Disaster: Boston’s ill-fated series loses its final star

The Strauss series that the Boston Symphony was meant to take to Europe ran into terminal headwinds.

Now tomorrow’s showcase concert with a celebrated soprano has fallen victim to illness.

Here’s the statement, with a poor replacement.

Regrettably, Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen has withdrawn from the BSO’s April 21 performance due to illness. In place of the originally scheduled Four Last Songs, the all-Strauss program will now include the Symphonic Fantasy on Die Frau ohne Schatten. The remainder of the program, under the direction of BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons, is unchanged.

Boston Symphony Orchestra Program Listing
Thursday, April 21, 8 p.m.
Andris Nelsons, conductor
ALL-STRAUSS PROGRAM
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Symphonic Fantasy on Die Frau ohne Schatten
Symphonia domestica