Well, not exactly: bass-baritone Bryn Terfel, in Bilbao, Spain to sing the Dutchman in Der fliegende Hollander, fell and broke his ankle in three places a couple of days ago. He has withdrawn from a scheduled concert at Lyric Opera of Chicago and from the upcoming Met production of Der fliegende Hollander. Terfel is back in Wales recuperating and will be having surgery on the ankle. The Met has announced this, but they're still determining who will sing the title role*.
It's a high-profile production, directed by François Girard, who was responsible for 2013 Met Parsifal, and it will be broadcast in the HD series.
* There's always that famous baritenor Placido Domi.....oh wait.
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