Sir Simon Rattle and his new companion, Czech mezzo soprano Magdalena
Kozena, are expecting a child, according to the AFP..

Rattle, 50, who is artistic director of the Berlin Philharmonic, left
his second wife, 45-year-old American author Candace Allen, for Kozena,
31, earlier this year.  The mass-market daily Bild reported said Kozena
was three months pregnant.

Kozena separated from her husband, French baritone Vincent Le Texier,
and moved from Paris to Berlin to be with the 49-year-old Rattle, who
made his name with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra before
taking up his post with the world renowned orchestra in the German capital
in 2002.

Rattle, a native of Liverpool, was previously married to American soprano
Elise Ross, but they divorced in 1995.  They have two sons, aged 15 and
20.

Janos Gereben
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