Vienna loses second-night Falstaff
mainThe Vienna Opera was forced to scramble a substitute Falstaff for the second night of its current run.
Ambrogio Maestri dropped out of the fat suit. Paolo Rumetz stepped in.
Very effectively, we hear.
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I guess it’s slightly besides the point but apparently Maestri is one of the few singers who don’t actually use a fatsuit for this role.