Sicklist: Calleja’s out

Sicklist: Calleja’s out

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norman lebrecht

December 01, 2015

The Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja is a last-minute cancellation for this week’s three concert performances of Donizetti’s La Favorite at Deutsch Oper Berlin.

He’s replaced by the Belgian Marc Laho, singing opposite the stellar Elina Garanca.

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Comments

  • Dominic Stafford Uglow says:

    I’ve never heard this in French. The baritone role is a bit of a bastard to sing – though Vien Leonore must rank amongst the most beautiful of lyric baritone arias. Can’t think that singing it in French makes it any easier…

  • John Borstlap says:

    You can see at the picture that he just discovered a rash at an unprintable place.

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