Drama at the opera as Royal Opera chief steps in for sick tenor

Richard Hetherington forced to play Prince Calàf in Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot after French tenor Roberto Alagna taken ill ...

A night without Nessun Dorma: what does booing at the opera say about UK audiences?

Critics worry that heckling, such as that at a recent Royal Opera performance, is becoming more common ...

Show must go on: London opera chief steps in for ailing tenor

A theatre boss -- still dressed in his everyday workwear of jumper and chinos -- stepped in mid-performance to make sure the ...

In a new production of Turandot, Opera Australia has found a star vehicle for Young Woo Kim

Were operas to be identified like episodes of Friends, Turandot would be “the one with Nessun Dorma”. This beloved tenor aria has achieved a life of its own away from its parent opera. Consequently, ...
Classic FM

Audience boos as Royal Opera head of music valiantly steps in for sick tenor

French tenor Roberto Alagna, singing the role of Calàf, became ill after the second act. With no understudy available, Richard Hetherington, head of music at the Royal Opera, took to the stage after ...

Nessun Dormageddon: Audience members ‘boo and throw things’ after Royal Opera House chief steps in for sick tenor

Other fans defend Richard Hetherington, who ‘deserves a medal’ after stepping in at the last second to sing the notoriously ...
The Malta Independent

Puccini’s final masterpiece ‘Turandot’ to be staged in Gozo

The Classique Foundation is proud to announce a landmark production of Giacomo Puccini's final and most ambitious opera, Turandot, commemorating the centenary of its world première, which took ...
Yahoo

1st opera produced by Detroit Music Hall has all-star cast for 'Turandot'

A new opera series is forming in Detroit amid the rapidly growing divide between contemporary and traditional opera lovers, and is throwing down the gauntlet for old-school opera with a classic ...