Just in: Berlin Philharmonic replaces Gatti with Mehta
mainThe rehab is not complete.
Zubin Mehta has been called in to conduct Otello in place of Gatti at the Baden-Baden Easter Festival.
WIERD UPDATE: We’ve had this just in from Baden-Baden:
The Festspielhaus and Festspiele Baden-Baden GmbH and the Stiftung Berliner Philharmoniker learn with much regret that Maestro Gatti is not in the condition to conduct the performances of „Otello“ and the Bundesjugendorchester in Baden-Baden and the concertant performances of „Otello“ in Berlin in April 2019. Future collaborations with Daniele Gatti in the forthcoming seasons are not affected.
Er, he knows he is going to be unwell next Easter?
CLARIFYING UPDATE: Breaking: Daniele Gatti suffers heart problem
“In the condition” means more than unwell. It can be many things and all personal. The point here actually is “Future collaborations with Daniele Gatti in the forthcoming seasons are not affected”.
There isn’t any chance to turn it in anything else than just a change of schedule. It’s happens with everyone in this business.
Perfectly planned heart problems. Hope everyone could read between the lines…
Dr. Lawyer,
With everything he went through, the accusations, the firings, ruined reputation and almost destroyed career, is there any wonder that the stress has adversely affected his health? I think it is unkind and unfair to accuse him and the opera company of some plot to keep him away. Even criminals, and I am Not calling him one, don’t deserve heart disease, so show some charity and wish for the man’s recovery.
Maybe you should also cry for his victims. The Concertgebau certainly thought him guilty since it did its own investigation and dismissed him from all posts.
I think Berlin and others thought Gatti conducting in April already a bit ‘too soon’ and asked him to step down himself, with the promise of inviting him again next seasons
Not correct. If you read the statement in German, it unequivocally states that his cancellation is for health reasons (“aus gesundheitlichen Gründen”):
“Das Festspielhaus Baden-Baden und die Stiftung Berliner Philharmoniker haben mit Bedauern zur Kenntnis genommen, dass Daniele Gatti aus gesundheitlichen Gründen seine Dirigate des Otello sowie des Konzertes mit dem Bundesjugendorchester während der Osterfestspiele Baden-Baden 2019 und die konzertanten Aufführungen des Otello in Berlin im April 2019 absagen muss. Planungen für zukünftige Auftritte von Daniele Gatti in den kommenden Spielzeiten sind hiervon nicht betroffen und bleiben bestehen.”
One can make of this what one wishes, but the position expressed there is that his absence is for health reasons.
“Gatti, niente Rigoletto, motivi salute
Stop per problema aritmia cardiaca, torna sul podio il 9/12
© ANSA
Redazione ANSA ROMA
06 dicembre 201811:36
(ANSA) – ROMA, 6 DIC – A causa di un problema di aritmia cardiaca verificatosi nella notte fra il 4 e il 5 dicembre, il maestro Daniele Gatti è costretto a rinunciare alla recita di Rigoletto in programma stasera, giovedì 6 dicembre. La recita sarà diretta dal maestro Stefano Ranzani. Lo comunica il Teatro dell’ Opera di Roma.
”Le condizioni di salute del maestro Gatti sono già in fase di miglioramento, ma gli sono necessari alcuni giorni di riposo.
Tornerà sul podio dell’Opera di Roma a partire da domenica 9 dicembre, per dirigere le restanti recite di Rigoletto in cartellone”.
http://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/topnews/2018/12/06/gatti-niente-rigoletto-motivi-salute_3f9ea9fc-0628-4345-8f8d-c7e0a119ef87.html
Daniele Gatti has to cancel “Otello” at the Easter Festival Baden-Baden for health reasons
The Festspielhaus and Festspiele Baden-Baden GmbH and the Stiftung Berliner Philharmoniker learn with much regret that Maestro Gatti is not in the condition to conduct the performances of Otello and the Bundesjugendorchester in Baden-Baden and the concertant performances of Otello in Berlin in April 2019. Future collaborations with Daniele Gatti in the forthcoming seasons are not affected.
https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/news/detail/daniele-gatti-has-to-cancel-otello-at-the-easter-festival-baden-baden-for-health-reasons/
In circles of Teatro dell’Opera di Roma and Mahler Chamber Orchestra (the two institutions that has Daniele Gatti as music-boss), it is to hear that Gatti will undergo a heart operation in spring. February, march and april will be totally off for the Italian maestro.
No big deal. Mehta means only one additional brown bag full of cash. He’s on the decline.
Even a Mehta on the decline can still conduct a decent Otello. I don’t really believe that the prospect of -as you put ir- an “additional brown bag full of cash” was the great attraction. Mehta has already earned all the money he’ll ever need. If you think his powers are waning I’d like to know your reasons for saying so.
Boy, does this “industry” need a shake-up!
Wow, way to assume things too quickly, Norman.
Norman is all heart. Not! I wish he’d talk a bit more about music, which is what we’re here for. Norman invites us all here to join him in his personal crusade against all and everything that offends his neo-liberal sensibilties.
He has heart problems. A heart attack.