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Tonight’s Parsifal cancels at Bayreuth

Tonight’s Parsifal cancels at Bayreuth

Message from Andreas Schrager:

Leider muss ich aufgrund einer Infektion der oberen Atemwege die heutige Vorstellung „Parsifal“ absagen. Ich möchte mich bei allen, die sich meinetwegen Karten dafür gekauft hatten, aufrichtig entschuldigen.
Diese Entzündung machte mir auch gestern wärend der Tristan Vorstellung, mein Sängerleben schwer und so musste ich im 3. Akt leider vorzeitig die Segel streichen.
Ich bedanke mich herzlich bei meinen Kollegen Tilman Unger, der mir für den Rest des Aktes seine Stimme geliehen hat, sowie bei Klaus Florian Vogt, der für mich die heutige Vorstellung Parsifal übernehmen wird.
Mein herzliches Dankeschön gilt auch den Bayreuther Festspielen, namentlich Katharina Wagner, für die elegante, rasche und zielführende Hilfe.
Nach gründlicher Untersuchung durch den HNO Arzt der Festspiele gebe ich vorsichtige Entwarnung für die kommenden Vorstellungen.

Roughly translated:
Unfortunately, due to an upper respiratory infection, I have to cancel tonight’s performance of “Parsifal”. I would like to sincerely apologise to anyone who bought tickets for this because of me.
This inflammation also made it difficult for me to sing Tristan yesterday, so I had to strike sail in the 3rd act. I would like to thank my colleague Tilman Unger, who lent me his voice for the rest of the act, as well as Klaus Florian Vogt, who will take over today’s performance of Parsifal for me.
My heartfelt thanks also go to the Bayreuther Festspielen, notably Katharina Wagner, for the elegant, quick and end-oriented help.

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