Rolando Out Of At Least Two Elisirs At The Met; Gheorghiu Called It Two Weeks Ago

The same old song (aria?):

Massimo Giordano will sing the role of Nemorino in L'Elisir d'Amore on March 31 and April 4 matinee, replacing Rolando Villazón, who is suffering from laryngitis. Villazon plans to return for performances on April 8, 11, 15, and 18.

Angela Gheorghiu, always tactful, had called this latest vocal problem of the laryngitis-prone Mexican tenor in an interview with The Independent's Jessica Duchen more than two weeks ago:

I sing with Rolando I hope everything goes fine [crosses self]

She then apparently made a point of scooping the Met itself by speaking aloud of Villazon's imminent, then-unconfirmed pullout, as big sister la Cieca reported yesterday.