Roberto Alagna, Juan Diego Flórez, Ildar Abdrazakov, María José Siri & Zuzana Marková Lead Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège’s 2021-22 Season

Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège in Belgium has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purpose of this article, we will focus on the vocal works only. Here is the full slate. Opera Verdi‘s “La Forza del Destino” will star Marcelo Álvarez as Don Alvaro, María José Siri as Donna Leonora, and Simone Piazzola as Don Carlo di Vargas. The cast also {…}

L’Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Cancels ‘I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata’

(Credit: Lourdes Balduque) L’Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège in Belgium has announced the cancellation of Verdi’s rarely performed “I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata.” The opera was set to star Saioa Hernández in the role of Giselda, Ramón Vargas as Oronte, Marco Ciaponi in the role of Arvino, Goderdzi Janelidze as Pagano, Virginie Léonard in the role of Viclinda, Luca Dall’Amico as {…}

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Roberto Alagna, Juan Diego Flórez, Ildar Abdrazakov, María José Siri & Zuzana Marková Lead Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège’s 2021-22 Season

L’Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Cancels ‘I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata’