Vienna Opera chief will conduct the next 12 nights out of 13

Vienna Opera chief will conduct the next 12 nights out of 13

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norman lebrecht

December 13, 2021

The house reopens tonight after Covid lockdown but with multiple dropouts.

Music director Philippe Jordan has agreed to step in for Franz Welser-Möst in Verdi’s Don Carlo.

That means he’s conducting almost every night between now and Christmas.

Other changes to Don Carlo:

María José Siri has stepped in as Elisabeth for an unwell Asmik Grigorian;
Ain Anger comes in for Dmitry Ulyanov as the grand Inquisitor;
and René Pape jumps in for Anger as Philip II.

Just another bit of Covid recasting.

Jordan’s stamina will get a good testing.

 

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