The American soprano Catherine Nagelstadt has withdrawn from next month’s Salome revival ‘for medical reasons that prevent her from travelling to America as scheduled.’
Her replacement in the title role is Patricia Racette (below), presently singing Salome with Pittsburgh Opera.
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I saw her do it in San Antonio and, yes, she does get naked at the end of Dot7V
Now that’s a useful abbreviation! (First thought your predictive text had gone haywire.)
In this webbed age perhaps the best abbreviation would be: .7v. And by extension this could be used for .A from Meistersinger and .SPF from the Nutcracker (not to be confused with .PDF).
Just listened to .A again. Great music. Who said Wagner couldn’t do ‘light’ ? Has .PDF any musical significance? Do tell before it drives me crazy.
How clothed or not Salome is at the end of the Dot7V is hardly of prime concern in judging a soprano’s interpretation of this seminal work. In the week of her 80th birthday may I salute Dame Gwyneth Jones? Certainly the most stunning Salome in my experience (and lots else besides). She wore a body stocking.
Andrew Condon – please don’t age Dame G.W. too much – think she’s still in her 70s until next year.
That should have read Dame G. J.
Trying to correct my typing error of J. for W. 🙁
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=14&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiy-P6x0ZrQAhWSF8AKHU-iC-44ChAWCDAwAw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.wdr.de%2Fmediathek%2Faudio%2Fwdr3%2Fwdr3-tonart%2Faudio-portraet-gwyneth-jones-zum–geburtstag-100.html&usg=AFQjCNFrGkiQuNu1L5Fdgukdju-VvYXkSg
==How clothed or not Salome is..
Yes, it is important when you’ve been sitting there listening to Herod bleating on. You need a bit of visual reward
Good grief Dame Gwyneth is 80! I remember her body stocking well!
Second big female leading role performer to pack it in at the Met Opera this year. Earlier on, the “Italian girl,” originally listed to perform that role in “L’italiana in Algeri”–Elisabeth DeShong–called in sick for the entire run. (The sub was passable butfar from thrilling.) A coincidence? Management/agent issue? A House too big, belatedly decided by the singer? Or just bad luck? Hope they can do better with the Salome pinch-hitter.