The Semperoper Dresden has announced a cast change for Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.”

The company announced that Gabriela Scherer will sing Contessa d’Almaviva in the performance “Le Nozze di Figaro” on Oct.5,  replacing Ute Selbig.

Scherer studied at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria and completed her studies attending masterclasses with Angelika Kirchschlager, Francisco Araiza, and Barbara Fink. The soprano recently performed R. Strauss‘ “Arabella” at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, Agathe in “Der Freischütz” in Leipzig and Elisabetta in “Don Carlo.” This season she sings Senta in ‘Der Fliegende Hollander” at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein and in Wiesbaden.

The soprano joins a cast that includes Christoph Pohl, Carolina Lippo, Lawson Anderson, and Stepanka Pucalkova. Omer Meir Wellber conducts Johannes Erath’s production.

“Le Nozze di Figaro” returns to the stage in March for three more performances.