(Ailyn Pérez photographed in Santa Fe by Curtis Brown for the Santa Fe Opera)

The Santa Fe Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Le Nozze di Figaro.”

The company said that soprano Ailyn Pérez will sing the role of Countess Almaviva in all remaining performances, replacing Spanish soprano Marina Monzó, who has withdrawn for personal reasons.

 Pérez returns to the role and Laurent Pelly’s acclaimed staging after performances in 2022 at the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival in Nagano, Japan. She has also performed the role at Houston Grand Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, and Staatsoper Hamburg.

Pérez was last seen at the Santa Fe Opera in the title role in “Rusalka” in 2023 and has also performed in productions of “Roméo et Juliette” and “Faust.”

The soprano is set to join a cast that includes Florian Sempey, Riccardo Fassi, Liv Redpath, and Hongni Wu. Harry Bicket conducts the production by Pelly.

“Le Nozze di Figaro” runs through August 22, 2025.