Says the Met’s press office: “Hei-Kyung Hong will sing the role of Violetta Valéry in Verdi’s La Traviata at tomorrow’s performance, replacing Natalie Dessay, who is ill.” (Photo: Marty Sohl)
UPDATE: La Cieca has just received a complete report from her spy at today’s open dress rehearsal of La traviata at the Met, which, as you already know, was sung by Hei-Kyung Hong, replacing Natalie Dessay, who canceled. The debriefing, plus your chance to predict the future of this production, after the jump. Read more »
“Nathan Gunn Replaces Deborah Voigt” [TheaterJones] (Photo: Ken Howard)
Sondra Radvanovsky will make her Met role debut as the title character in Verdi’s Aida on February 28…
Opera Orchestra of New York just announced that it has cancelled the March 7 opera-in-concert presentation of Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra.
Kyle Ketelsen and Bryn Terfel will sing four performances each of the role of Leporello in upcoming Met performances of Don Giovanni.
Peter Mattei will sing the opening night of the Met’s new Don Giovanni Thursday, replacing the injured Mariusz Kwiecien. Subbing for Mattei as Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia tomorrow and Friday nights will be Rodion Pogossov.
La Cieca’s spy in London reports: “So first Angela Gheorghiu cancelled this evening’s Traviata Faust at the ROH. On hearing the news, Vittorio Grigolo suddenly came down with a ‘chest infection’ —so the performance is going ahead with James Valenti and Malin Byström.”
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