American baritone Richard Paul Fink returns to San Diego Opera, replacing Željko Lučić
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San Diego Opera Nabucco Cast Change Announcement:
American baritone Richard Paul Fink returns to San Diego Opera, replacing Željko Lučič
San Diego, CA –San Diego Opera’s General Director and Artistic Director, Ian Campbell, announced today that Serbian baritone Željko Lučić has withdrawn from his engagement in the title role of Nabucco for private and personal reasons.
“Željko was looking forward to his debut with the Company and feels terrible about withdrawing. He apologizes to our patrons for his inability to appear,” Campbell said. “We sometimes forget that opera singers are human and other factors can make it impossible to rehearse and perform. Fortunately, Richard Paul Fink is available to begin rehearsals with the cast next Monday as scheduled.”
The international career of American baritone Richard Paul Fink has taken him to The Metropolitan Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Paris Opéra-Bastille, The Salzburg Festival, Teatro Muncipal in Chile, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera and San Francisco Opera, among others. His roles include the title roles in Macbeth and Rigoletto, as well as Scarpia in Tosca, Amonasro in Aida, Alberich in Wagner’s Ring Cycle, Kurwenal in in Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde and John Teller in Doctor Atomic.
“Since his last appearances for San Diego Opera in Carmen, Eugene Onegin and The Merry Widow, Richard has established himself as one of America’s finest baritones, and it is wonderful to have him back with us,” adds Campbell. “He joins Sylvie Valayre as Abigaille, and Raymond Aceto as Zaccaria. With Edoardo Müller’s conducting and Lotfi Mansouri’s direction, this is certain to be an exciting evening in the theatre.”
Verdi’s Nabucco opens February 20, 2010 for four performances.
Nabucco Performance Schedule
- Saturday February 20, 2010 7:00pm
- Tuesday February 23, 2010 7:00pm
- Friday February 26, 2010 8:00pm
- Sunday February 28, 2010 2:00pm
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Artists’ Roundtable
Meet the singers, conductor and director of Nabucco in this free and informal panel discussion on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 5:30 PM in the Beverly Sills Salon, Civic Theatre. Free.
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The 2010 International Season
| La bohème Giacomo Puccini | January 30, February 2, 5, 7 (m), 2010 |
| Nabucco Giuseppe Verdi | February 20, 23, 26, 28 (m), 2010 |
| Romeo and Juliet Charles Gounod | March 13, 16, 19, 21 (m), 2010 |
| La traviata Giuseppe Verdi | April 17, 20, 23, 25 (m), 2010 |
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