Report from the 9 January 2025
Iain Paterson replaces Ludovic Tézier as Wotan in Das Rheingold
Ludovic Tézier, unwell, has been obliged to withdraw from the new production of Richard Wagner's Das Rheingold, directed by Calixto Bieito. Influenza prevents him from completing all the rehearsals required for this role debut.
The baritone is immensely disappointed at having to give up this role. This dream, shared with Alexander Neef, General Director of the Opéra national de Paris, was set to be a highlight of the season and a much-anticipated event for audiences.
The role of Wotan is taken over by Iain Paterson for all performances at the Opéra Bastille from January 29 to February 19.
Iain Paterson
Bass baritone Iain Paterson performs in prestigious venues all over the world (Berlin Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Vienna Staatsoper, Royal Opera House in London, Lyric Opera in Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, Leipzig Opera, Dresden Semperoper, Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam, Rome Opera, La Monnaie in Brussels, Frankfurt Opera....).
At the Paris Opera, he has performed in the operas Das Rheingold (Fasolt, Wotan) in 2010 and 2020; Götterdämmerung (Gunther) in 2011; Siegfried (Der Wanderer) in 2020; Die Walküre (Wotan) in 2020; Salome (Jochanaan) in 2022; and The Rake's Progress (Nick Shadow) in 2024.
