Lebrecht sez:
"For the first time I can remember, an opera premiere in London has been
cancelled by severe weather. The snow is six inches thick on the ground
and Jonathan Miller's keenly awaited return to the Coliseum will have to be awaited until Wednesday, as English
National Opera cannot guarantee getting its employees - let alone the
audience - safely home to bed.
ENO page here.
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From the Indy's YouTube channel, Miller on the risks of burying Bohéme under too much schmaltz:
Dr. Miller must be LIVID !
Posted by: Coloratura Tempura | February 02, 2009 at 04:14 PM
another plot to scupper Dr Miller's career - I'm sure he'll never stage another opera again.. again!
Posted by: Willym | February 02, 2009 at 05:11 PM
Die Tote Stadt also cancelled :( - that will teach me to boast about it...Hope the Strasbourg Siegfried is not hit by weather vagaries. Good review here :
http://www.forumopera.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=723&cntnt01origid=69&cntnt01detailtemplate=gabarit_detail_breves&cntnt01dateformat=%25d-%25m-%25Y&cntnt01lang=fr_FR&cntnt01returnid=54
Posted by: Manou | February 02, 2009 at 05:17 PM