US star gives way to young Brit in Covent Garden Tosca opening
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We’re hearing from people present that Bryan Hymel suffered serious vocal difficulties as Cavaradossi in the first act of the opening night of the Royal Opera’s Tosca revival.
Happily, present in the house was the young English tenor Freddie De Tommaso, who is due to sing the role in this Saturday’s matinee.
De Tommaso, 29, gave good value.
It appears he is the first British tenor in an ROH Tosca for six decades … which is a sign of how derelict the company’s nurturing of local talent was allowed to become for a very long time.
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