The Met says:
Hei-Kyung Hong will sing the role of Juliette in Roméo et Juliette for performances from March 3 through March 22 this season, replacing Angela Gheorghiu, who is ill. The role of Juliette for the Saturday, March 26 performance is TBA. Ms. Hong first sang Juliette at the Met in 1996. Her repertory with the company encompasses 24 roles ranging from Violetta in La Traviata and Eva in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg to both Susanna and the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro. Earlier this season, she sang Micaëla in Carmen. Roméo et Juliette, conducted by Plácido Domingo, also stars Piotr Beczala as Roméo, Julie Boulianne as Stéphano, Lucas Meachem as Mercutio, and James Morris as Frère Laurent.
Casting Update News - REVISED
Hei-Kyung Hong will sing the role of Juliette in Roméo et Juliette for all performances this season, replacing Angela Gheorghiu, who is ill. This is a revision of an announcement earlier today that said the March 26 performance was TBA. Roméo et Juliette opens on March 3 and runs through March 26. Ms. Hong first sang Juliette at the Met in 1996.
Her repertory with the company encompasses 24 roles ranging from Violetta in La Traviata and Eva in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg to both Susanna and the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro.
Earlier this season, she sang Micaëla in Carmen. Roméo et Juliette, conducted by Plácido Domingo, also stars Piotr Beczala as Roméo, Julie Boulianne as Stéphano, Lucas Meachem as Mercutio, and James Morris as Frère Laurent.
