Second-choice tenor is first rate for Bach Society
BY ANDREW ADLER • AADLER@COURIER-JOURNAL.COM • OCTOBER 11, 2009

It was a tale of two tenors with the Louisville Bach Society on Sunday afternoon — the tenor who had to withdraw and the tenor who took his place.

That odd business began some time ago, when the Bach Society engaged noted German tenor Birger Radde to help open its 46th season with a concert at St. Boniface Catholic Church. The society had dutifully fronted $1,000 or so to cover the costs of a guest visa and associated expenses, when Radde passed along some astonishing news: He'd decided that he was better off singing as a baritone. Read Full Review...