San Diego Opera's upcoming La Bohème swaps out their Mimi. Anja Harteros has withdrawn from singing the lead for “personal and private reasons”, and young American soprano Ellie Dehn will step in opposite Piotr Beczala as Rodolfo for the January 30th opening night.
The German soprano is scheduled to return next to San Diego Opera in 2011 as the lead in Rosenkavalier.
[Updated 1/7/2010]
