Ben & Janice @ The Met; Voigt Not
Ben Heppner is back; last night he finally appeared in the Met's unlucky -- in many ways -- Tristan; no Voigt in sigt.
Isolde was once again Opera Chic's Queen Janice, aka la signora Janice Baird.
Meanwhile, for those keeping score, here's a rundown of the casting so far:
* March 10: Voigt and John Mac Master;
* March 14: Voigt, replaced by Baird during Act 2, and Gary Lehman;
* March 18: Voigt and Lehman (he slid into the prompter's box in Act 3, but resumed the performance after a brief pause);
* March 22: Voigt and Robert Dean Smith;
* March 25: Baird and Heppner.
Yay! I finally get to say 'I was there last night!'. My first Tris & Izzy.
Posted by: Diamat | March 26, 2008 at 05:35 PM
The Metropolitan opera is off the hook. So much drama for such a stupid production. I am full up on Tristan and Isolde drama for the next ten years.
Posted by: i <3 opera | March 26, 2008 at 05:42 PM
Heppner and Voigt will sing it together tonight (Friday, March 28)for the first (and last) time. Will be available on streaming PBS video.
Posted by: chris | March 28, 2008 at 12:06 PM