La Ópera de Hamburgo prescinde de la soprano Julie Fuchs aludiendo a su embarazo
Con el siguiente mensaje en sus redes sociales, la soprano francesa Julie Fuchs mostraba su perplejidad ante la decisión de la Staatsoper de Hamburgo de prescindir de sus servicios en la nueva produción de La flauta mágica que están preparando y donde Fuchs debía cantar Pamina. El argumento esgrimido no se refiere sino a su embarazo actual, de cuatro meses, hecho que al parecer no cuadra con las líneas artísticas de Jette Steckle, responsable de dicha producción. Este hecho ha generado una lógica y notable controversia en el mundo de la lírica. Reproducimos a continuación el comunicado de Julie Fuchs:
Today, I have an unexpected announcement to make: The Staatsoper Hamburg has unfortunately informed me just this week that the artistic integrity of the Jette Steckel production of ‘Die Zauberflöte’ cannot be maintained if the soprano singing Pamina is four months pregnant.
As you can imagine, I am very disappointed as I am feeling vocally and physically in top form. I am fully committed to fulfilling my contracts as planned and previously announced. I was very much looking forward to making my debut in this role, and singing for all of you in Hamburg. My apologies to those of you who already booked tickets. Whilst I respect the artistic vision of the theatre, I am saddened that we were not able to find a solution to accommodate this slight physical difference which does not negatively affect my vocal or artistic performance. It was my strong desire to find small production changes to make my appearance possible. As is the case with most women, in this second trimester of my pregnancy, I am happy to report that I am feeling full of energy and my good health has been confirmed by my doctors. I look forward to returning to the stage in June to sing Poppea at the Opernhaus Zürich.