Conductor Michele Gamba fell sick shortly before yesterday’s Barber of Seville.
No lack of batons in Finland.
Ville Matvejeff jumped in – outstandingly by all accounts.
Ville is 37, artistic advisor of both Jyväskylä Sinfonia and Savonlinna Opera.
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Ville Matvejeff is Artistic DIRECTOR of Savonlinna Opera Festival, not artistic advisor. For Jyväskylä you are right.
I played in the pit so I’m correcting your article a bit. Gamba didn’t get sick – he was fired after the previous performance. As for the jump in, it wasn’t outstanding but rather quite the opposite.
Why was Gamba fired?
Thanks for the news ‘in situ’ always good to keep it real and counteract the hype that’s launched too many careers on the hot air balloon that is PR and agent speak.
Slapped wrist: Amen to that!
“No lack of batons in Finland.” And they don’t even study conducting any more. A few private hrs of instruction with Panula at the piano and that’s it.