Ok. Here is the low down on the health woes of the Canadian Opera Company.
1. Pavlo Hunka, the British bass-baritone who was to have sung Wotan's role in all three cycles was diagnosed with diabetes and had to drop out.
Pavlo Hunka-Hunka burnin' love should not have used Garfield the Cat as a nutritional role model.
2. Adrianne Pieczonka, who sings the role of Sieglinde, the beautiful sister of Siegmund and mother of Siegfried. On Saturday, while playing a rigorous game of tennis, the soprano fell and broke her ankle. Pieczonka has decided that rather than bow out, she will sing the role from a stationary position at the side of the stage, while soprano Irmgard Vilsmaier acts the Sieglinde role.
New rule: Sopranos should not play tennis rigorously.
And, I'll admit I've only been to 3 or 4 operas in my life, but what is the deal with her singing the role on the sidelines while somebody else acts it out. That sounds totally lame. I would want my money back.
3 comments:
SIEGLINDE??!
now THAT'S a name
Irmgard Vilsmaier: the Milli Vanilli of the opera world!
Why do I imagine some wacky comedy sketch, where the singing soprano tries to confuse the lyp-synching soprano by altering notes!...or will the woman on stage purely be miming the role? (if so, in white face, I hope!!!)
JAW fan
the opera world needs milli vanilli
the world world needs milli vanilli
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