Sicklist: Met loses its Carmen
mainSophie Koch has pulled out of the entire run.
Her replacement is Clémentine Margaine, unknown to New York.
Sophie Koch has pulled out of the entire run.
Her replacement is Clémentine Margaine, unknown to New York.
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She’s good.
But known to Washington. She’s terrific.
I saw her Carmen in Berlin’s Deutsche Opera in 2015. Wonderful voice! The MET thing could be a big break for her.
http://operabase.com/a/Cl%C3%A9mentine_Margaine/3377/
These days, the Met is the last to learn, not deliverer of big breaks. The Met always wants the “name” — to sell tickets. It is a lousy scout.
If I am recalling correctly, Denyce Graves was unknown in London when called upon to replace an ailing Carmen with laryngitis on VERY short notice. of course ti was a triumph for all concerned.
She was always supposed to perform half of the run anyway, I think, and was likely the understudy as well. She is now simply doing the whole run.