(Credit: Joan Tomàs)

Celso Albelo has canceled his debut at the Royal Opera House Muscat.

The tenor canceled his appearance as Rodolfo in “La Bohème” due to a knee injury. As a result, Giorgio Berrugi will replace Albelo.

Berrugi is an Italian tenor known throughout Europe who is set to return to the Teatro alla Scala this season and will also perform at the Oper Frankfurt, Teatro all’Opera di Roma, and Teatro Petruzzelli.

Berrugi joins a cast that includes Irina Lungu, Gabriel Bermúdez, and Mariam Battistelli. Giuseppe Finzi conducts a production from the Opéra de Monte Carlo by Jean-Louis Grinda with performances scheduled for Oct. 3 and 5, 2019.

Albelo is set to return to the stage for “Il Pirata” at the Teatro Real de Madrid and “Doña Francisquita” at the Gran Teatre del Liceu  in Barcelona.