One opera house after another is putting up replacements for Lise Davidsen, who is expecting twins and will be unavailable from March 2025 until the middle of 2026.
Barcelona is among thefirst. Asmik Grigorian is jumping in for the Liceu’s gala in July, singing Strauss Four Last Songs and the Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde.
The Met, we hear, is still chewing pencils.
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