Munich has to recast Hamlet

Munich has to recast Hamlet

Opera

norman lebrecht

July 09, 2023

Allan Clayton and Sir John Tomlinson have dropped out of Brett Dean’s Hamlet at Bavarian State Opera.

Their replacements are David Butt Philip (pic) and Joshua Bloom.

photo: Andrew Staples/BSO

Comments

  • Simon Y says:
    July 9, 2023 at 2:13 pm

    Unsingable crap.

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  • Anthony Sayer says:
    July 9, 2023 at 5:01 pm

    Ouch. Not much longer to the premiere, either.

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    • Anon says:
      July 10, 2023 at 2:34 pm

      The premiere was in June. Allan and Sir John sang the first three performances. They both were out with a cold for the fourth and are expected back for the fifth and final performance. Norman just likes clickbait headlines.

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  • Anonymous says:
    July 9, 2023 at 6:27 pm

    They are both out with a cold and are expected back for the final performance.

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