During the performance of Faust at the Metropolitan Opera last night, mezzo soprano Wendy White fell eight feet off the stage. The NY Times reports , “Members of the audience said that during Act III, as Ms. White, in the role of Marthe, was walking onto a platform from a staircase behind René Pape, who was playing Méphistophélès, a clattering sound was heard and she disappeared from view.” [ more › ]
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