BWW Exclusive: Patricia Racette Comments on Last Minute Replacement in SF Opera World Premiere of DOLORES CLAIBORNE

Last night, we reported that San Francisco Opera has replaced Mezzo-Soprano Dolora Zajick with Patricia Racette (for the first four performances), then Catherine Cook (in the final two) in the World Premiere 'Dolores Claiborne', premiering September 18-October 4, 2013.

Pat (the self-proclaimed "Diva on Detour") has made the following exclusive statement about the last minute replacement to BWW: "Nothing like giving birth to a new opera with just a three week gestation period!"

Desperate. Passionate. Trapped. Dolores Claiborne is willing to do whatever it takes to save herself and her daughter-even if that means taking a life. One of the most compelling characters to emerge from the imagination of Stephen King, the feisty Maine housekeeper is a natural fit for opera-and specifically for the dark theatricality of American composer Tobias Picker, who "embraces opera as a populist art form" and "does so with undeniable skill" (The New York Times). This chilling work features a libretto by poet J. D. McClatchy. "Expert conductor" George Manahan is at the podium (Financial Times) and the "imaginative" and "inspired" James Robinson directs (The Wall Street Journal).

For more information, visit: http://sfopera.com/Season-Tickets/2013-14-Season/Dolores-Claiborne.aspx