(Credit: Dario Acosta)

Washington Concert Opera has announced a cast change for its upcoming performance of “Luisa Miller” on April 13, 2025.

The company said that Oren Gradus will be taking on the role of Walter, stepping in for Morris Robinson, who withdrew due to unforeseen circumstances.

Gradus has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Semperoper Dresden, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Dallas Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Seattle Opera, Teatro Comunale Bologna, ABAO – Opera Bilbao, L’Opera de Marseille, and Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, among many others.

He joins a cast headlined by Angel Blue as Luisa, Kang Wang as Rodolfo, and George Gagnidze as Miller. Like these other three singers, Gradus will also be making his Washington Concert Opera debut.

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