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Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces New Cast Change for ‘Turandot’

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced a cast change for its Dec. 9 performance of “Turandot.” The company said, “In the performance of ‘Turandot’ today, Saturday 9 December, the role of Liù is sung by the soprano Marta Mathéu, replacing Adriana González, who is ill.” Mathéu will join a cast that includes Elena Pankratova, Siegfried Jerusalem, Michael Fabiano, Marko {…}

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Teatro dell’Opera di Roma to Broadcast ‘Mefistofele’ Starring Joshua Guerrero & John Relyea

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The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is set to broadcast its opening night production of Boito’s”Mefistofele” on Nov. 27, 2023. The opera will be shown on Rai 5 through Rai Cultura and can also be heard on Radio 3. Boito’s work will be presented in a new production by Simon Stone, who is making his debut in Italy and will be {…}

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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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Teatro San Carlo Cancels Egypt Concert Due to Israel-Palestine Conflict

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The Teatro San Carlo has canceled its upcoming Eygpt concert which was originally set to take place on Oct. 11, 2023. Soloist Jonas Kaufmann took to social media and said, “Dear Friends, The Teatro di San Carlo in Naples has announced that the concert in Egypt, originally scheduled for Wednesday, October 11, has been canceled out of respect for the {…}

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Teatro Real 2023-24 Review: Medea

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(Credit: Javier del Real) Teatro Real opened its 2023-24 season with Cherubini’s masterpiece “Medea.” The opera had a great success and was very popular in Europe during the XIX century, where it was usually performed in German or Italian and with a newly written recitative instead of the original French dialogues between arias and scenes. “Medea” was rarely performed during {…}

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Teatro Real Chorus Reaches Agreement, Avoids Strike

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The Teatro Real’s chorus has announced that it has come to an agreement with Intermezzo to avoid a strike. In a statement by the CGT, “After the mediation carried out yesterday at the Regional Institute of Mediation and Arbitration, an agreement has been reached between the representation of the workers and the Intermezzo association to call off the partial stoppages {…}

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Ludovic Tézier Cancels Participation in Bayerische Staatsoper’s ‘Don Carlo’

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Ludovic Tézier has canceled his upcoming performances of “Don Carlo” at the Bayerische Staatsoper. The baritone took to social media and said, “Dear friends, it is with regret that I have to retire from Don Carlo’s performances at the Bayerische Staatsoper. However, I was celebrating to find you again on this occasion, in this theatre and this city very dear {…}