https://operawire.com/royal-opera-announces-cast-change-for-il-trovatore/
The Royal Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Il Trovatore.” The company said that Riccardo Massi will perform the role of Manrico in Adele Thomas’s new production of “Il Trovatore” on June 2, 5, 8, 13 and 16, 2023. Massi will share the role with Gregory Kunde who performs the role on June 21, 24, 27, 29, {…}
https://operawire.com/cast-change-announced-for-wiener-staatsopers-il-barbiere-di-siviglia/
The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for performances of “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” on Jan. 7 and 10, 2023. The company said that Stefan Astakhov will sing the role of Figaro replacing Boris Pinkhasovich. Astakhov, who opened the production on Jan. 4, has performed at the Wroclaw Opera, the Prague National Theatre, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, and at the Lucerne {…}
https://operawire.com/wiener-staatsoper-announces-new-cast-change-for-il-barbiere-di-siviglia-2/
(Credit:© Lena Fainberg) The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a new cast change for its performance of “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” on Jan. 3, 2022. The company said that Vasilisa Berzhanskaya will sing the role of Rosina replacing Patricia Nolz, who is ill. Berzhanskaya was originally set to perform the opera in September with the company but had to bow out. {…}
https://operawire.com/wiener-staatsoper-announces-new-cast-change-for-il-barbiere-di-siviglia/
The Wiener Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” performance on Jan. 3. The company said that Stefan Astakhov will sing the role of Figaro replacing Boris Pinkhasovich. Astakhov has performed at the Wroclaw Opera, the Prague National Theatre, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, and at the Lucerne Festival. He is also an ensemble member of the Wiener Staatsoper. {…}
https://operawire.com/teatro-alla-scala-announces-cast-change-for-fedora/
The Teatro alla Scala has announced a cast change for “Fedora.” The company said that due to illness Sonya Yoncheva will not sing the performance on Oct. 30. As a result, Chiara Isotton will take over the title role. Isotton has performed at the Teatro alla Scala in a production of “Macbeth” and is set to sing the “Le Amore dei {…}
https://operawire.com/teatro-mayor-announces-cast-change-for-le-nozze-di-figaro/
Credit: Juan Diego Castillo The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo in Bogota, Colombia has announced a cast change for its production of “Le Nozze di Figaro.” The company said that Günther Haumer will no longer sing the role of the Count of Almaviva and will be replaced by Marcelo Guzzo. Guzzo has performed with the Teatro Mayor in a {…}
https://operawire.com/q-a-tenor-freddie-de-tomasso-on-madama-butterfly-his-inspirations-what-hed-like-to-change-about-the-world/
(Credit: CraigGibson) Originally having trained as a baritone, Freddie De Tommaso is an Anglo-Italian tenor from Tunbridge Wells who went from working in his Father’s High Street Italian restaurant to some of the great opera houses of the world. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music and his star was launched when he won the Plácido Domingo Tenor Prize {…}
https://operawire.com/marion-cotillard-joins-teatro-reals-jeanne-darc-au-bucher/
The Teatro Real has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of Honegger’s “Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher.” The company announced that Oscar winner Marion Cotillard will take on the title role replacing the originally announced Irene Escolar. The new production by Àlex Ollé will also star Sébastien Dutrieux, Sylvia Schwartz, Elena Copons, Enkelejda Shkoza, Charles Workman, and Torben Jügens. {…}
https://operawire.com/major-cast-change-in-paris-operas-cendrillon/
There will be a cast change in tonight’s performance of “Cendrillon” at the Opéra National de Paris. Samantha Hankey will step into the role of Prince Charmant, taking over for Anna Stephany. This performance represents Hankey’s company debut. She joins a cast starring Tara Erraught, Daniela Barcellona, Kathleen Kim, Charlotte Bonnet, Marion Lebègue, Lionel Lhote, Philippe Rouillon, Cyrille Lovighi, Olivier {…}
