Finding a substitute on such short notice wouldn't be easy even for a role as common as, say, Don Giovanni, let alone a part like Billy Budd. But Pittsburgh Opera had a major stroke of luck: baritone David Adam Moore knows not just the role but also Francesca Zambello's staging, which he had done at Tel Aviv's New Israeli Opera in 2002 (a performance that jump-started his career).
Moore sang last night's performance and will perform again tomorrow night at the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh; more information is available at www.pittsburghopera.org.
