Fellow tenor Rolando Villazon is up for two awards on Thursday in the album of the year and best male artist categories.

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The acclaimed tenor Rolando Villazon had been scheduled to star in the role of Rodolfo, but persistent vocal problems forced him to withdraw.

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In the best male category he will compete against Mexican lyric tenor Rolando Villazon and conductor Sir Colin Davis, who won the award in 2002.

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