de describir las emociones y los comportamientos humanos mediante canciones que hablan del amor y del odio, evocan el futuro, desentrañan religiones, rinden tributo a la mujer o abordan el sexo como una parte imprescindible de las relaciones. Tocado con su inseparable sombrero, Cohen (Montreal, 1934) abordó así ante un público rendido, en un concierto que se esperaba de casi tres horas, un cancionero que incluía, no podían faltar, las joyas que enriquecen su leyenda bajo títulos como Everybody Knows, Take This Waltz, Hallelujah, Suzanne o la ya eterna Dance Me To The End Of Love.
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Cohen stopped her concert in Valencia after suffering a dizzy spell
The Canadian singer could only complete half hour repertoire in his penultimate concert in Spain
FEDERICO SIMÓN | Valencia FREDERICK SIMON | Valencia 18/09/2009 18/09/2009
More than 3,000 people attended Friday night at the Velodrome Lluís Puig in Valencia to enjoy a performance of music and almost mystical poetry by Leonard Cohen officiated, attended unperturbed sound-just the first stanzas of Bird on the Wire - the desvahío that brought it about Canadian singer and writer had to leave the scene before he could pass out and fall.
Cohen dizziness was caused by a cut of digestion, which resulted in discomfort and vomiting so the organization decided-an-hour after the incident officially cancel the concert in Valencia, which is the penultimate of the tour. Sources say the singer's environment to the country not been a serious incident, and that even he "wanted to go" on stage.
Cohen, about to turn 75 years, acted for the first time in Valencia and was willing to give the best of his repertoire in the penultimate concert of a tour of Spain that has led to Zaragoza and Bilbao to close next Monday in the mythical Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona.
The concert began with the mythical Me to the End of Love. His repertoire developed over four decades with the precision of an ethologist at the time of describing human emotions and behaviors through songs about love and hate, evoke the future, unravel religions, paying tribute to the woman or address the sex as an essential part of relationships. Performed with his inseparable hat, Cohen (Montreal, 1934) addressed an audience so surrendered, in a concert that was expected of nearly three hours, a songbook that included, could not fail, the jewels that enrich his legend under titles such as Everybody Knows , Take This Waltz, Hallelujah, Suzanne and the eternal and Dance Me To The End Of Love.
Juan Luis Corcobado Cartes
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So, I nearly had a heart-attack, THEN, the MC goes on to say, "Oh, but he's okay, it was just a bit of food poisoning." All I could think of was Leonard, hoping he was truly okay, and wanting to come home to get some news. It really rather spoiled the whole evening, especially since the MC announced it the way he did, freaking us all out like that. My heart was in my mouth, as they say, for quite awhile. Adam Cohen was there (in Edmonton), and he had talked with Leonard (or at least with someone who was in Valencia with him), and all seemed to be well, but still, it was terribly upsetting to hear that our beloved Leonard had collapsed. But, it does seem as though all is well, and that he's fine, so, WHEW! That's the best news of all! 
