The population of Vila Nova da Herra, Coruch, is outraged by fado singer Cuca Roseta after she allegedly refused a concert for which she was hired by the Festival Commission in honor of Nossa Señora do Vale, according to Miguel Capucho, the singer’s representative. , for digestive arrest, presumably caused by heatstroke.
The concert with Cuca Roseta at the Festas da Erra was scheduled for this Sunday, July 31, when about half an hour after it began, the famous Portuguese singer felt unwell and left the stage, and later she was “replaced” by the local fado singer Beatriz. happy.
Miguel Capucho has already reacted in a statement to what happened, intending in this way to clarify the whole situation, which he regrets, also emphasizing that “immediately refunded all amounts paid» to the Festival Committee, after they refused to reschedule the concert to today (Monday) or to a date to be agreed upon by both parties.
According to the artist’s manager, she sang for 35 minutes, the equivalent of eight songs (Rua do Capelão, Chiça Penico, Negrita, Tiro-liro-liro, Finally, Porta do Beijo, Fado Corrido and Rosinha) when “dizziness, nausea and very severe malaise began“.
After finishing the first part of the concert, Cuca Roseta returned to the dressing rooms and, according to Miguel Capucho, it was “the organization immediately informed about what was happening“.
With the aim of “get artist cooldown”, the fado singer Raquel Machado was called on stage, as well as Miguel Capucho himself, a former fado singer who played two songs.
“Knowing the presence of Beatriz Felizardo, I urged the artist to sing four more fados that she knows and respects, trying to buy more time and give the public the entertainment they were counting on,” justifies Cook’s career manager. Roseta the presence of a fado singer place.
“There were no doctors or firefighters on site, the manager called a locally available nurse who assessed, as far as possible, a possible heat sickness, suggesting that the artist leave the site and, as a precaution, be assessed with an electrocardiogram if necessary‘, the statement read, regretting that Cookie Roseta’s health did not improve to allow her to end the show.
According to his representative, Cook Roseta was examined by a specialist on Monday. Although there is still no medical opinion, there are suspicions that the 42 degrees of heat that was felt during the day in Vila Nova da Erra contributed to the artist’s malaise.
Miguel Capucho regrets the whole situation, about the concert, which was twice postponed due to the pandemic and which “The management was also sympathetic to the possibilities of the commission and reduced its cost by 50%.“.
“While we understand the frustration of the festival committee who struggle to put on this type of concert and to which we are always sensitive, on the other hand there should also be a better understanding if the artists have health problems. the only guarantee that allows the concert to be postponed,” the artist said in a statement, who claims that “the same commitment and love for singing for large crowds or small villages“.
Miguel Capucho also points to the “less dignified attitude of the Commission on this issue”, refusing to provide further clarification on the issue, and, in his words, “a less dignified solution”.
The official also mentions that while the artist’s official agenda posted on her social media had a location change, she “always knows where she’s going to sing”, with the municipality mentioned first and then the location.
Miguel Capucho ends the statement by sending “thank you to the artist Beatriz Felizardo for the support given at the time and in the episode experienced”, hoping that the clarifications provided can serve the truth and nothing more than the truth.
N.S. also contacted António Brotas, Judge of the Festas da Erra Commission, who informed us that for the moment the Commission would not respond to the communique, promising, however, to clarify the matter in due course and to all those who were on the side of the Commission. parties over the past three years.
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