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[Met Performance] CID:322940
Cancelled Performance
The Makropulos Case: Act I partial
Metropolitan Opera House, Fri, January 5, 1996
Cancelled Performance
The Makropulos Case: Act I partial
Minutes into the scheduled premiere of Jan?cek's opera, after singing the line "You can only live so long" from a ladder on the set, Richard Versalle, portraying V?tek, suffered a fatal heart attack, and fell ten feet to the stage below. The curtain was lowered and a few minutes later General Manager Joseph Volpe announced the cancellation of the performance.
Search by season: 1995-96
Search by title: Cancelled Performance, The Makropulos Case: Act I partial,
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Cancelled Performance
The Makropulos Case: Act I partial
Metropolitan Opera House, Fri, January 5, 1996
Cancelled Performance
The Makropulos Case: Act I partial
Minutes into the scheduled premiere of Jan?cek's opera, after singing the line "You can only live so long" from a ladder on the set, Richard Versalle, portraying V?tek, suffered a fatal heart attack, and fell ten feet to the stage below. The curtain was lowered and a few minutes later General Manager Joseph Volpe announced the cancellation of the performance.
Search by season: 1995-96
Search by title: Cancelled Performance, The Makropulos Case: Act I partial,
Met careers