Annalisa Stroppa will celebrate her 50th performance as “Carmen” in Ravenna.

In a statement mezzo-soprano said, “For over a decade, I have performed Carmen, one of the most beloved and indomitable women in opera. Tonight at the Teatro Alighieri in Ravenna, I’m celebrating my 50th performance in this role, which has given me — and continues to give me — emotion, freedom, fire and truth. I am deeply moved.”

Stroppa has performed the opera at the Teatro Comunale Pavarotti-Freni, Teatro Municipale, Piacenza, Teatro La Fenice, Venezia, Teatro Carlo Felice, Teatro Grande, Teatre Principal,  Bregenzer Festspiele, and Teatro Sociale, among others.

“Carmen” in Ravenna is set to be conducted by Audrey Saint-Gil and directed by Stefano Vizioli and will be staged at the Teatro Alighieri on April 24 and 26.

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