(Credit: © Juan Miguel Morales)

ABAO Bilbao Ópera has announced that tenor David Alegret will take over the role of Don Narciso in all the performances of Rossini’s “Il Turco in Italia” at the Bilbao Ópera.

Alegret wil replace tenor Juan José de León.

Alegret will join a cast that includes Paolo Bordogna in the role of Selim, Sabina Puértolas as Fiorilla, Renato Girolami in the role of Don Geronio, Pietro Spagnoli in the role of Prosdocimo, Marina Viotti as Zaida, and Moisés Marín as Albazar.

Christophe Rousset will conduct the Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa in the production by Emilio Sagi. The performance will feature Coro de Ópera de Bilbao. The production is a co-production with Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse, Ópera de Oviedo, and Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile.

Alegret debuted in the role of Don Narciso in 2018, at the Ópera di Oviedo.

The run of “Il Turco in Italia” at the ABAO Bilbao Ópera begins on Oct. 21, 2020, and is set to run until Nov. 2, 2020.