Tenor Alagna and soprano Kurzak having a baby

Aleksandra Kurzak withdraws from Met production of Rigoletto due to pregnancy

Last updated: September 16, 2018 | 00:57

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Tenor Roberto Alagna and soprano Aleksandra Kurzak have something to sing about: They’re having a baby.

The Metropolitan Opera in New York announced on Monday that Kurzak has withdrawn from a revival of Verdi’s Rigoletto because of her pregnancy.

The Met says Kurzak will be replaced by Irina Lungu in the first three performances of the run that opens on November 1 and by Sonya Yoncheva in the final five.

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