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Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Cast Change for ‘Turandot’

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its production of “Turandot.” The company said that due to muscle problems, Nadine Sierra has been forced to cancel her participation as Liù as she will require treatment during the performance dates. As a result, Sierra will be replaced by Vannina Santoni and Adriana González. Santoni will perform on {…}

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Gran Teatre del Liceu to Celebrate Victoria de Los Angeles’ Centenary

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(Credit: Allan Warren) The Gran Teatre del Liceu is set to celebrate Victoria de Los Angeles’ centenary. The company will hold a gala on Nov. 7, 2023 which will revisit the core repertoire of the undisputed soprano. The gala, which is curated by Marc Busquets, artistic director of LIFE Victoria Barcelona, will feature soloists Maria Agresta, Louise Alder, Dame Sarah {…}

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Gran Teatre Del Liceu Announces Change for ‘Carmen’

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its production of “Carmen.” The company said, “Michael Spyres will take on the role of Don José in the opera ‘Carmen,’ replacing Charles Castronovo, who due to scheduling problems is finally unable to participate in the production.” This season Spyres is set to perform “Der fliegende Holländer” at Staatsoper {…}

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Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Cast Change for ‘Eugene Onegin’

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its Oct. 8 performance of “Eugene Onegin.” The Barcelona theater said, “In today’s performance of ‘Eugene Onegin’, the tenor Josep Bros plays the role of Vladimir Lenski, replacing Alexey Neklyudov.” Bros is currently performing the role of Lenski in the second cast of “Onegin.” He is a well-known Catalan {…}

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Gran Teatre del Liceu Cancels 2023-24 Season Streams

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has canceled all upcoming streams on its Liceu + Live due to contract and image rights agreements. In a press statement, the company said, in March 2022 the Gran Teatre del Liceu and the representatives of the Chrous and Orchestra started conversations about renewing audiovisual rights contracts. However, neither party has yet to reach an {…}

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Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Cast Change for ‘Eugene Onegin’

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The Grand Theatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its production of “Eugene Onegin.” The company said that Sam Carl will replace Andrea Mastroni in the role of Prince Gremin. The company said that Mastroni was forced to cancel due to personal reasons. Carl has previously appeared with the Glyndebourne Festival, Dutch National Opera, Opéra national de Lorraine, Concertgebouw {…}

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Gran Teatre del Liceu Closes 2022-23 Season with Balanced Books

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu closed the 2022-23 season with a balanced book. During the 2022-23 season, the Barcelona theater had a 51 million budget, which was up 9.4 percent from the year before. Forty-eight percent of the budget came from donations of public administrations and 7.9 million euros came from patrons, The company also noted that there were 273,000 {…}

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Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Cast Change for ‘L’Incoronazione di Poppea’

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its performance of Monteverdi’s “L’Incoronazione di Poppea” on July 19, 2023. The company said that tenor Mark Milhofer is suffering from aphonia and will not be able to sing at the performance. However, he will act the role on stage while Marcel Beekman will sing the role of Arnalta. {…}