Cyrano-show?
La Cieca can’t, at this stage, direct her questions to the source of this item, but at least one Met insider at the Met is whispering that Placido Domingo will cancel some (if not all) of his performances in Alfano’s Cyrano de Bergerac beginning Thursday.
UPDATE: The cover (who sang the closed dress rehearsal on Monday) is Antonio Barasorda. At this moment, the Met’s website still lists Domingo for all performances.
SECOND UPDATE (1/26, 12:15 PM): Barasorda is now listed on the cast page for tonight’s Cyrano.
The buzz backstage at the Met tonight was that Placido will be a no-show for the opening night of Cyrano – for sure.
The buzz extended his absence to the first half of the run, meaning he would only appear starting March 8th. I am skeptical about that, because I doubt he would miss the broadcast…
Domingo to Sit Out of Met ‘Cyrano’ Opener 16 minutes ago
Placido Domingo canceled his Thursday night performance in the opener of the Metropolitan Opera’s revival of Alfano’s “Cyrano de Bergerac” because of tracheitis.
Domingo has been bothered by the windpipe inflammation since it caused him to cancel appearances in Wagner’s “Parsifal” at the Los Angeles Opera on Dec. 14 and Dec. 17. The Met said he would be replaced Thursday by Antonio Barasorda, who was to sing opposite Sondra Radvanovsky’s Roxane.
The 65-year-old tenor still hopes to sing at the performances on Jan. 31 and Feb. 4 and at the three performances in March. The production, with Domingo and Radvanovsky, is to travel to London’s Royal Opera for six performances from May 8-27.
Domingo plans to conduct “Rigoletto” at the Met on Saturday.
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He has now officially cancelled the broadcast as well as all of the Samsons he was supposed to sing