The lady of the camellias vanishes
La Cieca just heard that Angela Gheorghiu has canceled tonight’s performance of Traviata at the Met. Hei-Kyung Hong goes on.
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Wow. I must be cursed. This is literally the sixth time I’ve had a ticket to say AG, and she has never yet failed to cancel.
Why does she cancel at the Met with abandon but keep her SF dates? I don’t understand this woman.
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Cruz, I think she’s trying to get mifune to move to SF. That particular tale of woe should inspire a new comp along the lines of last month’s procrastination special. I mean, just how unlucky can one fan be? Hard luck, mifune.
Has she done a complete run of performances at the Met she’s been scheduled for in the last few years? It seems like she skips at least one of each run.
Perhaps this is a belated birthday tribute to Caballe–”Madame Caballe will be available for a limited number of cancellations this season” and all that…
Hard luck, Mifune–in my case, Caballe only cancelled two out of six operatic appearances; you have my deepest sympathy. But please don’t move to San Francisco–Angie’s been on her best behavior here so far, and the curse may follow you.
Well, as curses go, I’m sure there are worse ones — I’m not especially a fan of hers or anything. (In fact, never having seen her, nor heard her in a broadcast or on CD, I think the only time I’ve actually heard might be the YouTube video of her singing Vissi d’arte at the Kennedy Center Honors for Grace Bumbry.) Still, I wouldn’t mind if she actually showed up one day.
One YouTube video is hardly sufficient to judge a singer. If you do come to SF for a visit, I’ll buy you a beer and tell you how she sang on the two occasions I saw her.
Thanks! I guess I will go tonight nonetheless, if nothing else then to see Hampson and Valenti. Does anyone know anything about Hong and Abel?
I saw Hong do a fine Violetta a couple of years ago in Washington. Still, I would like to see Gheorghiu show up when I attend her last scheduled Traviata next week. Abel I’ve never liked.
Interesting comment above: Has she ever sung a complete run of scheduled performances at the Met?