The replacements
Second casts in Don Giovanni and Turandot at the Metropolitan Opera offer mixed blessings.
16 pieces since 2007 — in 13 roles, at 6 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
3 pieces as Timur — stats above show all coverage for Vitalij Kowaljow.
View allSecond casts in Don Giovanni and Turandot at the Metropolitan Opera offer mixed blessings.
When Angela Meade and Michael Fabiano first sang Lucia together as students at AVA few would have predicted that they would go on to sing Turandot 16 years later.
From a musical perspective, the evening came together admirably. As a work of theater, though, it was as stale as last week’s takeout.
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