Nicolas Testé and Diana Damrau, pictured here singing in the Celebrity Opera Series at the Broad Stage, are opening Los Angeles Opera’s “The Tales of Hoffmann” on Saturday. (Robert Gauthier ...

Damrau is currently taking her rest here in San Francisco with her family and husband, French bass-baritone Nicolas Testé who will be making his San Francisco Opera debut in the role of Raimondo.

He was there to report that the evening’s bass-baritone, Nicolas Testé, was not able to sing because of a throat problem, and it had been impossible to find a replacement on short notice.

French bass Nicolas Testé studied piano, bassoon, and music history in Paris before embarking on a career as a singer. Having studied at the Opéra National de Paris and Centre de Formation ...

German opera singer Diana Damrau will returned to South Korea with a tour titled "Royal Affairs – Kings and Queens of Opera" together with her husband, French opera tenor Nicolas Teste.