The sought-after tenor has pulled out of Carmen this weekend with a viral infection, he tweets.
He was only due to sing two performances and he may not be back before 2017.
His replacement is the Italian tenor, Andrea Carè.
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“and he may not be back before 2017” – pulled out for more than a whole year by a simple virus infection?
Based on what we know about his schedule, isn’t it? Supposedly making his Othello debut with Pappano in 17 at ROH.
Now I get it, thanks. I thoght the sentemce referred to all of JK’s appearences, not just those at the ROH.
By ‘just in’ you mean ‘announced yesterday at 3pm on the Royal Opera House’s website’, yes? Keep up, keep up…
He is not Ill. He is ensconced in Vienna.
Hmmm…he cannot be both? :-0
Soon the Josh Groban of Grand Opera.
Couldn’t be bothered. Predictably so. But booked anyway by the ROH management, desperate to get him to do something in the season, to keep up with the whale count. (‘Jonas’, reddit?)
Can one really blame him? It doesn’t fire the belly, does it? Two nights with an old Carmen?