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Lucía Iglesias, Rafael Quirant, Inés López to Headline Historic Performances of ‘La Púrpura de la Rosa’ in Lima

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The Teatro Principal Manuel Segura in Lima will present a new production of Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco’s “La púrpura de la rosa” from June 14 to 18, 2026. Jean Pierre Gamarra directs the staging, with Aurelio Tello leading the Orquesta Barroca del Teatro Municipal de Lima. The cast is headed by Spanish soprano Lucía Iglesias in the title role {…}
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Cast Change: Lucia Iglesias Joins ‘Werther’ Cast in Bilbao

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The Bibao Opera has announced a cast change for “Werther.” The company said that Spanish soprano Lucía Iglesias will step into the role of Sophie. Iglesias will make her role debut as well as her house debut. The soprano made her professional debut in 2019 and has since performed at the Teatro Real de Madrid, Teatro Mancinelli in Orvieto, Palacio {…}
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Teatro Municipal de Lima to Present Carlo Enrico Pasta’s ‘Atahualpa’

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The Teatro Municipal de Lima will present a new production of the opera Atahualpa, composed by the Italian composer Carlo Enrico Pasta with a libretto by the Italian Antonio Ghislanzoni on July 3 to 8, 2026. Set in Cajamarca in 1532-1533, in the north of Peru, the opera tells the encounter between the Spanish and the capture of Atahualpa, known {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Lise Davidsen, Asmik Grigorian, Lisette Oropesa, Sondra Radvanovsky, Nicholas Brownlee, Freddie De Tommaso, Ermonela Jaho, Jack Swanson, Sara Blanch & Serena Sáenz Lead Gran Teatre del Liceu’s 2026-27 Season

https://operawire.com/anna-netrebko-lise-davidsen-asmik-grigorian-lisette-oropesa-sondra-radvanovsky-nicholas-brownlee-freddie-de-tommaso-ermonela-jaho-jack-swanson-sara-blanch-serena-saenz-lead-gran-teatre-del/

The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced its 2026-27 season. Shirin Neshat directs Verdi’s “Aida” with four sopranos taking on the title role. Anna Netrebko, Anna Pirozzi, Olga Maslova, and Ewa Plonka star alongside Ekaterina Semenchuk, Ksenia Dudnikova, Fiorenza Cedolins, Yusif Eyvazov, Piotr Beczała, Arsen Soghomonyan, Artur Ruciński, Igor Golovatenko, Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar, Riccardo Fassi, George Andguladze, Manuel Fuentes, Alexander Köpeczi, {…}
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ABAO Bilbao Opera 2025-26 Review: Werther

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ABAO-Bilbao opened 2026 with a production a Massenet’s masterpiece, “Werther,” with the Spanish tenor Celso Albelo stepping in after the sudden cancelation of the tenor cast for this role. The stage director Rosetta Cucchi presented a metaphorical production with showed hyperrealistic sets: like the living room at the first act or the library on the second act with symbolic elements {…}
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Celso Albelo & Annalisa Stroppa Lead ABAO Bilbao Opera’s ‘Werther’

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The ABAO Bilbao Opera is set to present Massenet’s “Werther.” The opera will be presented in a production by Rosetta Cucchi and Carlo Montanaro will conduct the Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa. Tenor Celso Albelo will star in the title role with mezzo-soprano Annalisa Stroppa as Charlotte. Àngel Òdena will star as Albert and Lucía Iglesias as Sophie. The cast will be rounded {…}
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Cast Change: Celso Albelo Joins Bilbao Opera’s ‘Werther’

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The ABAO Bilbao Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Werther.” The company said that Celso Albelo will sing the title role. He replaces Stephen Costello, who was originally announced. Albelo is a lyric tenor who has performed at the New York Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala Wiener Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Bolshoi Theatre, Royal Opera {…}
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Cast Change: Petr Nekoranec Takes Over ‘La Damnation de Faust’ in Paris

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Theatre des Champs-Elysées has anounced a cast change for the final performance of “La Damnation de Faust” on Nov. 15, 2025. The company said that “Benjamin Bernheim has been forced to forgo his participation in the last performance due to illness. We wish him a speedy recovery.” As a result, Czech tenor Petr Nekoranec will once again sing the role {…}
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Festival de Ópera de Sevilla Announces 2025 Season Featuring Leonor Bonilla, Alessio Arduini, Franco Fagioli & Pablo García-López

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The Festival de Ópera de Sevilla has announced its 2025 season, which will take place between September 25 and October 12, 2025. Opera Manuel Garcia’s “Il califfo di Bagdad”  will be directed by Guillermo Amaya and conducted by Alessandro D’Agostini. Juan de Dios Mateos, Leonor Bonilla, Pepe Hannan, Alicia Naranjo, Nerea Berraondo, and Eugenio Maria Degiacomi star. Performance Dates: Sept. 25 & {…}

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