the big sleep

Deborah Voigt has officially “postponed” her role debut (“ihr Rollendebüt zu verschieben”) as Brünnhilde in Siegfried, originally scheduled for April of this year at the Vienna State Opera. Serving as Aufspringerin Einspringerin will be Nina Stemme. Frau Voigt returns to Vienna in November 2008 as Salome and joins the company on their Japangastspiel for Fidelio.
thank you, Grab… I will repair this slur on the reputation of Frau Stemme.
Well I think having Stemme instead of Voigt is probably the best thing that could have happened to opera fans in Vienna! Stemme is nothing less than sensational.