Bayreuth blow: Siegfried quits Götterdämmerung
NewsThe US tenor Stephen Gould, who was due to sing Siegfried at tonight’s premiere of the new “Götterdämmerung”, has pulled out with hours to go.
‘To his greatest regret, Stephen Gould has to cancel his participation as Siegfried in today’s premiere of “Götterdämmerung” due to illness,’ says the statement.
Clay Hilley, his fellow-American, will jump in.
Should be an improvement, Hilley sang the recent Rings at the Deutsche Oper Berlin to great acclaim, i thought that it might be a stretch for Gould to sing this as well as Tristan
he also is slated for four tannauesers at the festival; btw at least as seen on heard on the bayreuth stream hilley is doing a terrific job
and Tannhauser
Probably a win for the audience. (I am unrelated to him.)
Wish Stephen better. A lot of illness around between summner colds, covid and dreadful hayfever, and making people feel quite ill, and worse for singers.
Clay Hilley is a musician whose skills include a solid foundation as a pianist, trained in the studio of Martha Thomas at the University of Georgia.
Clay Hilley is very talented.
Listening to it now on YouTube. Hilley is awesome.