The tenor, suffering from a throat infection, has just pulled out of two more performances of Munich’s Forza del Dstino.
The dates affected are September 29 and October 2. His relacement is Stefano La Colla.
He’s not having a happy start to the season but at least he can stay home to get better.
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Is he cancelling Carnegie Hall on Oct.9? He’s probably over-scheduled again.
The picture indeed shows him quite affected.
Just a puppet of political correctness, I expect.
Actually he sang too much and no matter what in summer, from a full round of Tristans to hundreds of ”E Lucevan”s and tons of Wiener party songs .No matter how: from quite well to not so well. In these conditions, his voice and his body needed to break down really bad so that his frantic mind should listen.
clearly in need of the del monaco treatment : no speaking at all two days before and two days after a performance…A regime/discipline which could have saved Rolando villazon’s voice as well
The great Russian bass Chaljapin never uttered a word whatsoever and spared his voice for his opera roles where the bottled-up energies came-out thundering. He let his wife discuss the contracts, and had a special domestic for ordering tea. On one occasion he unintentionally said something romantic to his wife the week before a Boris Godunov and experienced a fatal sagging intonation the whole performance after which he filed for divorce. Singers are a sensitive breed.
He sang Wiener Lieder. What is a Wiener party song?
He used to party a lot while singing them.
The poor man was not blessed with a strong constitution. He had a great July and August this year, and then…. It happens every year
He has a very young child. When they get sick parents get sick. Child-rearing 101.
It must be destiny.
So he is sick – you would want him to perform? You make it sound like he has cancelled just for the fun of it.
Sad news. Kaufmann is scheduled to appear in Houston October 6. At this point, it is not looking very hopeful. Get well soon, Jonas! We love you in Texas.
Anon down-vote. Pitiful.
I wonder if I will ever get to hear him sing live again.