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La Cieca has just learned that Salvatore Licitra has withdrawn “for personal reasons” from the Met’s new Trovatore, which opens February 16, 2009. Marcelo Ãlvarez will be Manrico instead, which means he (Ãlvarez) will cancel Adriana Lecouvreur, which opens on February 6. The replacement Maurizio will be announced at a later date once the hysterical sobbing from the Met’s casting office has subsided.
both cura and mr. G have sung it. And I too think cura could do maurizio well. Certainly better than manrico! But it hardly matters without a credible adriana. If only the met had the sense to reassemble the oony cast from 04!
Am not sure who the divided face guy is at the top. It looks like Travolta and Nik Cage
It is Travolta and Cage. The Face/Off poster. It’s a joke. Do you see?
Palombi sang Caravadossi in Cincinnati opposite Millo three years ago and stole the show, the stage, the curtains…everything. His acting was ok–that voice was amazing. That was then. He was scheduled for Don Carlo next year but something better came along. He’s also scheduled for Otello in 2010. As for Armaliato, he’s got a hot career in Europe and doesn’t seem to want to travel. What I’ve seen and heard on youtube indicates a fine, powerful voice, and good acting chops. Alagna could certainly do Manrico–he’s done it in Paris and at Orange, I believe.
I have been informed that Millo, facing an empty calendar and no income, did eventually sign the covering contract for “Gioconda” and “Adriana”. But would Gelb actually put her onstage?
Cura is on the Covent Garden DVD of “Trovatore” with Villarroel and Hvorostovsky. He looks like Che Guevara in several scenes and smokes a cigar! (Since you liked the cigar-smoking Erwin Schrott, I know several of you want to see that). No leather pants though.
MassimO GiordanO may not go down well at the Met but his Lensky at Glyndebourne was absolutely wonderful – a real unexpected triumph. He should sing lyric repertoire in smallish houses. Marcello GiordanI would be a more than adequate Maurizio or Manrico. Kaufmann doesn’t know either role yet, but he will be singing Maurizio to Angela’s Adriana in a new Covent Garden production in 2010 according to the September Opera magazine.
iltenoredigrazia: Licitra has not withdrawn from the LA Tabarro, which opens September 6.
Fabio Armiliato has some upcoming performances in the U.S – Calaf in San Diego and Dick Johnson in D.C., both in 2011.
I personally think Jose Cura is the single most over-rated tenor ever.
ah yes, Malde, reviewer of all things badly, and that which he likes is drek, lover of lesser vocies takes a moment to confirm what Cieca already knew months ago, that Millo is the cover for both Gioconda and Adrianna. Gelb putting fat people on stage? “I’ve been informed”, now that is funny.