Oper Frankfurt has announced a cast change for its production of “Tancredi.”

The company said that soprano Francesca Pia Vitale step into the role of Amenaide on Oct. 25, 2026. The performance will mark her house debut.

Vitale has performed the role at the Festival della Valle d’Itria, where she received great acclaim with critics stating, “she is a poignant and luminous Amenaide, bringing the character’s shifting facets to life with assured technique and admirable emotional commitment.”

The Italian soprano has performed at the Teatro alla Scala, Staatstheater Hannover, Rome Opera, and Teatro Lirico di Cagliari.

She joins a cast that includes Theo Lebow, Kihwan Sim, Cláudia Ribas, Ruby Dibble, and Daniela Zib. Giuliano Carella conducts the production by Manuel Schmitt.

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