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lady in the dark

La Cieca hears that the “TBA” Donna Elvira at the Met for the December run of performances will be Dorothea Röschmann (left) previously heard at the house as Susanna, Pamina and Ilia. She replaces the previously announced Petra Maria Schnitzer (not pictured). 

Here’s La Röschmann at last summer’s Salzburg Festival.

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81 comments

  • Ima Mezzo says:

    Wow! I wasn’t expecting a key change in the recit. Hmm….she sang it well but couldn’t she sing it in the original key? She’s a soprano, no? Even mezzos sing it in the original key.