Just in: Salzburg loses two stars
NewsAnja Harteros and Bryn Terfel have pulled out of a concert performance of Tosca at next week’s Whitsun Festival. No reason has been given.
The substitutes are Anna Netrebko in the title role and Luca Salsi as Scarpia.
Jonas Kaufmann will sing Cavaradossi and Cecilia Bartoli will play the young shepherd, reprising a role she first sang at the Rome Opera when ten years old.
Mehta conducts.
Very poor choices for the substitutes… overrated Netrebko will never be a good Tosca, while Salsi is hard to listen to in anything.
As for Bartoli “singing” the young shepherd… pathetic!
I suggest you don’t attend.
Well you are a cheery soul aren’t you? In these times it is good that these two can slot in atshort notice. Good luck to them for the performance
@ Peter B: And your choice would have been who?
Expensive shepherd!