Following Anja Harteros's abrupt departure, her replacement Celine Byrne has now pulled out of the the Royal Opera House’s forthcoming La bohème.
'Health reasons' are cited, though the press release doesn't say exactly what she's sick of, or how she's so sure she won't be better by opening night, 30 April.
The next plucky soprano to try her luck is Carmen Giannattasio.
