Oper Frankfurt Cancels Performances Due To Sickness In The House

By Dejan Vukosavljevic
(Credit: Opera Online)

The Oper Frankfurt has announced an immediate cancelation of all performances until Jan. 2, 2021, due to growing number of sick cases in the opera house.

Among canceled works is Bizet’s “Carmen” scheduled for the New Year’s eve. The opera was set to star Rodrigo Porras Garulo as Don José, Adriana Gonzalez in the role of Micaëla, Kihwan Sim as Escamillo, and Zanda Švēde in the title role. The cast also included Iurii Samoilov, Brian Michael Moore, Karolina Bengtsson, Karolina Makuła, and Božidar Smiljanić. Simone Di Felice was signed on to conduct a production by Barrie Kosky with set and costume design by Katrin Lea Tag.

Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Die Nacht vor Weihnachten” slated for Jan. 1 & 2, 2022 was also canceled. The opera was set to star Georgy Vasiliev, Julia Muzychenko, Enkelejda Shkoza, Alexey Tikhomirov, Andrei Popov, Anthony Robin Schneider, Sebastian Geyer, Peter Marsh, Bianca Andrew, and Thomas Faulkner. Sebastian Weigle was set to conduct a production by Christof Loy.

The opera house will restart its performances on Jan. 4, 2022, with the recital by soprano Tamara Wilson.

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