Jonas Kaufmann has been pressured to withdraw from all performances of Cavalleria Rusticana at London’s Royal Opera Home as a consequence of Covid-19.
The German tenor had introduced a partial withdrawal on his Fb web page on 1 July: he was as a consequence of carry out in each Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci and Mascagni’s Cavalleria, programmed as a double invoice, however initially determined to desert Pagliacci and was changed by Fabio Sartori. He had additionally cancelled the primary two performances of Cavalleria on 5 and eight July and was changed by South Korean tenor SeokJong Baek.
Explaining that call, he wrote on his Fb web page: ‘Having caught Covid but once more, this time on prime of an ongoing restoration from the flu, I’ve needed to withdraw from the unique plan of singing these splendidly contrasting elements – Turiddu and Canio – with a purpose to focus solely on Cavalleria Rusticana for my comeback. I’m maintain my fingers crossed that I will likely be again on monitor and able to carry out later within the run.’
Nonetheless, he has subsequently pulled out of your complete run of performances of Cavalleria, because the Royal Opera Home defined in an announcement: ‘Mr Kaufmann is constant to recuperate from Covid-19 and isn’t properly sufficient to sing the remaining performances.’ SeokJong Baek will carry out in Kaufmann’s place.
The double invoice has suffered numerous cancellations, together with the withdrawal of Sartori from a number of performances, additionally as a consequence of Covid-19, through which he was changed by Roberto Alagna.
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