Talk:2019-2020/@comment-2601:182:CC01:B140:147B:4F50:F50E:C809-20190517215325

It's nice to see that Giuseppe Filianoti, such a promising lead tenor several years ago but stricken with cancer and subsequently recovered, has been hired by the Met for a few small character roles, including Don Basilio in "Figaro" and Malcolm in "Macbeth". Rolando Villazon made the same transition after his voice suffered a decline. Of course, Villazon is a great actor, and I hope that Filianoti proves himself to be also. Basilio is a wonderful acting role; Michel Senechal made a meal of it several times at the Met.