Opera star Measha Brueggergosman awaiting heart surgery in Calgary

By The Canadian Press

CALGARY — Canadian opera star Measha Brueggergosman is awaiting heart surgery, 10 years after surviving a similar procedure.

The Fredericton-born, Nova Scotia-based singer said on Facebook that she was at Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary awaiting double bypass surgery after waking up with severe chest pain.

Brueggergosman underwent successful open-heart surgery in June 2009 to repair a dissection in her aorta.

Brueggergosman shared her news Saturday in a post that expressed her grief over the recent death of her father, Sterling Gosman, a well-known pastor in Nova Scotia.

The famed soprano’s post shared her sadness over possibly missing her father’s funeral and being apart from her family in a time of grief, asking for prayers and support.

Evan Newman, a manager for Brueggergosman, said on Monday he believed the singer was still at the hospital awaiting her procedure.

The Canadian Press


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