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Sonya Yoncheva Withdraws from Gran Teatre del Liceu’s ‘Adriana Lecourevur’

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its production of “Adriana Lecourevur.” The company said, “We regret to announce that soprano Sonya Yoncheva has to cancel her participation in Adriana Lecouvreur because her dense schedule wouldn’t allow her to rehearse sufficiently for this role debut.” As a result, Aleksandra Kurzak will sing the title role on {…}
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Oksana Dyka, Carlos Álvarez, Karita Mattila, Silvia Tro Santafé & Ermonela Jaho Lead Bilbao Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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Bilbao Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. Opera The season opens with Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale.” Simón Orfila, Enric Martínez-Castignani, María José Moreno, Sofía Esparza, Francesco Demuro, Juan Antonio Sanabria, and Damián del Castillo lead the cast. Maestro Sesto Quatrini conducts Emiliano Suárez’s production. Performance Dates: Oct. 19-28, 2024 The second opera is Puccini’s “Il Trittico.” “Il Tabarro” will star Carlos {…}
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Carolina López Moreno & Iván Ayón-Rivas Star in Festival Granda’s ‘La Bohème’

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For its 15th edition, the Festival Internacional de Ópera Alejandro Granda in Lima, Peru will present Puccini’s “La bohème.” The cast will be headlined by the Bolivian-Albanian soprano Carolina López Moreno as Mimì and Peruvian tenor Iván Ayón-Rivas as Rodolfo. Joining them are Spanish soprano Patricia Calvache as Musetta and baritones Francesco Samuele Venuti and Giuseppe Toia as Marcello and {…}
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Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Cast Change for ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’

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The Gran Teatre del Lieu has announced a cast change for its production of “Un Ballo in Maschera.” The company said that “Sara Blanch will perform the role of Oscar in all the performances of ‘Un Ballo in Maschera,’ also in the previously announced ones with Jodie Devos, who ultimately does not participate in the production for health reasons.” Blanch {…}
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Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Major Cast Changes for ‘Adriana Lecouvreur’

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced cast changes for its production of Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur.” The company said that Roberto Alagna will join the cast, while Jonas Kaufmann will cancel his participation in the opera. Alagna will sing on June 17, 20, and 26, while Freddie De Tommaso will perform on June 19, 22, and 29, 2024. Meanwhile, Eleonora Buratto {…}
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Jessica Pratt, Anastasia Bartoli, Juan Diego Flórez & Dmitry Korchak Lead Rossini Opera Festival’s 2024 Season

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The Rossini Opera Festival has announced its 2024 season which will be held in Pesaro from August 7 to 23, 2024. The Festival will be inaugurated at the PalaScavolini, a new theatre space reopened within the already famous PalaFestival, by “Bianca and Falliero.” Roberto Abbado will conduct the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai and the Coro Teatro Ventidio Basso. The {…}
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Opéra de Paris Cancels ‘Cendrillon’ Performance Due to Strike

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The Opéra de Paris has canceled its Nov. 7 performance of “Cendrillon” due to the National Strike. The company said, “due to a nationwide strike affecting the cultural sector and involving some staff at the Paris Opera, the performance of the opera ‘Cendrillon’ scheduled on Tuesday 7th November 2023 at 7:30 pm at the Opéra Bastille is unfortunately cancelled.” The company added {…}
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Rossini Opera Festival 2023 Review: Eduardo e Cristina

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(Photo: Amati Bacciardi) Having just completed his opera “Ermione” for Naples in March 1819, Rossini was under pressure to meet the deadline for a new opera for Venice’s Teatro San Benedetto the following month. He quickly cobbled together numbers from at least four of his past operas: “Adelaide di Bogogna,” “Ricciardo e Zoriaide,” “Mosè in Egitto,” and “Ermione,” along with {…}

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