Are you one of the optimists who bought tickets for I Capuleti e i Montecchi, in Paris, in the hope of seeing Anna Netrebko there?
Well, now that it's basically all sold out, turns out that Anna Netrebko won't probably be there that much: she seems about to cancel at least six 3 nights of her commitment there (from May 31 on). Goodness knows if she'll show up at least for the May 24 prima and the May 28 seconda rappresentazione.
update:
dear Mei (aka gtl torn t) alerts us that Opera de Paris says Netrebko only canceled three engagements, May 31, June 11 & 15.
end update
No official reason for the cancellation, but maybe she caught a cold the other night in London, due to the unusual choice of attire.
As our readers know we love la Ciofolina, so Paris audiences (tickets there are not as shamefully expensive as la Scala's, but pretty steep nonetheless) will be getting more than their monies worth anyway. But still.
Bait and switch, baby. Bait and switch.