Samuel Sakker saves the day for the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in Japan

During the recent Royal Opera House Covent Garden Tour to Japan, owing to the indisposition of Rolando Villazon, Samuel Sakker stepped in at short notice on 19 September at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan to perform the tenor part in the Mozart Requiem conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano.

Photography by Neil Gillespie: Albina Shagimuratova (Soprano), Sir Antonio Pappano, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Bass), Joyce DiDonato (Mezzo Soprano)