The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for “Don Pasquale.”

The company noted that Santiago Ballerini will sing the role of Ernesto replacing Iván Ayón Rivas, who has been forced to cancel his participation due to a medical intervention.

Ballerini has performed at the Canadian Opera Company, Teatro Regio di Torino, Teatro Colon, Teatro Real, and the Atlanta Opera. This season he is set to return to the Teatro Municipal de Santiago and the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires.

The tenor will join the second cast that includes Alessandro Corbelli, Carles Pachón, and Serena Sáenz. The first cast will include Carlos Chausson, Andrzej Filonczyk, Xabier Anduaga, and Sara Blanch. Josep Pons conducts.

“Don Pasquale” opens on Sept. 21 and runs through Oct. 9, 2022.