Uncertainty at English National Opera is affecting long-term casting plans. The company says:
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Innocent Masuku and Nmon Ford have withdrawn from playing the roles of Nemorino and Belcore respectively in Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love at the London Coliseum in November 2024.
The replacements are New Zealand tenor Thomas Atkins and Irish-UK baritone Dan D’Souza.
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