Handel Artist Cancels, Opera Underground

[UPDATE: John Finney, H&H's Associate Conductor and Chorusmaster, will step in for Haim.]

The Handel and Haydn Society tells us that Emmanuelle Haim (below) has had to cancel her Sunday and Wednesday appearances due to an ear infection.

Here's a promising development: Opera Boston will head to the Lizard Lounge for "an informal, themed opera cabaret" on Jan. 17. For $5, you'll get an evening hosted by Opera Boston Music Director Gil Rose and singers Glorivy Arroyo and Christian Figueroa. The first show will have a Kurt Weill theme, and singers interested in participating should e-mail: operabostonunderground@gmail.com.