Juan Diego Flórez has pulled-out of his next public appearance, which was scheduled for this February 4 in Kansas City, MO, as part of the Harriman-Jewell Series at the Folly Theater.
Lucky for us in Milan, JDF managed to squeeze out those Peruvian anthems, and gift us 5 encores, albeit with a feverish manner and visible discomfort, as we reported in our review. Between spitting-up phlegm and coughing loudly (not to mention pulling at his bowtie quite a few times), he was vocally distressed in the sauna-like conditions that La Scala provided during the Monday night recital. We smell sabotage! High C this, showoff! High C YA!
The program for Kansas City was supposed to be more or less the same as the one given at La Scala a few nights ago, with the axe falling on Gluck, but additions of “Il mio Tesoro” from Don Giovanni, “Questa o quella” & “Parmi veder le lagrime” from Rigoletto, and “A mes amis” from la Fille.
Flórez has promised to grace MO with a rescheduled performance later this Spring on May 11, when surely Florez will show what’s what to the Show Me state, although it looks like the Royals are playing an afternoon home game, so, well, uknowhatimsayin...