Bocelli Cancels Acropolis Concert

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli canceled his sold-out performance at the Acropolis in Greece on Monday due to ill health, organizers said.

The 41-year-old Italian singer was to perform in the 1,800 year-old Herod Atticus amphitheater at the foot of the Acropolis. More than 4,500 people will have their tickets refunded, organizers said.

Bocelli, who has been blind since age 12, was scheduled to perform with American conductor Lorin Maazel as part of the Hellenic Festival, a summer-spanning series of cultural performances. They did not say what was wrong with Bocelli.