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Cast Change: Marigona Qerkezi Steps Into Teatro Bellini di Catania’s ‘Aida’

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The Teatro Bellini di Catania has announced a cast change for its production of “Aida.” The company said that Marigona Qerkezi would replace Valentina Boi for the performances on the Jan. 21 and 27. Qerkezi recently performed the work at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opera de a Coruna, Polish National Opera Teatr Wielki in Warsaw and at Dubai Opera House, {…}
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Lisette Oropesa, Marigona Qerkezi, John Osborn & Ida Falk Winland Lead Savonlinna Opera Festival’s 2026 Season

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(Image Courtesy of Savonlinna Festival) The Savonlinna Opera Festival has announced its 2026 season. Henning von Schulman, Kristian Lindroos, Lucrezia Drei, Iris Candelaria, Waltteri Torikka, Jérôme Boutillier, Johanna Nylund, and Sonja Herranen star in Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” Johannes Erath directs and Andrea Sanguineti conducts. Performance Date: July 3-25, 2026 Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” will star Silja Aalto, Antony Ciaramitaro, {…}
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Marina Rebeka, Cecilia Bartoli, Juan Diego Flórez, Ismael Jordi, Marigona Qerkezi & Marina Monzó Lead Teatro de la Maestranza’s 2025-26 Season

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The Teatro de la Maestranza has announced its 2025-26 season. Two casts will perform Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” Alessio Arduini and Jan Antem star alongside Ekaterina Bakanova, Bryndís Guðjónsdóttir, Marco Ciaponi, Pablo Martínez, George Andguladze, Luis López, Julie Boulianne, Karen Gardeazabal, David Menéndez, Emmanuel Franco, Marina Monzó, Montserrat Seró, Ricardo Seguel, and Yoshihiko Miyashita. Iván López Reynoso and Mariano García Valladares {…}
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Lise Davidsen, Quinn Kelsey, Marigona Qerkezi, Gevorg Hakobyan & Santiago Ballerini Lead Royal Danish Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Royal Danish Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. Opera Daniele Squeo and Lukas Beikircher conduct Puccini’s “Tosca” with Francesca Tiburzi and Marigona Qerkezi sharing the title role. Matteo Lippi, Carlos Cardoso, Johan Reuter, and Daniel Luis de Vicente also star. Kasper Holten directs. Performance Dates: August 31, 2025-Jan. 24 2026 Evan Rogister conducts George Benjamin’s “Written on Skin” in a stage production by Katie Mitchell. Daniel {…}
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Q & A: Marigona Qerkezi on Why She Enjoys Singing Puccini, Verdi, Bellini, Donizetti & Mozart

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(Photo: © Marigona Qerkezi press) Kosovo soprano Marigona Qerkezi gave her first performance at the age of six, in Ljubljana. She has performed on many international stages and has won scholarships from Croatia, Italy and Russia. She is also the recipient of numerous awards, including the first prize at the Leyla Gencer Opera Competition and a special prize from the {…}
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Marigona Qerkezi Leads Teatro Petruzzelli’s ‘Manon Lescaut’

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On Feb. 28, the Teatro Petruzzelli will present a production of Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut.” The opera will star Marigona Qerkezi in the title role. This will be her role debut which she has noted is her “dream debut.” She will joined by Denys Pivnitskyi as Dees Greiux, and Biagio Pizzuti as Lescaut. Francesco Cilluffo conducts the production by Massimo Gasparon. In {…}
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Marigona Qerkezi, Rame Lahaj, Raffaele Pe & Chiara Isotton Lead Teatro Petruzzelli’s 2025 Season

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The Fondazione Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari has announced its 2025 season. Here is a look at the operas and concerts. Opera Verdi’s “Il Corasaro” is set to open the season with Rame Lahaj and Zizhao Guo sharing the lead role. They will be joined by Guanqun Yu, Benedetta Torre, Vladimir Stoyanov, Luca Galli, Vanessa Goikoetxea, and Carmen Lopez. Stefano Montanari conducts the {…}
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Marigona Qerkezi, Adela Zaharia, Ramona Zaharia, Konu Kim, Liana Aleksanyan, Alasdair Kent & Scott Hendricks Lead Deutsche Oper am Rhein’s 2024-25 Season

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The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres Verdi’s “Nabucco” will be directed by Ilaria Lanzino. Vitali Alekseenok and Katharina Müllner conduct a cast that includes Alexey Zelenkov, Eduardo Aladrén, Jussi Myllys, Liang Li, Svetlana Kasyan, and Marigona Qerkezi. Performance Dates: Sept. 15-Dec. 25, 2024 Christoph Stöcker and Katharina Müllner conduct Jerry Bock, Joseph Stein, and Sheldon Harnick’s {…}

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