another thrilling twist
… in the “Tenor-Go-Round” saga at the Metropolitan Opera. (La Cieca was going to say “Musical Tenors,” on the model of “Musical Chairs, but decides not to on the ground it’s an oxymoron. Anyway.)
So now, according to a photo from metopera.org, it appears that Edgardo will be sung tomorrow by…
… Neil Shicoff.
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wow, that was a disappointing io son….what is going on today with the voices
I heard that Julio Iglesias was standing in, but only if Sheena Easton was promised as the Lucia replacement… There will be cocktail service during today’s performace.
the off stage applause is short too. the baritone sounds like cowardly lion. jeesshsh.
lower or not, at least in Placi the old style lives/
No intermission.. .no time to escape. At least Borodina should be fun.
Does anyone remember the LUCIA broadcast with Devia the winter of 1988 when Shicoff cancelled the run as Edgardo? They combed the world unsuccessfully attempting to find a star replacement before giving up, and assigning the radio broadcast to the official cover, Allan Glassmann, who did a very respectable job.
If Kwiecien is ill, and cancels tomorrow, know that he renounced western medicine and medications some years ago (despite the fact that his mom was a nurse in Krakow). He’s all about herbs and eastern healing arts. Fine, I guess, if what ails you is viral, but antibiotics sure can make a difference if what you have is bacterial (i.e., strep).
wow, that was a subtle key change…….in the middle of phrases. brother/
Boradino and Maria sound like two screeching engines that are crashing into each other. Ah, for Caballe and Cossotto!!
Dear Jesus,
Please don’t let it be Shicoff.
Thanks,
Brad
Since I have special access to the great tenors of the past…I know for a fact that the covers for the Edgardo are:
Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
Mario Lanza
Perry Como
Eddy De Reszke
Stefan Zucker (well…he is sort of dead)